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The Chapter on Good
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The Discourse on the Good
134. "I will teach you, monks, what is good and what is not good. Listen to that, pay close attention; I will speak." "Yes, venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this -
"And what, monks, is not good? Wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration, wrong knowledge, wrong liberation - this is called, monks, not good. And what, monks, is good? Right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration, right knowledge, right liberation - this is called, monks, good." The first.
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The Discourse on the Noble Teaching
135. "I will teach you, monks, the noble teaching and the ignoble teaching. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the ignoble teaching? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - this is called, monks, the ignoble teaching. And what, monks, is the noble teaching? Right view... etc. right liberation - this is called, monks, the noble teaching." The second.
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The Discourse on the Unwholesome
136. "I will teach you, monks, the unwholesome and the wholesome. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the unwholesome? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - this is called, monks, the unwholesome. And what, monks, is the wholesome? Right view... etc. right liberation - this is called, monks, the wholesome." The third.
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The Discourse on Benefit
137. "I will teach you, monks, what is beneficial and what is harmful. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is harm? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - This is called, monks, harm. And what, monks, is benefit? Right view... etc. right liberation - This is called, monks, benefit." The fourth.
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The Discourse on Mental States
138. "I will teach you, monks, the Teaching and what is not the Teaching. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is not the Teaching? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - this is called, monks, not the Teaching. And what, monks, is the Teaching? Right view... etc. right liberation - this is called, monks, the Teaching." The fifth.
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The Discourse on With Mental Corruptions
139. "I will teach you, monks, the phenomenon with mental corruptions and that without mental corruptions. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the phenomenon with mental corruptions? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - this is called, monks, the phenomenon with mental corruptions. And what, monks, is the phenomenon without mental corruptions? Right view... etc. right liberation - this is called, monks, the phenomenon without mental corruptions." The sixth.
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The Discourse on the Blameworthy
140. "I will teach you, monks, the blameable phenomenon and the faultless. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the blameable phenomenon? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - this is called, monks, the blameable phenomenon. And what, monks, is the faultless phenomenon? Right view... etc. right liberation - this is called, monks, the faultless phenomenon." The seventh.
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The Discourse on Causing Remorse
141. "I will teach you, monks, the phenomenon causing remorse and that not causing remorse. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the phenomenon causing remorse? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - This is called, monks, the phenomenon causing remorse. And what, monks, is the phenomenon not causing remorse? Right view... etc. right liberation - This is called, monks, the phenomenon not causing remorse." The eighth.
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The Discourse on Leading to Accumulation
142. "I will teach you, monks, the phenomenon leading to accumulation and that leading to non-accumulation. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the phenomenon leading to accumulation? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - This is called, monks, the phenomenon leading to accumulation. And what, monks, is the phenomenon leading to non-accumulation? Right view... etc. right liberation - This is called, monks, the phenomenon leading to non-accumulation." The ninth.
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The Discourse on Painful Consequences
143. "I will teach you, monks, the phenomenon with painful consequences and that with pleasant consequences. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the phenomenon with painful consequences? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - this is called, monks, the phenomenon with painful consequences. And what, monks, is the phenomenon with pleasant consequences? Right view... etc. right liberation - this is called, monks, the phenomenon with pleasant consequences." The tenth.
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The Discourse on Painful Results
144. "I will teach you, monks, the phenomenon with painful results and that with pleasant results. Listen to that, etc. And what, monks, is the phenomenon with painful results? Wrong view, etc. wrong liberation - This is called, monks, the phenomenon with painful results. And what, monks, is the phenomenon with pleasant results? Right view... etc. right liberation - This is called, monks, the phenomenon with pleasant results." The eleventh.
The Chapter on Good is the fourth.