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I will not leave the hut, I will not leave the gabled house, I will not leave the watchtower, I will not leave the upper story, I will not leave the elevated platform, I will not leave the service hall, I will not leave the pavilion, I will not leave the foot of a tree, until my mind is liberated from the defilements without clinging." He sets his mind, he exerts himself. Such an undertaking of energy is also called a vow, not virtue. "In this very forenoon, I will bring forth, I will gather, I will attain, I will experience, I will realize the noble Dhamma." He sets his mind He takes up, he exerts. Such an undertaking of energy is called a vow, not a virtue. "At this very midday, at evening time, before meal, after meal, in the first watch, in the middle watch, in the last watch, in the dark half, in the bright half, in the rainy season, in winter, in summer, in the first stage of life, in the middle stage of life, in the last stage of life, I will bring forth, I will gather, I will attain, I will touch, I will realize the noble Dhamma"— he uplifts his mind, he exerts. Such an undertaking of energy is called a vow, not a virtue. "Jantu" means a being, a man, a human, a person, an individual, a living being, a creature, a 'jantu', an 'indagu', a 'manuja'— that creature who has his own virtues and vows. Unasked, he proclaims to others. "To others" means to others, to khattiyas, to brahmins, to vessas, to suddas, to householders, to renunciants, to devas, to humans. "Unasked" means not asked, not questioned, not requested, not invited, not entreated. "Proclaims" means he proclaims his own virtue, or vow, or virtue-and-vow. "I am endowed with virtue," or "endowed with vows," or "endowed with virtues and vows," or by birth, or by clan, or by being of good family, or by beauty of complexion, or by wealth, or by study, or by profession, or by craft, or by field of knowledge, or by learning, or by ready wit, or by some other thing or other, "I have gone forth from a high family," or "from a great family," or "from a family of great wealth," or "from a family of abundant wealth," or "I am known and famous among householders and renunciants," or "I am a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, medicines for the sick, and requisites," or "I am a master of the suttas," or "a master of the Vinaya," or "a Dhamma speaker," or "a forest dweller," or "an alms-round practitioner," or "a rag-robe wearer," or "a three-robe wearer," or "a continuous alms-round practitioner," or "one who eats only once a day," or "a sitter," or "one who accepts whatever lodging is offered," or of the first jhana... He is an obtainer (of the first jhana), or an obtainer of the second jhana, or an obtainer of the third jhana, or an obtainer of the fourth jhana, or an obtainer of the attainment of the sphere of infinite space, or an obtainer of the attainment of the sphere of infinite consciousness, or an obtainer of the attainment of the sphere of nothingness, or an obtainer of the attainment of the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception. He declares, he speaks, he says, he explains, he expresses to others without being asked. The skilled ones call that an ignoble practice. Skilled ones are those skilled in aggregates, skilled in elements, skilled in sense bases, skilled in dependent origination, skilled in foundations of mindfulness, skilled in right exertions, skilled in bases of psychic power, skilled in faculties, skilled in powers, skilled in factors of awakening, skilled in the path, skilled in the fruits, skilled in Nibbana. Those skilled ones said thus: "This is the practice of the ignoble, not the practice of the noble; this is the practice of the foolish, not the practice of the wise; this is the practice of the bad, not the practice of the good." Thus they said, thus they spoke, thus they declared, thus they explained, thus they expressed: The skilled ones call that an ignoble practice. Who himself speaks of himself. "Ātumā" is called "self." He himself speaks, he himself declares himself: "I am endowed with virtue, or endowed with vows, or endowed with virtue and vows, or by birth, or by clan, or by family lineage, or by beauty of complexion, or by wealth, or by study, or by profession, or by craft, or by knowledge, or by learning, or by quick wit, or by some other thing. Or I have gone forth from a high family, or from a great family, or from a wealthy family, or from a very wealthy family. Or I am known and famous among householders and monastics. Or I am an obtainer of robes, almsfood, lodgings, medicines for the sick, and requisites. Or I am a master of the suttas, or a master of the Vinaya, or a Dhamma speaker, or a forest dweller, or an alms-round practitioner, or a rag-robe wearer, or a three-robe wearer, or one who goes on continuous alms-round, or... or "I am one who eats once a day," or "I am one who practices the sitting posture," or "I am one who uses whatever bedding is spread," or "I am an obtainer of the first jhana," or "I am an obtainer