{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn16.2/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn16.2","id":"suttacentral_sn16.2","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn16.2/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time Venerable Mah\u0101kassapa and Venerable S\u0101riputta were staying near Varanasi in the deer park at Isipatana. Then in the late afternoon, Venerable S\u0101riputta came out of retreat, went to Venerable Mah\u0101kassapa, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Mah\u0101kassapa: \u201cReverend Kassapa, it\u2019s said that without being keen and prudent you can\u2019t achieve awakening, extinguishment, and the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. But if you are keen and prudent you can achieve awakening, extinguishment, and the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. To what extent is this the case?\u201d \u201cReverend, take a mendicant who doesn\u2019t foster keenness by thinking: \u2018If unarisen unskillful qualities arise in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give up arisen unskillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give rise to unarisen skillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If arisen skillful qualities cease in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 That\u2019s how you\u2019re not keen. And how are you not prudent? Take a mendicant who doesn\u2019t foster prudence by thinking: \u2018If unarisen unskillful qualities arise in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give up arisen unskillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give rise to unarisen skillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If arisen skillful qualities cease in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 That\u2019s how you\u2019re not prudent. That\u2019s how without being keen and prudent you can\u2019t achieve awakening, extinguishment, and the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. And how are you keen? Take a mendicant who fosters keenness by thinking: \u2018If unarisen unskillful qualities arise in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give up arisen unskillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give rise to unarisen skillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If arisen skillful qualities cease in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 That\u2019s how you\u2019re keen. And how are you prudent? Take a mendicant who fosters prudence by thinking: \u2018If unarisen unskillful qualities arise in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give up arisen unskillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If I don\u2019t give rise to unarisen skillful qualities, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 \u2018If arisen skillful qualities cease in me, they\u2019ll lead to harm.\u2019 That\u2019s how you\u2019re prudent. That\u2019s how if you\u2019re keen and prudent you can achieve awakening, extinguishment, and the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.\u201d","title":"Imprudent","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":403}