The Path of Purity Part II (of Concentration)

118 The 'Path of Puritybut finding an opportunity, he should announce the reasonof his coming. Or going to him at the wrong time and bemgasked " For what purpose art thou cgme V' he should announceit. If he say " Come early in the morning," he should goearly. If at that time his stomach aches with a bilious attack,or his food is undigested from heat-weakness, .or some diseasetroubles him, he should explain the true nature of his complaintand, announcing the time suitable to himself, shouldapproach him at* that time. For at an unsuitable hour itis impossible for him to give attention to the subject of meditation,even though it may have been taught him.This herein is the detailed account of "Approached the goodfriend who gives him subjects of meditation."" Befitting his own conduct."Now as " befitting his own conduct," conduct is of six kinds:conduct of lust, of hate, of delusion, of faith, of intelligence,of applied thought. Some make four others out of lust etc.by way of mixing and grouping, 1 likewise with faith etc.Thus together with these eight they would have fourteen.Though the division is stated thus, various kinds of conductare obtained by mixing lust etc. with faith etc. Therefore,in general six only should be understood.Conduct, natural habit, surplus energy are as subject r one.By way of these there are six (kinds of) persons [102] walkingin lust (or passion), hate, delusion, faith, intelligence, 2 appliedthought. Of these (take passion and faith:—) when there isnoral procedure m a passionate person, faith is^strong, becauseis a virtue it approaches passion. As in things immoralpassion is clinging, not repulsive, so m things moral is faith.is passion seeks objects of sense-desire, so faith seeks what isrighteous and the like. As passion does not abandon whats bad, so faith does not abandon what is good. Hence thenan of faith has something in common with the passionatenan.Again (take hate and intelligence:—) when there is moral1 I.e. lust-delusion, hate-delusion, lust-hate, Iust-hate-delusion.2 Read buddhicarito.