of the second jhana," or "I am an obtainer of the third jhana," or "I am an obtainer of the fourth jhana," or "I am an obtainer of the attainment of the dimension of infinite space," or "I am an obtainer of the attainment of the dimension of infinite consciousness," Having abandoned both non-existence and existence, accomplished, with rebirth exhausted, is that monk." or "I am an obtainer of the attainment of the dimension of nothingness," or "I am an obtainer of the attainment of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception" – he speaks, declares, states, reveals, expresses – he who praises himself. Therefore the Blessed One said: "That being who his own virtues, Unasked, to others declares; The skilled call that ignoble conduct, He who praises himself." And the peaceful monk, with self extinguished, Stands firm in virtues, not praising himself; The skilled call that noble conduct, For whom there is no conceit anywhere in the world. "And the peaceful monk, with self extinguished." "Peaceful" means: peaceful through the calming of lust, peaceful through the calming of hatred, peaceful through the calming of delusion, of anger... of resentment... of denigration... of rivalry... of envy... of avarice... of deceit... of craftiness... of stubbornness... of presumption... of conceit... of arrogance... of intoxication... of heedlessness... of all defilements... of all misconduct... of all torments... of all fevers... of all distresses... of all unwholesome volitional formations because they are calmed, settled, tranquilized, extinguished, cooled, gone, subsided. Thus peaceful, calmed, tranquilized, cooled, subsided – peaceful. "Monk" means: a monk because seven things are broken – self-identity view is broken, doubt is broken, adherence to rites and rituals is broken, lust is broken, hatred is broken, delusion is broken, conceit is broken. Broken for him are evil, unwholesome states, defiling, leading to renewed existence. accompanied by suffering, having painful results, leading in the future to birth, old age, and death. ‘‘By the path made by oneself, Gone to final Nibbāna, with doubts dispelled; Having abandoned both non-existence and existence, Having lived the holy life, with rebirth exhausted, that is a monk.’’ And the peaceful monk is one whose self is utterly cooled, because lust is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because hatred is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because delusion is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because anger is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because resentment is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because denigration is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because hypocrisy is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because envy is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because avarice is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because deceit is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because craftiness is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because stubbornness is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because arrogance is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because conceit is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because excessive pride is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because intoxication is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because heedlessness is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because all defilements are extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because all misconduct is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because all distress is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because all feverishness is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because all torment is extinguished, his self is utterly cooled; because all unwholesome volitional formations are extinguished, his self is utterly cooled – thus, the peaceful monk is one whose self is utterly cooled. "He does not boast about his virtues." "Itihanti" means word-junction, word-connection, word-fullness, letter-combination, consonant-smoothness, word-sequence – "itihanti". "Not boasting in virtues." Here, some person is a boaster, a self-praiser. He boasts, he praises himself. "I am endowed with virtue," or "I am endowed with observances," or "I am endowed with virtues and observances," or by birth, or by clan, or by being a son of a good family, or by beauty of complexion, or by wealth, or by great wealth, or by great possessions, or by being learned, or by being skilled, or by being an obtainer of the first jhāna, or of the second jhāna, or of the third jhāna, or of the fourth jhāna, or of the attainment of the sphere of infinite space, or of the attainment of the sphere of infinite consciousness, or of the attainment of the sphere of nothingness, or of the attainment of neither-perception-nor-non-perception – he boasts, he praises himself. Thus, he does not boast, he does not praise himself.