Tripiṭaka 8. Sammappadhānavagga
8. Right Efforts
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Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāmesu avītarāgo hoti …pe…
Firstly, a mendicant isn’t free of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures. …
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ cetasovinibandhānaṁ pahānāya cattāro sammappadhānā bhāvetabbā.
To give up these five shackles of the heart you should develop the four right efforts.
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati;
It’s when a mendicant generates enthusiasm, tries, makes an effort, exerts the mind, and strives so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise. …
uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya …
so that unskillful qualities are given up …
uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.
They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are completed by development.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ cetasovinibandhānaṁ pahānāya ime cattāro sammappadhānā bhāvetabbā”ti.
To give up these five shackles of the hearts you should develop these four right efforts.”
Dasamaṁ.
Sammappadhānavaggo tatiyo.