No.250 - As a man who was ill.

As a man who was ill.

'Just as a man who was ill, suffering, terribly sick, with no appetite and weak in body, might after a time recover, and regain his appetite and bodily strength, and he might think: "Before this I was ill ... ", and he would rejoice and be glad about that.

'As long, Sire, as a monk does not perceive the disappearance of the five hindrances in himself, he feels as if in sickness. But when he perceives the disappearance of the five hindrances in himself, it is as if he were freed from sickness.