7.
The Discourse on Applied Thought
1077.
"Do not, monks, think evil unwholesome thoughts, as follows -
sensual thought, thought of anger, thought of violence.
What is the reason for this?
These thoughts, monks, are not connected with benefit, are not fundamental to the holy life, do not lead to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to highest enlightenment, to Nibbāna.
"But when thinking, monks, you should think 'This is suffering'; you should think 'This is the origin of suffering'; you should think 'This is the cessation of suffering'; you should think 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' What is the reason for this? These thoughts, monks, are connected with benefit, these are fundamental to the holy life, these lead to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to highest enlightenment, to Nibbāna.
"Therefore, monks, exertion is to be done regarding 'This is suffering', etc. exertion is to be done regarding 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.'" The seventh.