AN 7.58
Capala Sutta (extract)
Nodding
Translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu PTS: A iv 85
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Once the Buddha was living among the Bhaggas in the Deer Park at
Bhesakala Grove, near Crocodile Haunt. At that time Ven. Maha
Moggallana1 sat nodding near the village of Kallavalaputta, in
Magadha. The Blessed One, with his purified divine eye, surpassing
the human, saw Ven. Maha Moggallana as he sat nodding near the
village of Kallavalaputta, in Magadha. As soon as he saw this — just
as a strong man might extend his flexed arm or flex his extended arm —
he disappeared from among the Bhaggas in the Deer Park at Bhesakala
Grove, near Crocodile Haunt, and re-appeared near the village of
Kallavalaputta, in Magadha, right in front of Ven. Maha Moggallana.
There he sat down on a prepared seat. As he was sitting there, the
Blessed One said to Ven. Maha Moggallana, "Are you nodding,
Moggallana? Are you nodding?"

"Yes, lord."

"Well then, Moggallana, whatever perception you have in mind when
drowsiness descends on you, don't attend to that perception, don't
pursue it. It's possible that by doing this you will shake off your
drowsiness.

"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then
recall to your awareness the Dhamma as you have heard & memorized it,
re-examine it & ponder it over in your mind. It's possible that by
doing this you will shake off your drowsiness.

"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then
repeat aloud in detail the Dhamma as you have heard & memorized it.
It's possible that by doing this you will shake off your drowsiness.

"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then pull
both your earlobes and rub your limbs with your hands. It's possible
that by doing this you will shake off your drowsiness.

"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then get
up from your seat and, after washing your eyes out with water, look
around in all directions and upward to the major stars &
constellations. It's possible that by doing this you will shake off
your drowsiness.

"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then
attend to the perception of light, resolve on the perception of
daytime, [dwelling] by night as by day, and by day as by night. By
means of an awareness thus open & unhampered, develop a brightened
mind. It's possible that by doing this you will shake off your
drowsiness.

"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then —
percipient of what lies in front & behind — set a distance to
meditate walking back & forth, your senses inwardly immersed, your
mind not straying outwards. It's possible that by doing this you will
shake off your drowsiness.

"But if by doing this you don't shake off your drowsiness, then —
reclining on your right side — take up the lion's posture, one foot
placed on top of the other, mindful, alert, with your mind set on
getting up. As soon as you wake up, get up quickly, with the
thought, 'I won't stay indulging in the pleasure of lying down, the
pleasure of reclining, the pleasure of drowsiness.' That is how you
should train yourself.
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