Posted by: Michael | 05/03/2010

Effacement

  • 1) Others will be harmful; we shall not be harmful here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (2) Others will kill living beings; we shall abstain from killing living beings here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (3) Others will take what is not given; we shall abstain from taking what is not given here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (4) Others will be unchaste; we shall be chaste here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (5) Others will speak falsehood; we shall abstain from false speech here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (6) Others will speak maliciously; we shall abstain from malicious speech here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (7) Others will speak harshly; we shall abstain from harsh speech here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (8) Others will gossip; we shall abstain from gossip here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (9) Others will be covetous; we shall not be covetous here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (10) Others will have thoughts of ill will; we shall not have thoughts of ill will here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (11) Others will have wrong views; we shall have right view here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (12) Others will have wrong intention; we shall have right intention here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (13) Others will use wrong speech; we shall use right speech here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (14) Others will commit wrong actions; we shall do right actions here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (15) Others will have wrong livelihood; we shall have right livelihood here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (16) Others will make wrong effort; we shall make right effort here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (17) Others will have wrong mindfulness; we shall have right mindfulness here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (18) Others will have wrong concentration; we shall have right concentration here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (19) Others will have wrong knowledge; we shall have right knowledge here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (20) Others will have wrong deliverance; we shall have right deliverance here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (21) Others will be overcome by sloth and torpor; we shall be free from sloth and torpor here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (22) Others will be agitated; we shall be unagitated here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (23) Others will be doubting; we shall be free from doubt here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (24) Others will be angry; we shall not be angry here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (25) Others will be hostile; we shall not be hostile here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (26) Others will denigrate; we shall not denigrate here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (27) Others will be domineering; we shall not be domineering here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (28) Others will be envious; we shall not be envious here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (29) Others will be jealous; we shall not be jealous here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (30) Others will be fraudulent; we shall not be fraudulent here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (31) Others will be hypocrites; we shall not be hypocrites here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (32) Others will be obstinate; we shall not be obstinate here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (33) Others will be arrogant; we shall not be arrogant here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (34) Others will be difficult to admonish; we shall be easy to admonish here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (35) Others will have bad friends; we shall have noble friends here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (36) Others will be negligent; we shall be heedful here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (37) Others will be faithless; we shall be faithful here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (38) Others will be shameless; we shall be shameful here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (39) Others will be without conscience; we shall have conscience here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (40) Others will have no learning; we shall be learned here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (41) Others will be idle; we shall be energetic here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (42) Others will be lacking in mindfulness; we shall be established in mindfulness here — thus effacement can be done.
  • (43) Others will be without wisdom; we shall be endowed with wisdom — thus effacement can be done.
  • (44) Others will misapprehend according to their individual views, hold on to them tenaciously and not easily discard them; we shall not misapprehend according to individual views nor hold on to them tenaciously, but shall discard them with ease — thus effacement can be done.

Source:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.008.nypo.html


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