1.
The Discourse on Training
73.
"There are, monks, these five weaknesses in training.
Which five?
Killing living beings... etc.
spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence -
these, monks, are the five weaknesses in training.
"For the abandoning of these five weaknesses in training, monks, the four right strivings are to be developed. Which four? Here, monks, a monk generates desire for the non-arising of unarisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the abandoning of arisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the arising of unarisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the presence, non-decay, increase, expansion, development, and fulfilment of arisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives. For the abandoning of these five weaknesses in training, monks, these four right strivings are to be developed." The first.
74-81.