2.
The Discourse with Source
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He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"With a source, monks, sensual thought arises, not without a source;
with a source thought of anger arises, not without a source;
with a source thought of violence arises, not without a source."
"And how, monks, does sensual thought arise with a source, not without a source; with a source thought of anger arises, not without a source; how does thought of violence arise with a source, not without a source? Dependent on the sensual element, monks, perception of sensuality arises; dependent on perception of sensuality, thought of sensuality arises; dependent on thought of sensuality, sensual desire arises; dependent on sensual desire, the fever of sensual passion arises; dependent on the fever of sensual passion, the quest for sensuality arises. Monks, an ignorant worldling seeking the quest for sensuality proceeds wrongly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the element of anger, monks, perception of anger arises; dependent on perception of anger, thought of anger arises... etc. desire for anger... fever of anger... quest for anger... Monks, an ignorant worldling seeking the quest for anger proceeds wrongly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the violence element, monks, perception of violence arises; dependent on perception of violence, thought of violence arises... etc. desire for violence... fever of violence... quest for violence... Monks, an ignorant worldling seeking the quest for violence proceeds wrongly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Just as, monks, a man might drop a blazing grass torch in a dry grass thicket; if he did not quickly extinguish it with his hands and feet. Thus indeed, monks, whatever creatures dependent on grass and wood, they would come to calamity and disaster. So too, monks, whatever ascetic or brahmin does not quickly abandon, dispel, put an end to, and bring to obliteration an arisen perception gone to unrighteousness, he dwells in suffering in this very life, with vexation, with anguish, with fever; and upon the body's collapse at death, an unfortunate realm is to be expected.
"With a source, monks, thought of renunciation arises, not without a source; with a source thought of non-anger arises, not without a source; with a source thought of non-violence arises, not without a source.
"And how, monks, does a thought of renunciation arise with a source, not without a source; with a source thought of non-anger arises, not without a source; a thought of non-violence arises with a source, not without a source? Dependent on the renunciation element, monks, perception of renunciation arises; dependent on perception of renunciation, thought of renunciation arises; dependent on thought of renunciation, desire for renunciation arises; dependent on desire for renunciation, fever of renunciation arises; dependent on fever of renunciation, quest for renunciation arises; monks, a learned noble disciple searching for the quest for renunciation proceeds rightly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the non-anger element, monks, perception of non-anger arises; dependent on perception of non-anger, thought of non-anger arises... etc. desire for non-anger... fever of non-anger... quest for non-anger; monks, a learned noble disciple searching for the quest for non-anger proceeds rightly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Dependent on the non-violence element, monks, perception of non-violence arises; dependent on perception of non-violence, thought of non-violence arises; dependent on thought of non-violence, desire for non-violence arises; dependent on desire for non-violence, fever of non-violence arises; dependent on fever of non-violence, quest for non-violence arises; monks, a learned noble disciple searching for the quest for non-violence proceeds rightly in three ways - by body, by speech, by mind.
"Just as, monks, a man might drop a blazing grass torch in a dry grass thicket; he would quickly extinguish it with his hands and feet. Thus indeed, monks, those creatures dependent on grass and wood would not come to calamity and disaster. So too, monks, whatever ascetic or brahmin quickly abandons, dispels, puts an end to, brings to obliteration an arisen perception gone to abnormality, he dwells happily in this very life, without vexation, without anguish, without fever; and upon the body's collapse at death, a fortunate realm is to be expected." The second.