The Mula Sutta is a very concise teaching by the Buddha about the root (mula) of all the diversity of human behavior, and the insight by which we may wake up in virtually any situation. Guiding our session this Sunday, Ellen used a talk by Thanissara to frame our conversation.
You can listen to the talk here:
https://dharmaseed.org/talks/47371/
Here are two translations of the Sutta:
“All things are rooted in the will (born of desire).
All things come to actual existence through attention.
All things arise from contact.
All things converge on feelings (pleasant, unpleasant or neither).
Of all things the foremost is concentration.
All things are mastered by mindfulness.
Of all things the highest is wisdom.
In all things the essence is liberation…..”
and another translation
“Rooted in desire, friends, are all things.
Born of attention are all things.
Arisen from contact are all things.
Converging on feeling are all things.
Headed by concentration are all things.
Dominated by mindfulness are all things.
Surmountable by wisdom are all things.
Yielding deliverance as essence are all things.”
