4.
The Second Discourse on Practice
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At Sāvatthī.
"I do not praise wrong practice, monks, whether of a householder or of one gone forth.
Whether a householder, monks, or one gone forth, one who has practised wrongly, because of wrong practice, is not one who fulfils the true method, the wholesome teaching."
"And what, monks, is wrong practice? That is: wrong view, etc. wrong concentration. This is called, monks, wrong practice. I do not praise wrong practice, monks, whether of a householder or of one gone forth. Whether a householder, monks, or one gone forth, one who has practised wrongly, because of wrong practice, is not one who fulfils the true method, the wholesome teaching.
"I praise right practice, monks, whether of a householder or of one gone forth. Whether a householder, monks, or one gone forth, one who has practised rightly, because of right practice, is one who fulfils the true method, the wholesome teaching. And what, monks, is right practice? That is: right view, etc. right concentration. This is called, monks, right practice. I praise right practice, monks, whether of a householder or of one gone forth. Whether a householder, monks, or one gone forth, one who has practised rightly, because of right practice, is one who fulfils the true method, the wholesome teaching." The fourth.