Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

The Distinguishing of Behaviour 6-1A walker in infatuation does not prepare his bed in an orderly manner.In sleep, his limbs are out, and only his body is covered. On beingawakened at night, he murmurs and answers long after. Thus it may beknown 'through (the manner of) sleeping'.ON ROBING, BEGGING, SITTING, SLEEPING, AND RESORTQ. In what manner and with what thought should one wear the robes,beg, sit, and sleep and what should be one's resort?A. A walker in passion should robe himself humbly, and his robesshould not sit too low. He should not wear bright robes. Thus should herobe himself.A walker in hate should robe himself with minute care, cleanly and withrobes of bright colour. His robes should sit low and be elegant, Thus shouldhe robe himself.A walker in infatuation should wear whatever robes he gets.A walker in passion 1 should beg humbly, should not look for clean andtasty food. He should beg little.A walker in hate may look for succulent, pure and tasty food, and foras much as he likes.A v/alker in infatuation should be satisfied with what he gets.A walker in passion should sleep and sit under shade of trees, by thewater's edge, in small secluded woodland glades, or in some half-built shrine,or in a place where there are no beds. Thus should he sleep and sit.A walker in hate should sleep and sit under shade of trees, by the water'sedge, in a level place, in a completed shrine, or in a place provided with bedsand sheets.A walker in infatuation should dwell near his teacher, relying on him.The resort of a walker in passion should be a place of humble drink andfood. When he enters the village for alms, he should, facing the sun, go tothe meanest quarter. To such a place he should go.The resort of a walker in hate is the place where rice, water, meat anddrink are complete. When he enters the village for alms, he should not facethe sun, and should go where there are many men of faith. To such a placehe should go.The walker in infatuation should take what he gets.The walker in passion should adopt the posture of standing or walkingto and fro; the walker in hate should adopt the posture of sitting or lyingdown; 1 the walker in infatuation [411] should adopt the posture of walking.1. Text, Mohacanta. Obviously an error. 2. Cp.Vis. Mag. 108-9.