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Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 3 � Further Readings
Ex. 1. (Part 4 of 4)

�Ta.m ki.m ma~n~natha, Saa.lhaa, ime dhammaa kusalaa
vaa akusalaa vaa� ti?
�So what do you think, Salha, are these mental
qualities skillful or unskillful?�

�Kusalaa, bhante.�
�Skillful, venerable sir.�

�Saavajjaa vaa anavajjaa vaa� ti?
�Reprehensible or commendable?�

�Anavajjaa, bhante.�
�Commendable, venerable sir.�

�Vi~n~nuugarahitaa vaa vi~n~nuppasatthaa vaa� ti?
�Despised by the wise, or praised by the wise?�

�Vi~n~nuppasatthaa, bhante.�
�Praised by the wise, venerable sir.�

�Samattaa samaadinnaa hitaaya sukhaaya sa.mvattanti,
no vaa � ?�
�Grasped and accepted this leads to welfare and
happiness, doesn�t it �?�

�Samattaa, bhante, samaadinnaa hitaaya sukhaaya
sa.mvattantii �� �ti.
�Grasped, venerable sir, and accepted this leads to
welfare and happiness ��

�� Yadaa tumhe, Saa.lhaa, attanaa�va jaaneyyaatha:
�ime dhammaa kusalaa, ime dhammaa anavajjaa, ime
dhammaa vi~n~nuuppasatthaa, ime dhammaa samattaa
samaadinnaa hitaaya sukhaaya sa.mvattantii�ti, atha
tumhe, Saa.lhaa, upasampajja vihareyyaathaa� �ti �
�� When you, Salha, know this for yourselves: �these
qualities are wholesome, these qualities are
commendable, these qualities are praised by the wise,
these qualities when accomplished and undertaken lead
to welfare and happiness, then, Salha, you will have
taken them upon yourselves and will live accordingly�
��

(A.N. 3.7.6. [3.66] Mahaavaggo, Saa.lhasutta.m
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/anguttara/an3-66.html)

Metta,
John


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