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Kālakate pana bhāvento neva appanaṃ, na upacāraṃ pāpuṇāti.
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7.But if he develops it towards a dead person, he reaches neither absorption nor access.
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Aññataro kira daharabhikkhu ācariyaṃ ārabbha mettaṃ ārabhi.
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A young bhikkhu, it seems, had started developing loving-kindness inspired by his teacher.
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Tassa mettā nappavattati.
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His loving-kindness made no headway at all.
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So mahātherassa santikaṃ gantvā "bhante, paguṇāva me mettājhānasamāpatti, na ca naṃ samāpajjituṃ sakkomi, kiṃ nu kho kāraṇa"nti āha.
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He went to a senior elder and told him, “Venerable sir, I am quite familiar with attaining jhāna through loving-kindness, and yet I cannot attain it. What is the matter?”
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Thero "nimittaṃ, āvuso, gavesāhī"ti āha.
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The elder said, “Seek the sign, friend, [the object of your meditation].”
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So gavesanto ācariyassa matabhāvaṃ ñatvā aññaṃ ārabbha mettāyanto samāpattiṃ appesi.
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He did so. Finding that his teacher had died, he proceeded with developing loving-kindness inspired by another and attained absorption.
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Tasmā kālakate na bhāvetabbāva.
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That is why it should not be developed towards one who is dead.
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