10.
The Discourse on the Grounds for Arousing Energy in the Lazy
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"There are, monks, these eight cases of laziness.
What are the eight?
Here, monks, a monk has work to be done.
He thinks thus:
'Work will have to be done by me.
But while doing the work my body will become weary.
Come, let me lie down.'
He lies down and does not arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised.
This, monks, is the first case of laziness.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has done work. He thinks thus: 'I have done work. But while doing the work my body became weary. Come, let me lie down.' He lies down and does not arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised. This, monks, is the second case of laziness.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has a path to be walked. He thinks thus: 'A path will have to be walked by me. But while walking the path my body will become weary. Come, let me lie down.' He lies down and does not arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised. This, monks, is the third case of laziness.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has walked a path. He thinks thus: 'I have walked the path. But while walking the path my body became weary. Come, let me lie down.' He lies down and does not arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised. This, monks, is the fourth case of laziness.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk, walking for almsfood in a village or a market town, does not obtain as much as he needs of coarse or superior food to fill himself. He thinks thus: 'I have walked for almsfood in a village or a market town and did not obtain as much as I needed of coarse or superior food to fill myself. My body is weary and unfit for work. Come, let me lie down.' He lies down and does not arouse energy... etc. This, monks, is the fifth case of laziness.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk, walking for almsfood in a village or a market town, obtains as much as he needs of coarse or superior food to fill himself. He thinks thus: 'I have walked for almsfood in a village or a market town and obtained as much as I needed of coarse or superior food to fill myself. My body is heavy and unfit for work, as if stuffed with beans, methinks. Come, let me lie down.' He lies down and does not arouse energy... etc. This, monks, is the sixth case of laziness.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has arisen a slight illness. He thinks thus: 'This slight illness has arisen in me; there is reason to lie down. Come, let me lie down.' He lies down and does not arouse energy... etc. This, monks, is the seventh case of laziness.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has recovered from illness, not long after recovering from sickness. He thinks thus: 'I have recovered from illness, not long after recovering from sickness. My body is weak and unfit for work. Come, let me lie down.' He lies down and does not arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised. This, monks, is the eighth case of laziness. These, monks, are the eight cases of laziness.
"There are, monks, these eight cases for arousing energy. What are the eight? Here, monks, a monk has work to be done. He thinks thus: 'Work will have to be done by me. But while doing the work it is not easy to attend to the teaching of the Buddhas. Come, let me beforehand arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised!' He arouses energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised. This, monks, is the first case for arousing energy.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has done work. He thinks thus: 'I have done work. But while doing the work I was not able to attend to the teaching of the Buddhas. Come, let me arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised.' He arouses energy. This, monks, is the second case for arousing energy.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has a path to be walked. He thinks thus: 'A path will have to be walked by me. But while walking the path it is not easy to attend to the teaching of the Buddhas. Come, let me arouse energy etc. This, monks, is the third case for arousing energy.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has walked a path. He thinks thus: 'I have walked the path. But while walking the path I was not able to attend to the teaching of the Buddhas. Come, let me arouse energy etc. This, monks, is the fourth case for arousing energy.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk, walking for almsfood in a village or a market town, does not obtain as much as he needs of coarse or superior food to fill himself. He thinks thus: 'I have walked for almsfood in a village or a market town and did not obtain as much as I needed of coarse or superior food to fill myself. My body is light and fit for work. Come, let me arouse energy etc. This, monks, is the fifth case for arousing energy.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk, walking for almsfood in a village or a market town, obtains as much as he needs of coarse or superior food to fill himself. He thinks thus: 'I have walked for almsfood in a village or a market town and obtained as much as I needed of coarse or superior food to fill myself. My body is strong and fit for work. Come, let me arouse energy etc. This, monks, is the sixth case for arousing energy.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has arisen a slight illness. He thinks thus: 'This slight illness has arisen in me. Now there is this possibility that my illness might increase. Come, let me beforehand arouse energy... etc. This, monks, is the seventh case for arousing energy.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has recovered from illness, not long after recovering from sickness. He thinks thus: 'I have recovered from illness, not long after recovering from sickness. Now there is this possibility that my illness might return. Come, let me beforehand arouse energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised!' He arouses energy for the attainment of the unattained, for the achievement of the unachieved, for the realisation of the unrealised. This, monks, is the eighth case for arousing energy. These, monks, are the eight cases for arousing energy." The tenth.