I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There he addressed the monks: “Monks!”
“Yes, lord,” the monks replied.
The Blessed One said:
“There are these four ways of going off course. Which four?
One goes off course through desire. One goes off course through aversion. One goes off course through delusion. One goes off course through fear. These are the four ways of going off course.”
“There are these four ways of not going off course. Which four?
One doesn’t go off course through desire. One doesn’t go off course through aversion. One doesn’t go off course through delusion. One doesn’t go off course through fear. These are the four ways of not going off course.”
If you
—through desire,
aversion,
delusion,
fear—
transgress the Dhamma,
your honor wanes,
as in the dark fortnight,
the moon.
If you don’t
—through desire,
aversion,
delusion,
fear—
transgress the Dhamma,
your honor waxes,
as in the bright fortnight,
the moon.
~ Buddha
Pali
Evaṃ me sutaṃ – ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi – ‘‘bhikkhavo’’ti. ‘‘Bhadante’’ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca –
‘‘Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, agatigamanāni. Katamāni cattāri? Chandāgatiṃ gacchati, dosāgatiṃ gacchati, mohāgatiṃ gacchati, bhayāgatiṃ gacchati – imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri agatigamanāni.
‘‘Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, nāgatigamanāni. Katamāni cattāri? Na chandāgatiṃ gacchati, na dosāgatiṃ gacchati, na mohāgatiṃ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṃ gacchati – imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri nāgatigamanānī’’ti.
‘‘Chandā dosā bhayā mohā, yo dhammaṃ ativattati;
Nihīyati tassa yaso, kāḷapakkheva candimā.
‘‘Chandā dosā bhayā mohā, yo dhammaṃ nātivattati;
Āpūrati tassa yaso, sukkapakkheva candimā’’ti. navamaṃ;
Sadu Sadu Sadu!!!
Credits: English Translation – Bhikkhu, Thanissaro. “Agati Sutta” dhammatalks.org, Pali – Tipitaka.Org.
Read in Sinhala: සිංහලෙන් කියවන්න.
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