1.1PTS 4.133“Navapurāṇāni, bhikkhave, kammāni desessāmi kammanirodhaṁ kammanirodhagāminiñca paṭipadaṁ.“Mendicants, I will teach you old deeds, new deeds, the cessation of deeds, and the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds.1.2Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmīti.Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. …

1.3Katamañca, bhikkhave, purāṇakammaṁ?And what is old deeds?

1.4Cakkhu, bhikkhave, purāṇakammaṁ abhisaṅkhataṁ abhisañcetayitaṁ vedaniyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ …pe…The eye is old deeds. It should be seen as produced by choices and intentions, as something to be felt.¹

1.5jivhā purāṇakammā abhisaṅkhatā abhisañcetayitā vedaniyā daṭṭhabbā …pe…The ear … nose … tongue … body …1.6mano purāṇakammo abhisaṅkhato abhisañcetayito vedaniyo daṭṭhabbo.mind is old deeds. It should be seen as produced by choices and intentions, as something to be felt.

1.7Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, purāṇakammaṁ.This is called old deeds.

1.8Katamañca, bhikkhave, navakammaṁ?And what is new deeds?

1.9Yaṁ kho, bhikkhave, etarahi kammaṁ karoti kāyena vācāya manasā,The deeds you currently perform by way of body, speech, and mind.

1.10idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, navakammaṁ.These are called new deeds.

1.11Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kammanirodho?And what is the cessation of deeds?

1.12Yo kho, bhikkhave, kāyakammavacīkammamanokammassa nirodhā vimuttiṁ phusati,When you experience freedom due to the cessation of deeds by body, speech, and mind.

1.13ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammanirodho.This is called the cessation of deeds.

1.14Katamā ca, bhikkhave, kammanirodhagāminī paṭipadā?And what’s the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds?

1.15Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:1.16sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi—right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

1.17ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammanirodhagāminī paṭipadā.This is called the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds.

1.18Iti kho, bhikkhave, desitaṁ mayā purāṇakammaṁ, desitaṁ navakammaṁ, desito kammanirodho, desitā kammanirodhagāminī paṭipadā.So, mendicants, I’ve taught you old deeds, new deeds, the cessation of deeds, and the practice that leads to the cessation of deeds.

1.19Yaṁ kho, bhikkhave, satthārā karaṇīyaṁ sāvakānaṁ hitesinā anukampakena anukampaṁ upādāya, kataṁ vo taṁ mayā.Out of sympathy, I’ve done what a teacher should do who wants what’s best for their disciples.1.20Etāni, bhikkhave, rukkhamūlāni, etāni suññāgārāni. Jhāyatha, bhikkhave, mā pamādattha; mā pacchāvippaṭisārino ahuvattha. Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.Here are these roots of trees, and here are these empty huts. Practice absorption, mendicants! Don’t be negligent! Don’t regret it later! This is my instruction to you.”

1.21Paṭhamaṁ.