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And by that pure bodily conduct, we will neither praise ourselves nor disparage others'— thus, bhikkhus, you should train. It might be, bhikkhus, that you would think: 'We are endowed with shame and fear of wrongdoing, our bodily conduct is pure; that is enough, that is done; the purpose of recluseship has been attained by us; there is nothing further to be done.' And you might be content with just that. I declare to you, bhikkhus, I make known to you, bhikkhus: 'May the purpose of recluseship not decline for you who seek the purpose of recluseship, when there is something further to be done.' 418. And what, bhikkhus, is something further to be done? 'Our verbal conduct will be pure, open, unconcealed, without flaw, and restrained. And by that pure verbal conduct, we will n... Thus we will not praise ourselves, nor disparage others. Thus, monks, you should train. It might be, monks, that you think thus: 'We are endowed with shame and dread, our bodily conduct is pure, our verbal conduct is pure; enough has been done, sufficient has been done, the goal of recluseship has been attained by us, there is nothing further for us to do.' And you might be content with just that. I declare to you, monks, I make known to you, monks – 'May your goal of recluseship not decline, while there is something further to be done.' 419. And what, monks, is further to be done? 'Our mental conduct will be pure, open, clear, without flaws, and restrained. And by that pure mental conduct, we will not praise ourselves, nor disparage others.' Thus, monks, you should train. It might be, monks, that you think thus: 'We are endowed with shame and dread, our bodily conduct is pure, our verbal conduct is pure, our mental conduct is pure; enough has been done, sufficient has been done, the goal of recluseship has been attained by us, there is nothing further for us to do.' And you might be content with just that. I declare to you, monks, I make known to you, monks – 'May your goal of recluseship not decline, while there is something further to be done.' 420. And what, monks, is further to be done? 'Our livelihood will be pure, open, clear, without flaws, and restrained. And by that pure livelihood, we will not praise ourselves, nor disparage others.' Thus, monks, you should train. It might be, monks, that you think thus: 'We are endowed with shame and dread, our bodily conduct is pure, our verbal conduct is pure, our mental conduct is pure, our livelihood is pure; enough has been done, sufficient has been done, the goal of recluseship has been attained by us, there is nothing further for us to do.' that 'this much is to be done,' you might be content with just that. I declare to you, monks, I make known to you, monks— 'May your aim for recluseship not fail, you who seek recluseship, when there is more to be done.' 421. "And what, monks, is more to be done? 'We will be guardians of the sense-doors; seeing a form with the eye, we will not grasp at its signs or its details. Whatever evil unwholesome states of covetousness and displeasure might flow in upon one who dwells with the eye faculty unguarded, for its restraint we will practice, we will guard the eye faculty, we will undertake restraint of the eye faculty. Hearing a sound with the ear... smelling a smell with the nose... tasting a taste with the tongue... touching a tangible with the body... cognizing a mental phenomenon with the mind, we will not grasp at its signs or its details. Whatever evil unwholesome states of covetousness and displeasure might flow in upon one who dwells with the mind faculty unguarded, for its restraint we will practice, we will guard the mind faculty, we will undertake restraint of the mind faculty.' Thus, monks, you should train yourselves. It might be, monks, that you think: 'We are endowed with shame and dread, our bodily conduct is pure, our verbal conduct is pure, our mental conduct is pure, our livelihood is pure, we are guardians of the sense-doors; enough with this much, this much is done, our aim for recluseship has been attained, there is nothing more for us to do,' and you might be content with just that. I declare to you, monks, I make known to you, monks— 'May your aim for recluseship not fail, you who seek recluseship, when there is more to be done.' 422. "And what, monks, is more to be done? 'We will be moderate in eating, reflecting wisely, we will take food, not for sport, not for indulgence, not for adornment, not for beautification, but only for the maintenance and sustenance of this body, for the cessation of harm, for the support of the holy life, thus we will repel old feelings and not produce new feelings, and there will be our sustenance, and blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding. Thus, monks, you should train. It might be, monks, that you think thus: 'We are endowed with shame and dread, our bodily conduct is pure, our verbal conduct is pure, our mental conduct is pure, our livelihood is pure, we are guarded in our senses, moderate in eating; enough is this much, done is this much, the goal of recluseship is attained by us, there is nothing further for us to do.' And you might be content with just that much. I declare to you, monks, I make known to you, monks – 'May your goal of recluseship not decline, while there is something further to be done.' 423. "And what, monks, is further to be done? 