The Path of Purity Part II (of Concentration)

140 The Path of Purityare in such and such a place." [120] Thus there is a constantbother at all times.6. As he sits down for the (nom)day rest after receivingthe subject of meditation in a monastery where there are herbsof various kinds, women-gatherers of potherbs, singing andplucking the herbs in his presence, do harnicto the subject ofmeditation through the disaccord 1 of their voices.7* A similar danger attends that monastery where floweringshrubs of various sorts are in full blossom.8. To a monastery where there are fruits of various kindssuch as the mango, rose-sfpple and jack-fruit, people comeasking for fruit and get angry on being refused, or they take itby force. Walking to and fro at eventide in the middle ofthe monastery the monk sees them and asks " Lay-brethren,why do you do this ?" At this they abuse him to theirhearts 7 content, and even strive for his ejection (from themonastery).9. He who lives in a monastery which is considered by theworld 2 as a* desirable place, like the Dakkhinagiri Monastery,the Hatthikucchi Monastery, the Cetiyagrri Monastery, or theCittalapabbata Monastery, gets famous as a saint and mengather from all quarters wishing to greet him, thus making ituncomfortable for him. He should go by day to a monasterywhich he finds suitable and spend the night there.10. In a monastery dependent on a town inappropriateobjects make their appearance. And servant-girls carryingwater go bumping with their jars and make no room to pass.Government officials also sit down, putting»up a tent in themiddle* of the monastery.11. In a woodland monastery are fire-wood and trees fitfor building materials. Wood-gatherers make the placeuncomfortable like the flower and fruit gatherers* mentionedabove. Men come and fell the trees saying cc There are treesin the monastery. We will fell them and make houses." Ifat eventide coming out from the house of exertion 3 and walkingto and fro in the middle of the monastery, he sees them and1 Lit. " dissimilarity." 2 R ea( i ^ vj % lokasammaiz.3 I.e. where he has been practising meditation.