Aṅguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
XIV: Sādhu-Vagga

The Book of the Gradual Sayings
X. The Book of the Tens
XIV: The Seemly (a)

Sutta 137

Attha Suttaɱ

Aim and Not-aim

Translated from the Pali by F. L. Woodward, M.A.

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[1] THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:

"Monks, I will teach you aim and not-aim.

Do ye listen to it.

Pay attention carefully and I will speak."

"We will, sir," replied those monks to the Exalted One,
who said this:

"And what, monks, is not-aim?

Wrong view,
wrong thinking,
wrong speech,
wrong action,
wrong living,
wrong effort,
wrong mindfulness,
wrong concentration,
wrong knowledge,
wrong release.

This is called 'not-aim.'

 

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And what, monks, is aim?

Right view,
right thinking,
right speech,
right action,
right living,
right effort,
right mindfulness,
right concentration,
right knowledge,
right release.

This is called 'aim.'"