{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.115/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.115","id":"suttacentral_an4.115","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.115/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are these four things. What four? There is a thing that\u2019s unpleasant to do, and doing it proves harmful. There is a thing that\u2019s unpleasant to do, but doing it proves beneficial. There is a thing that\u2019s pleasant to do, but doing it proves harmful. There is a thing that\u2019s pleasant to do, and doing it proves beneficial. Take the thing that\u2019s unpleasant to do, and doing it proves harmful. This is regarded as a thing that shouldn\u2019t be done on both grounds: because it\u2019s unpleasant, and because doing it proves harmful. This is regarded as a thing that shouldn\u2019t be done on both grounds. Next, take the thing that\u2019s unpleasant to do, but doing it proves beneficial. It is here that you can tell who is foolish and who is astute in regard to human strength, energy, and vigor. A fool doesn\u2019t reflect: \u2018Despite the fact that this thing is unpleasant to do, doing it still proves beneficial.\u2019 They don\u2019t do that thing, so that proves harmful. An astute person does reflect: \u2018Even though this thing is unpleasant to do, doing it still proves beneficial.\u2019 They do that thing, so that proves beneficial. Next, take the thing that\u2019s pleasant to do, but doing it proves harmful. It is here that you can tell who is foolish and who is astute in regard to human strength, energy, and vigor. A fool doesn\u2019t reflect: \u2018Even though this thing is pleasant to do, doing it still proves harmful.\u2019 They do that thing, and so that proves harmful. An astute person does reflect: \u2018Despite the fact that this thing is pleasant to do, doing it still proves harmful.\u2019 They don\u2019t do that thing, so that proves beneficial. Next, take the thing that\u2019s pleasant to do, and doing it proves beneficial. This is regarded as a thing that should be done on both grounds: because it\u2019s pleasant, and because doing it proves beneficial. This is regarded as a thing that should be done on both grounds. These are the four things.\u201d","title":"Things","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":339}