The arising of the eye of flesh is the path to the clairvoyant eye. When knowledge arises—the supreme eye of wisdom—one who gains that eye is released from all suffering.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
So It Was Said 62 The Book of the Threes Chapter Two Faculties
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, there are these three faculties. What three? The faculty of understanding that enlightenment is imminent. The faculty of enlightenment. The faculty of one who is enlightened. These are the three faculties.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“As a trainee trains, following the straight road, first they know about ending; enlightenment follows without delay.
Then the knowledge comes to such a one, freed through enlightenment, with the end of the fetters of continued existence: ‘My freedom is unshakable.’
Accomplished in the faculties, peaceful, in love with the state of peace, they bear their final body, having vanquished Māra with his legions.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
So It Was Said 63 The Book of the Threes Chapter Two Periods
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, there are these three periods. What three? Past, future, and present. These are the three periods.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“Sentient beings who perceive the communicable, become established in the communicable. Not understanding the communicable, they fall under the yoke of Death.