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sutta question

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:48 pm
by befriend
what does it mean when it says "but uses that wealth while being tied to it, infatuated with it, and blindly absorbed in it"?

“The one enjoying sensual pleasures who seeks wealth righteously, without violence, and makes himself happy and pleased, and shares it and does meritorious deeds, but uses that wealth while being tied to it, infatuated with it, and blindly absorbed in it, not seeing the danger in it and understanding the escape—he may be praised on three grounds and criticized on one ground. The first ground on which he may be praised is that he seeks wealth righteously, without violence. The second ground on which he may be praised is that he makes himself happy and pleased. The third ground on which he may be praised is that he shares the wealth and does meritorious deeds. The one ground on which he may be criticized is that he uses that wealth while being tied to it, infatuated with it, and blindly absorbed in it, not seeing the danger in it and understanding the escape. This one enjoying sensual pleasures may be praised on these three grounds and criticized on this one ground.

Re: sutta question

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:19 pm
by chownah
It means he is too attached to his wealth.
chownah

Re: sutta question

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:56 pm
by Tom
Can anyone provide where this passage comes from?

Re: sutta question

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:59 pm
by mikenz66

Re: sutta question

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:01 pm
by daverupa
ccharles wrote:Can anyone provide where this passage comes from?
AN 10.91
These, householder, are the ten kinds of persons who enjoy sensual pleasures found existing in the world. Of these ten, the foremost, the best, the preeminent, the supreme, and the finest is the one enjoying sensual pleasures who seeks wealth righteously, without violence, and having obtained it, makes himself happy and pleased; and shares the wealth and does meritorious deeds; and uses that wealth without being tied to it, infatuated with it, and blindly absorbed in it, seeing the danger in it and understanding the escape.

Re: sutta question

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:07 pm
by Tom
Thanks