Bhaddakasuttaṃ [AN 6.14, PTS 3.293–3.294]

4.

The Discourse on the Auspicious

14. There the Venerable Sāriputta addressed the monks: "Friends, monks." "Friend," those monks assented to the Venerable Sāriputta. The Venerable Sāriputta said this -

"In such and such a way, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus there is no good death, no good passing away. And how, friends, does a monk lead his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus there is no good death, no good passing away?

"Here, friends, a monk delights in work, is devoted to work, is given to delight in work; delights in talk, is devoted to talk, is given to delight in talk; delights in sleep, is devoted to sleep, is given to delight in sleep; delights in company, is devoted to company, is given to delight in company; delights in bonding, is devoted to bonding, is given to delight in bonding; delights in obsession, is devoted to obsession, is given to delight in obsession. Thus, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus there is no good death, no good passing away. This is called, friend - 'a monk taking delight in identity has not abandoned identity for the complete ending of suffering.'

"In such and such a way, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus there is a good death, a good passing away. And how, friends, does a monk lead his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus there is a good death, a good passing away?

"Here, friends, a monk does not delight in work, is not devoted to work, is not given to delight in work; does not delight in talk, is not devoted to talk, is not given to delight in talk; does not delight in sleep, is not devoted to sleep, is not given to delight in sleep; does not delight in company, is not devoted to company, is not given to delight in company; does not delight in bonding, is not devoted to bonding, is not given to delight in bonding; does not delight in obsession, is not devoted to obsession, is not given to delight in obsession. Thus, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus there is a good death, a good passing away. This is called, friend - 'a monk delighting in Nibbāna has abandoned identity for the complete ending of suffering.'"