5.
The Discourse on Restraint
98.
"I will teach you, monks, restraint and non-restraint.
Listen to that.
And how, monks, is there non-restraint?
There are, monks, visible forms cognisable by the eye that are desirable, pleasing, agreeable, lovely, sensually arousing, and enticing.
If a monk delights in that, asserts it, and remains grasping it, this should be known by that monk, monks -
'I am declining from wholesome mental states.'
For this was called decline by the Blessed One. Etc.
There are, monks, flavours cognisable by the tongue, etc.
There are, monks, mental phenomena cognisable by the mind that are desirable, pleasing, agreeable, lovely, sensually arousing, and enticing.
If a monk delights in that, asserts it, and remains grasping it, this should be known by that monk, monks -
'I am declining from wholesome mental states.'
For this was called decline by the Blessed One.
Thus, monks, there is non-restraint.
"And how, monks, is there restraint? There are, monks, visible forms cognisable by the eye that are desirable, pleasing, agreeable, lovely, sensually arousing, and enticing. If a monk does not delight in that, does not assert it, and does not remain grasping it, this should be known by that monk, monks - 'I am not declining from wholesome mental states.' For this was called non-decline by the Blessed One. Etc. There are, monks, flavours cognisable by the tongue, etc. There are, monks, mental phenomena cognisable by the mind that are desirable, pleasing, agreeable, lovely, sensually arousing, and enticing. If a monk does not delight in that, does not assert it, and does not remain grasping it, this should be known by that monk - 'I am not declining from wholesome mental states.' For this was called non-decline by the Blessed One. Thus, monks, there is restraint." The fifth.