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The Chapter on Right Strivings

1.

The Discourse on Training

73. "There are, monks, these five weaknesses in training. Which five? Killing living beings... etc. spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence - these, monks, are the five weaknesses in training.

"For the abandoning of these five weaknesses in training, monks, the four right strivings are to be developed. Which four? Here, monks, a monk generates desire for the non-arising of unarisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the abandoning of arisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the arising of unarisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the presence, non-decay, increase, expansion, development, and fulfilment of arisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives. For the abandoning of these five weaknesses in training, monks, these four right strivings are to be developed." The first.

74-81.

10.

The Discourse on Bondage of Mind

82. "Monks, there are these five bondages of mind. Which five? Here, monks, a monk is not free from lust towards sensual pleasures... etc. These, monks, are the five bondages of mind.

"For the abandoning of these five bondages of mind, monks, the four right strivings are to be developed. Which four? Here, monks, a monk generates desire for the non-arising of unarisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; for the abandoning of arisen evil unwholesome mental states... for the arising of unarisen wholesome mental states... he generates desire for the presence, non-decay, increase, expansion, development, and fulfilment of arisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives. For the abandoning of these five bondages of mind, monks, these four right strivings are to be developed." The tenth.

The Chapter on Right Striving is the third.