{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.80/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.80","id":"suttacentral_an8.80","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.80/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are eight grounds for laziness. What eight? Firstly, a mendicant has some work to do. They think: \u2018I have some work to do. But while doing it my body will get tired. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. This is the first ground for laziness. Furthermore, a mendicant has done some work. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve done some work. But while working my body got tired. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. This is the second ground for laziness. Furthermore, a mendicant has to go on a journey. They think: \u2018I have to go on a journey. But while walking my body will get tired. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. This is the third ground for laziness. Furthermore, a mendicant has gone on a journey. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve gone on a journey. But while walking my body got tired. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. This is the fourth ground for laziness. Furthermore, a mendicant has wandered for alms, but they didn\u2019t get to fill up on as much food as they like, coarse or fine. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve wandered for alms, but I didn\u2019t get to fill up on as much food as I like, coarse or fine. My body is tired and unfit for work. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for achieving the unachieved, attaining the unattained, and realizing the unrealized. This is the fifth ground for laziness. Furthermore, a mendicant has wandered for alms, and they got to fill up on as much food as they like, coarse or fine. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve wandered for alms, and I got to fill up on as much food as I like, coarse or fine. My body is heavy, unfit for work, like I\u2019ve just eaten a load of beans. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for achieving the unachieved, attaining the unattained, and realizing the unrealized. This is the sixth ground for laziness. Furthermore, a mendicant feels a little sick. They think: \u2018I feel a little sick. Lying down would be good for me. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for achieving the unachieved, attaining the unattained, and realizing the unrealized. This is the seventh ground for laziness. Furthermore, a mendicant has recently recovered from illness. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve recently recovered from illness. My body is weak and unfit for work. I\u2019d better have a lie down.\u2019 They lie down, and don\u2019t rouse energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. This is the eighth ground for laziness. These are the eight grounds for laziness. There are eight grounds for arousing energy. What eight? Firstly, a mendicant has some work to do. They think: \u2018I have some work to do. While working it\u2019s not easy to focus on the instructions of the Buddhas. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.\u2019 They rouse energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. This is the first ground for arousing energy. Furthermore, a mendicant has done some work. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve done some work. While I was working I wasn\u2019t able to focus on the instructions of the Buddhas. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.\u2019 They rouse up energy \u2026 This is the second ground for arousing energy. Furthermore, a mendicant has to go on a journey. They think: \u2018I have to go on a journey. While walking it\u2019s not easy to focus on the instructions of the Buddhas. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy \u2026\u2019 \u2026 This is the third ground for arousing energy. Furthermore, a mendicant has gone on a journey. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve gone on a journey. While I was walking I wasn\u2019t able to focus on the instructions of the Buddhas. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy \u2026\u2019 \u2026 This is the fourth ground for arousing energy. Furthermore, a mendicant has wandered for alms, but they didn\u2019t get to fill up on as much food as they like, coarse or fine. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve wandered for alms, but I didn\u2019t get to fill up on as much food as I like, rough or fine. My body is light and fit for work. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy \u2026\u2019 \u2026 This is the fifth ground for arousing energy. Furthermore, a mendicant has wandered for alms, and they got to fill up on as much food as they like, coarse or fine. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve wandered for alms, and I got to fill up on as much food as I like, coarse or fine. My body is strong and fit for work. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy \u2026\u2019 \u2026 This is the sixth ground for arousing energy. Furthermore, a mendicant feels a little sick. They think: \u2018I feel a little sick. It\u2019s possible this illness will worsen. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy \u2026\u2019 \u2026 This is the seventh ground for arousing energy. Furthermore, a mendicant has recently recovered from illness. They think: \u2018I\u2019ve recently recovered from illness. It\u2019s possible the illness will come back. I\u2019d better preemptively rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.\u2019 They rouse energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized. This is the eighth ground for arousing energy. These are the eight grounds for arousing energy.\u201d","title":"Grounds for Laziness and Arousing Energy","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":989}