Pali Buddhist Text
Pali Buddhist Text
| § 5.
Abandon what is unskillful, monks. It is possible to abandon what is unskillful. If it
were not possible to abandon what is unskillful, I would not say to you, 'Abandon what is
unskillful.' But because it is possible to abandon what is unskillful, I say to you,
'Abandon what is unskillful.' If this abandoning of what is unskillful were conducive to
harm and pain, I would not say to you, 'Abandon what is unskillful.' But because this
abandoning of what is unskillful is conducive to benefit and pleasure, I say to you,
'Abandon what is unskillful.' Develop
what is skillful, monks. It is possible to develop what is skillful. If it were not
possible to develop what is skillful, I would not say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.'
But because it is possible to develop what is skillful, I say to you, 'Develop what is
skillful.' If this development of what is skillful were conducive to harm and pain, I
would not say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.' But because this development of what is
skillful is conducive to benefit and pleasure, I say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.' |
