1.1PTS 4.78“Pamādavihāriñca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi appamādavihāriñca.“Mendicants, I will teach you who lives negligently and who lives diligently.¹1.2Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.3Kathañca, bhikkhave, pamādavihārī hoti?And how does someone live negligently?

1.4Cakkhundriyaṁ asaṁvutassa, bhikkhave, viharato cittaṁ byāsiñcati cakkhuviññeyyesu rūpesu.When you live with the eye faculty unrestrained, your mind becomes polluted when it comes to sights known by the eye.1.5tassa byāsittacittassa pāmojjaṁ na hoti.When the mind is polluted, there’s no joy.²1.6Pāmojje asati pīti na hoti.When there’s no joy, there’s no rapture.1.7Pītiyā asati passaddhi na hoti.When there’s no rapture, there’s no tranquility.1.8Passaddhiyā asati dukkhaṁ hoti.When there’s no tranquility, there’s suffering.1.9Dukkhino cittaṁ na samādhiyati.When one is suffering, the mind does not become immersed in samādhi.1.10Asamāhite citte dhammā na pātubhavanti.When the mind is not immersed in samādhi, principles do not become clear.³1.11Dhammānaṁ apātubhāvā pamādavihārītveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati …pe…Because principles have not become clear, you’re reckoned to live negligently.

1.12jivhindriyaṁ asaṁvutassa, bhikkhave, viharato cittaṁ byāsiñcati jivhāviññeyyesu rasesu,When you live with the ear … nose … tongue … body …1.13tassa byāsittacittassa …pe…1.14pamādavihārītveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati …pe…1.15manindriyaṁ asaṁvutassa, bhikkhave, viharato cittaṁ byāsiñcati manoviññeyyesu dhammesu,mind faculty unrestrained, your mind becomes polluted when it comes to ideas known by the mind.1.16tassa byāsittacittassa pāmojjaṁ na hoti.When the mind is polluted, there’s no joy.1.17Pāmojje asati pīti na hoti.When there’s no joy, there’s no rapture.1.18Pītiyā asati passaddhi na hoti.When there’s no rapture, there’s no tranquility.1.19Passaddhiyā asati dukkhaṁ hoti.When there’s no tranquility, there’s suffering.1.20Dukkhino cittaṁ na samādhiyati.When one is suffering, the mind does not become immersed in samādhi.1.21Asamāhite citte dhammā na pātubhavanti.When the mind is not immersed in samādhi, principles do not become clear.1.22Dhammānaṁ apātubhāvā pamādavihārītveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.Because principles have not become clear, you’re reckoned to live negligently.

1.23Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pamādavihārī hoti.That’s how someone lives negligently.

2.1PTS 4.79Kathañca, bhikkhave, appamādavihārī hoti?And how does someone live diligently?

2.2Cakkhundriyaṁ saṁvutassa, bhikkhave, viharato cittaṁ na byāsiñcati cakkhuviññeyyesu rūpesu,When you live with the eye faculty restrained, your mind doesn’t become polluted when it comes to sights known by the eye.2.3tassa abyāsittacittassa pāmojjaṁ jāyati.When the mind isn’t polluted, joy springs up.2.4Pamuditassa pīti jāyati.Being joyful, rapture springs up.2.5Pītimanassa kāyo passambhati.When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil.2.6Passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ viharati.When the body is tranquil, one feels bliss.2.7Sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati.And when blissful, the mind becomes immersed in samādhi.2.8Samāhite citte dhammā pātubhavanti.When the mind is immersed in samādhi, principles become clear.2.9Dhammānaṁ pātubhāvā appamādavihārītveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati …pe…Because principles have become clear, you’re reckoned to live diligently.

2.10jivhindriyaṁ saṁvutassa, bhikkhave, viharato cittaṁ na byāsiñcati …pe…When you live with the ear … nose … tongue … body …2.11appamādavihārītveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.2.12Manindriyaṁ saṁvutassa, bhikkhave, viharato cittaṁ na byāsiñcati, manoviññeyyesu dhammesu,mind faculty restrained, your mind doesn’t become polluted when it comes to ideas known by the mind.2.13tassa abyāsittacittassa pāmojjaṁ jāyati.When the mind isn’t polluted, joy springs up.2.14Pamuditassa pīti jāyati.Being joyful, rapture springs up.2.15Pītimanassa kāyo passambhati.When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil.2.16Passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ viharati.When the body is tranquil, one feels bliss.2.17Sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati.And when blissful, the mind becomes immersed in samādhi.2.18Samāhite citte dhammā pātubhavanti.When the mind is immersed in samādhi, principles become clear.2.19Dhammānaṁ pātubhāvā appamādavihārītveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.Because principles have become clear, you’re reckoned to live diligently.

2.20Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, appamādavihārī hotī”ti.That’s how someone lives diligently.”

2.21Catutthaṁ.