Saṁyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā-Vagga
46. Bojjhanga Saṁyutta
III. Udāyi-Vaggo

V: The Great Chapter
46: Kindred Sayings on the Limbs of Wisdom
III. Udāyi

Sutta 24

Ayoniso Suttaṁ

Unsystematic¹

 

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THUS have I heard:

Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.

The Exalted One said:

"In one who gives unsystematic attention, monks,
sensual desire which has not yet arisen,
arises;
and, when arisen,
sensual desire conduces to the still more-becoming
and growth thereof.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
malevolence which has not yet arisen,
arises;
and, when arisen,
malevolence conduces to the still more-becoming
and growth thereof.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
sloth and torpor,
arises;
and, when arisen,
sloth and torpor conduces to the still more-becoming
and growth thereof.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
excitement and flurry,
arises;
and, when arisen,
excitement and flurry conduces to the still more-becoming
and growth thereof.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
doubt and wavering,
arises;
and, when arisen,
doubt and wavering conduces to the still more-becoming
and growth thereof.

 

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is mindfulness,
not having arisen;
does not arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
the limb of wisdom that is mindfulness fades away.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is Norm investigation,
not having arisen;
does not arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
the limb of wisdom that is Norm investigation fades away.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is energy,
not having arisen;
does not arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
the limb of wisdom that is energy fades away.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is zest,
not having arisen;
does not arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
the limb of wisdom that is zest fades away.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is tranquillity,
not having arisen;
does not arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
the limb of wisdom that is tranquillity fades away.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is concentration,
not having arisen;
does not arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
the limb of wisdom that is concentration fades away.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives unsystematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is equanimity,
not having arisen;
does not arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
the limb of wisdom that is equanimity fades away.

 

§

 

"But monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
sensual desire which has not yet arisen,
does not arise;
and, if it has arisen,
it is abandoned.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
malevolence which has not yet arisen,
does not arise;
and, if it has arisen,
it is abandoned.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
sloth and torpor,
does not arise;
and, if it has arisen,
it is abandoned.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
excitement and flurry,
does not arise;
and, if it has arisen,
it is abandoned.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
doubt and wavering,
does not arise;
and, if it has arisen,
it is abandoned.

 

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is mindfulness,
not having yet arisen;
does arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
by cultivation,
the limb of wisdom that is mindfulness goes to fulfilment.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is Norm investigation,
not having yet arisen;
does arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
by cultivation,
the limb of wisdom that is Norm investigation goes to fulfilment.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is energy,
not having yet arisen;
does arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
by cultivation,
the limb of wisdom that is energy goes to fulfilment.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is zest,
not having yet arisen;
does arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
by cultivation,
the limb of wisdom that is zest goes to fulfilment.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is tranquillity,
not having yet arisen;
does arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
by cultivation,
the limb of wisdom that is tranquillity goes to fulfilment.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is concentration,
not having yet arisen;
does arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
by cultivation,
the limb of wisdom that is concentration goes to fulfilment.

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Likewise, monks, in one who gives systematic attention,
the limb of wisdom that is equanimity,
not having yet arisen;
does arise,
and, if it has already arisen,
by cultivation,
the limb of wisdom that is equanimity goes to fulfilment.

 

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¹ Ayoniso (a slack thinker; cf. Dialogue. iii, 251 n.: 'disorderly thinking.' Also supra 52, n. 2.