Difference between revisions of "Ayoniso manasikara Sutta"

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Inappropriate Attention
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu

I have heard that on one occasion a certain monk was dwelling among the Kosalans in a forest thicket. Now at that time, he spent the day's abiding thinking evil, unskillful thoughts: i.e., thoughts of sensuality, thoughts of ill will, thoughts of doing harm.

Then the devata inhabiting the forest thicket, feeling sympathy for the monk, desiring his benefit, desiring to bring him to his senses, approached him and addressed him with this verse:

From inappropriate attention
you're being chewed by your thoughts.
Relinquishing what's inappropriate,
contemplate
appropriately.

Keeping your mind on the Teacher,
the Dhamma, the Sangha, your virtues,
you will arrive at
joy,
rapture,
pleasure
without doubt.

Then, saturated
with joy,
you will put an end
to suffering & stress.
The monk, chastened by the devata, came to his senses.

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-I have heard that on one occasion a certain [[monk]] was dwelling among the Kosalans in a {{Wiki|forest}} thicket. Now at that [[time]], he spent the day's abiding [[thinking]] [[evil]], [[unskillful]] [[thoughts]]: i.e., [[thoughts]] of [[sensuality]], [[thoughts]] of [[ill will]], [[thoughts]] of doing harm.
+I have heard that on one occasion a certain [[monk]] was dwelling among the Kosalans in a {{Wiki|forest}} thicket. Now at that [[time]], he spent the day's abiding [[thinking]] [[evil]], [[unskillful]] [[thoughts]]: i.e., [[thoughts]] of [[sensuality]], [[thoughts]] of [[ill will]], [[thoughts]] of [[doing harm]].
 Then the [[devata]] inhabiting the {{Wiki|forest}} thicket, [[feeling]] [[sympathy]] for the [[monk]], [[desiring]] his [[benefit]], [[desiring]] to bring him to his [[senses]], approached him and addressed him with this verse: