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The Discourse on Ignorance
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
There the Blessed One addressed the monks thus:
"Monks."
"Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One.
The Blessed One said this:
"Ignorance, monks, is the forerunner for the attainment of unwholesome mental states, followed right behind by shamelessness and moral fearlessness. For one gone to ignorance, monks, for a fool, wrong view is able to arise; for one of wrong view, wrong thought is able to arise; for one of wrong thought, wrong speech is able to arise; for one of wrong speech, wrong action is able to arise; for one of wrong action, wrong livelihood is able to arise; for one of wrong livelihood, wrong effort is able to arise; for one of wrong effort, wrong mindfulness is able to arise; for one of wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration is able to arise.
"True knowledge, monks, is the forerunner for the attainment of wholesome mental states, followed right behind by shame and moral fear. For one gone to true knowledge, monks, for a wise man, right view is able to arise; for one of right view, right thought is able to arise; for one of right thought, right speech is able to arise; for one of right speech, right action is able to arise; for one of right action, right livelihood is able to arise; for one of right livelihood, right effort is able to arise; for one of right effort, right mindfulness is able to arise; for one of right mindfulness, right concentration is able to arise." The first.