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3.3.3 Vitakkasuttaṃ
Thoughts to Avoid and to Engage In
| Vitakkasuttaṃ | Thoughts to Avoid and to Engage In |
|---|---|
| “Mā, bhikkhave, pāpake akusale vitakke vitakkeyyātha, | “Do not, Bhikkhus, engage in evil, unwholesome thoughts, |
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seyyathidaṃ– kāmavitakkaṃ, byāpādavitakkaṃ, vihiṃsāvitakkaṃ. |
such as thoughts of sensual pleasures, thoughts of aversion, thoughts of violence. |
| Taṃ kissa hetu? | For what reason? |
| Nete, bhikkhave, vitakkā atthasaṃhitā nādibrahmacariyakā na nibbidāya na virāgāya na nirodhāya na upasamāya na abhiññāya na sambodhāya na nibbānāya saṃvattanti. | These thoughts, Bhikkhus, are not beneficial, are not well-suited for one who leads the holy life and do neither lead to revulsion nor to detachment, to cessation nor to tranquillity, perfect wisdom, full enlightenment nor to Nibbāna. |
| Vitakkentā ca kho tumhe, bhikkhave, | When thinking, Bhikkhus, you should think: |
| ‘idaṃ dukkhan’ti | ‘This is suffering’; |
| vitakkeyyātha, ‘ayaṃ dukkhasamudayo’ti vitakkeyyātha, ‘ayaṃ dukkhanirodho’ti vitakkeyyātha, ‘ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti vitakkeyyātha. | you should think: ‘This is the arising of suffering’; you should think: ‘This is the cessation of suffering’; you should think: ‘This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering’. |
| Taṃ kissa hetu? | For what reason? |
| Ete, bhikkhave, vitakkā atthasaṃhitā ete ādibrahmacariyakā ete nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṃvattanti. | These thoughts, Bhikkhus, are beneficial, are well-suited for one who lives the holy life and lead to revulsion, to detachment, to cessation, to tranquillity, perfect wisdom, full enlightenment and to Nibbāna. |
| Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṃ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti. | Therefore, Bhikkhus, you should engage yourselves in the practice of: ‘This is suffering’; you should engage yourselves in the practice of: ‘This is the arising of suffering’; you should engage yourselves in the practice of: ‘This is the cessation of suffering’; you should engage yourselves in the practice of: ‘This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering’.” |
Samādhivaggo, Saccasaṃyuttaṃ, Māhāvaggo, Saṃyuttanikāyo
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