Friends:
Seeing the Possible as Possible!
Once when the Venerable Anuruddha was dwelling at Savatthi in
Jeta's Grove, in Anāthapindika's Park, a number of Bhikkhus went
to the Venerable Anuruddha and exchanged polite greetings with him.
Then they sat down and asked the Ven. Anuruddha: Venerable Sir:
What has the Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated so that
he has attained to his famous greatness of direct knowledge?
He answered:
It is, friends, because I have developed and cultivated these four
Foundations of Awareness that I have won great direct knowledge.
What four? Here, friends, I dwell constantly contemplating upon:
The Body only as a formed group, neither as I, me, mine, nor a self...
The Feelings only as passing responses, neither as I, mine, nor a self...
The Mind only as temporary mentalities, neither as I, nor any self...
All Phenomena only as constructed mental states, not as existents...
while eager, clearly comprehending, and fully aware, thereby removing
any desire and frustration rooted in this world! It is, friends, because
I have developed and cultivated these Four Foundations of Awareness
that I have become empowered with suprahuman forces: I see and
understand the possible as possible, and the impossible as impossible...
Furthermore, I can see and fully understand all the results of any past,
future, and present action (kamma) by way of its potential and cause!
It is because I have cultivated these Four Foundations of Awareness,
that I understand exactly and fully all the resulting future effects of
any single action, behaviour, way of doing, method and praxis...
Venerable Anuruddha
For details on the mechanics of Kamma = Action see:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_is_intention. htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Buddha_on_Kamma.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Good_Action_dilutes_ Evil_Kamma.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_ short_&_long_life.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Effect_of_kammic_ Action_is_Delayed.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_ Health_&_Sickness.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_Low_ or_High_Birth.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_ Wealth_or_Poverty.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_ Beauty_&_Ugliness.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_ Power_or_Disrespect.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Evil_Kamma_enhances_ other_Evil_Kamma.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Kamma_leading_to_ Stupidity_or_Intelligence.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Good_Action_enhances_ other_Good_Kamma.htm
Kamma is an accumulation of probabilities in time...
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya. [V:304]
section 52: Anuruddha. Thread 15-7: The Possible as Possible!
Seeing the Possible as Possible..
