Pali - Every few days - [B008]
Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 1 � Further Readings
Ex. 1. (Part 2 of 2)
Naaha.m, bhikkhave, a~n~na.m ekadhamma.m pi
samanupassaami, ya.m eva.m saddhammassa sammosaaya
antaradhaanaaya sa.mvattati, yathayida.m, bhikkhave,
kosajja.m. Kosajja.m, bhikkhave, saddhamassa
sammosaaya antaradhaanaaya sa.mvattatiiti.
Monks, indeed I do not perceive another single mental
quality that thus leads to the confusion and
disappearance of the true doctrine, other than sloth.
Sloth, monks, leads to the confusion and
disappearance of the true doctrine.
Naaha.m, bhikkhave, a~n~na.m ekadhamma.m pi
samanupassaami, yo eva.m saddhammassa .thitiyaa
asammosaaya anantaradhaanaaya sa.mvattati,
yathayida.m, bhikkhave, viriyaarambho. Viriyaarambho,
bhikkhave, saddhammassa .thitiyaa asammosaaya
anantaradhaanaaya sa.mvattatiiti.
Monks, indeed I do not perceive another single mental
quality that thus leads to the continuation,
non-confusion, and non-disappearance of the true
doctrine, other than persistent effort. Persistent
effort, monks, leads to the continuation,
non-confusion, and non-disappearance of the true
doctrine.
Naaha.m, bhikkhave, a~n~na.m ekadhamma.m pi
samanupassaami, yo eva.m saddhammassa sammosaaya
antaradhaanaaya sa.mvattati, yathayida.m, bhikkhave,
anuyogo akusalaana.m dhammaana.m, ananuyogo
kusalaana.m dhammaana.m. Anuyogo, bhikkhave,
akusalaana.m dhammaana.m, ananuyogo kusalaana.m
dhammaana.m saddhammassa sammosaaya antaradhaanaaya
sa.mvattatiiti.
Monks, indeed I do not perceive another single mental
quality that thus leads to the confusion and
disappearance of the true doctrine, other than the
practice of unskillful mental states and the
non-practice of skillful mental states. The
practice of unskillful mental states and the
non-practice of skillful mental states, monks, leads
to the confusion and disappearance of the true
doctrine.
(A.N. 1.10 [1.114-117] Dutiyapamaadaadivaggo)
Metta,
John
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