9.
The Discourse on Striving
69.
"There are, monks, these four strivings.
What are the four?
Striving by restraint, striving by abandonment, striving by development, striving by protection.
And what, monks, is striving by restraint?
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.
This is called, monks, striving by restraint.
"And what, monks, is striving by abandonment? Here, monks, a monk generates desire for the abandoning of arisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives. This is called, monks, striving by abandonment.
"And what, monks, is striving by development? Here, monks, a monk generates desire for the arising of unarisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives. This is called, monks, striving by development.
"And what, monks, is striving by protection? Here, monks, a monk 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. This is called, monks, striving by protection. These, monks, are the four strivings."
These four strivings, taught by the Kinsman of the Sun;
By which an ardent monk here may reach the elimination of suffering." The ninth.