Pali - Every few days - [B128]
Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 7 � Readings
Ex. 2 (Part 3 of 3)
�Ya.m hi, braahma.na, muta.m bhaasato akusalaa dhammaa
abhiva.d.dhanti, kusalaa dhammaa parihaayanti,
evaruupa.m muta.m na bhaasitabba.m ti vadaami. Ya.m ca
khv�assa, braahma.na, muta.m abhaasato kusalaa dhammaa
parihaayanti, akusalaa dhammaa abhiva.d.dhanti,
evaruupa.m muta.m bhaasitabba.m ti vadaami.
�Indeed, Brahmins, something thought that if spoken
about increases unwholesome mental states and
decreases wholesome mental states, I say such a thing
thought should not be spoken about. Moreover,
Brahmins, something thought that if not spoken about
increases unwholesome mental states and decreases
wholesome mental states, I say such a thing thought
should be spoken about.�
�Ya.m hi, braahma.na, vi~n~naata.m bhaasato akusalaa
dhammaa abhiva.d.dhanti, kusalaa dhammaa parihaayanti,
evaruupa.m vi~n~naata.m na bhaasitabba.m ti vadaami.
Ya.m ca khvassa, braahma.na, vi~n~naata.m abhaasato
kusalaa dhammaa parihaayanti, akusalaa dhammaa
abhiva.d.dhanti, evaruupa.m vi~n~naata.m bhaasitabba.m
ti vadaamii�ti.
�Indeed, Brahmins, something known that if spoken
about increases unwholesome mental states and
decreases wholesome mental states, I say such a thing
known should not be spoken about. Moreover, Brahmins,
something known that if not spoken about increases
unwholesome mental states and decreases wholesome
mental states, I say such a thing known should be
spoken about.�
(A.N. 4.19.3. Sutasutta.m
Anguttara Nikaya IV.183 Suta Sutta
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an04-183.html)
Metta, John