Is AN 4.77 instructing to not think (reflect; yoniso manasikara; paṭisañcikkhato) about the above matters? Does cinta mean "speculation"? Or is AN 4.77 encouraging developing direct knowledge or insight into the above matters (rather than merely thinking about them) ?Mendicants, these four things are inconceivable. They should not be thought about, and anyone who tries to think about them will go mad or get frustrated.
Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, acinteyyāni, na cintetabbāni; yāni cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
What four?
Katamāni cattāri?
The scope of the Buddhas …
Buddhānaṃ, bhikkhave, buddhavisayo acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;
yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
The scope of one in absorption …
Jhāyissa, bhikkhave, jhānavisayo acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;
yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
The results of deeds …
Kammavipāko, bhikkhave, acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;
yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
Speculation about the world …
Lokacintā, bhikkhave, acinteyyā, na cintetabbā;
yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
These are the four inconceivable things. They should not be thought about, and anyone who tries to think about them will go mad or get frustrated.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri acinteyyāni, na cintetabbāni; yāni cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assā”ti.
https://suttacentral.net/an4.77/en/sujato
cinteyya
adjective
what should be considered.
New Concise Pali English Dictionary
cintā
feminine
thinking; anxious thought; worry.
Concise Pali English Dictionary
cintā
feminine
thinking; thought; consideration.
PTS Pali English Dictionary
cintā
“the act of thinking”
■ loka˚ thinking over the world, philosophy
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