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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.210

  • Numbered Discourses 5.210Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.210
  • 21. With Kimbila21. Kimilavagga

UnmindfulMuṭṭhassatisutta

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of falling asleep unmindful and unaware.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā muṭṭhassatissa asampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato. What five?Katame pañca? You sleep badly and wake miserably. You have bad dreams. The deities don’t protect you. And you emit semen.Dukkhaṁ supati, dukkhaṁ paṭibujjhati, pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, devatā na rakkhanti, asuci muccati. These are the five drawbacks of falling asleep unmindful and unaware.Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā muṭṭhassatissa asampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato.

There are these five benefits of falling asleep mindful and aware.Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā upaṭṭhitassatissa sampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato. What five?Katame pañca? You sleep at ease and wake happily. You don’t have bad dreams. The deities protect you. And you don’t emit semen.Sukhaṁ supati, sukhaṁ paṭibujjhati, na pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, devatā rakkhanti, asuci na muccati. These are the five benefits of falling asleep mindful and aware.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā upaṭṭhitassatissa sampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato”ti.