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The First Discourse on Training Rules
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"Monks, there are these four actions that I have realised by direct knowledge myself and proclaimed.
What are the four?
There is, monks, action that is dark with dark result;
there is, monks, action that is bright with bright result;
there is, monks, action that is dark and bright with dark and bright result;
there is, monks, action that is neither dark nor bright with neither dark nor bright result, which leads to the elimination of action.
And what, monks, is action that is dark with dark result?
Here, monks, a certain one is one who kills living beings, takes what is not given, engages in sexual misconduct, is a liar, indulges in spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence.
This is called, monks, action that is dark with dark result.
"And what, monks, is action that is bright with bright result? Here, monks, a certain one abstains from killing living beings, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from sexual misconduct, abstains from lying, abstains from spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence. This is called, monks, action that is bright with bright result.
"And what, monks, is action that is dark and bright with dark and bright result? Here, monks, a certain one generates bodily activity that is both afflictive and non-afflictive... etc. This is called, monks, action that is dark and bright with dark and bright result.
"And what, monks, is action that is neither dark nor bright with neither dark nor bright result, which leads to the elimination of action? Therein, monks, whatever this action that is dark with dark result... etc. this is called, monks, action that is neither dark nor bright with neither dark nor bright result, which leads to the elimination of action. These, monks, are the four actions that I have realised by direct knowledge myself and proclaimed." The fourth.