'We will be devoted to wakefulness, during the day, by walking and sitting, we will purify the mind from obstructive states. During the first watch of the night, by walking and sitting, we will purify the mind from obstructive states. During the middle watch of the night, we will lie down on our right side in the lion's posture, placing one foot on the other, mindful and clearly comprehending, having fixed in mind the thought of rising. During the last watch of the night, having arisen, by walking and sitting, we will purify the mind from obstructive states.' Thus, monks, you should train. It might be, monks, that you think thus: 'We are endowed with shame and dread, our bodily conduct is pure, our verbal conduct is pure, our mental conduct is pure, our livelihood is pure, we are guarded in our senses, moderate in eating, devoted to wakefulness; enough is this much, done is this much, the goal of recluseship is attained by us, there is nothing further for us to do.' And you might be content with just that much. I declare to you, monks, I make known to you, monks – 'May your goal of recluseship for those who seek, the goal of recluseship would decline while there is further to be done. 424. And what, monks, is further to be done? 'We will be endowed with mindfulness and clear comprehension; acting with clear comprehension when going forward and returning; acting with clear comprehension when looking ahead and looking around; acting with clear comprehension when bending and stretching; acting with clear comprehension when wearing robes, carrying bowl and robes; acting with clear comprehension when eating, drinking, chewing, tasting; acting with clear comprehension when defecating and urinating; acting with clear comprehension when walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, waking, speaking, and remaining silent.' Thus, monks, you should train. It might be, monks, that you think thus: 'We are endowed with shame and dread; our bodily conduct is pure, our verbal conduct is pure, our mental conduct is pure, our livelihood is pure; we guard the doors of our senses, we are moderate in eating, we are devoted to wakefulness, we are endowed with mindfulness and clear comprehension. Enough with this, this is done, the goal of recluseship has been attained by us, there is nothing further for us to do.' And you might be content with just that. I declare to you, monks, I make known to you, monks: 'Let not, for those who seek the goal of recluseship, that goal decline while there is further to be done.' 425. And what, monks, is further to be done? Here, monks, a monk resorts to a secluded dwelling – a forest, a root of a tree, a mountain, a ravine, a hillside cave, a charnel ground, a jungle thicket, an open space, a heap of straw. Having returned from his alms round after his meal, he sits down, having folded his legs crosswise, having set his body erect, having established mindfulness in front of him. He, having abandoned covetousness for the world, dwells with a mind free from covetousness; he purifies his mind from covetousness. Having abandoned ill will and malice, he dwells with a mind free from ill will, compassionate for the welfare of all living beings; he purifies his mind from ill will and malice. Having abandoned sloth and torpor, he dwells free from sloth and torpor, perceiving light, mindful and clearly comprehending; he purifies his mind from sloth and torpor. cleanses his mind; having abandoned restlessness and remorse, he dwells without agitation, his mind inwardly calmed, he cleanses his mind from restlessness and remorse; having abandoned doubt, he dwells having crossed over doubt, without wavering in wholesome states, he cleanses his mind from doubt. 426. “Just as, monks, a man might borrow a debt and invest it in business. Those businesses might prosper for him. He might settle the original debt and have a surplus remaining for the support of his family. He would think: ‘I formerly borrowed a debt and invested it in business; those businesses prospered for me. I settled the original debt, and I have a surplus remaining for the support of my family.’ From that, he would gain joy, he would attain gladness. “Just as, monks, a man might be sick, suffering, gravely ill, and food might not agree with him, and he might have no strength in his body. Then, at a later time, he might be freed from that sickness, and food might agree with him, and he might have some strength in his body. He would think: ‘I formerly was sick, suffering, gravely ill, and food did not agree with me, and I had no strength in my body;