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He should abandon foot-restlessness, dispel it, make an end of it, bring it to naught. He should be far from foot-restlessness, abstaining, refraining, gone forth, detached, liberated, disjoined. He should dwell with a mind free from bounds, he should move, he should wander, he should act, he should behave, he should protect, he should sustain, he should maintain. He should delight in seclusion, devoted to seclusion, committed to inner tranquility of mind, not neglecting meditation, endowed with insight, a developer of empty dwellings, a meditator, delighting in meditation, committed to solitude, one who respects the ultimate goal. Thus, a meditator is not foot-restless. He should cease from remorse, he should not be heedless. Scruples: Scruples about hands are scruples, Scruples about feet are scruples, Scruples about hands and feet are scruples, Perceiving as allowable what is not allowable, Perceiving as not allowable what is allowable, Perceiving as blameworthy what is not blameworthy, Perceiving as not blameworthy what is blameworthy, Whatever such scruple, The feeling of scruples, The state of having felt scruples, Mental regret, Mental vexation – This is called scruples. Moreover, Scruples, mental regret, mental vexation Arise from two causes: From having done, And from not having done. How do scruples, mental regret, mental vexation Arise from having done and from not having done? "I have done bodily misconduct, I have not done bodily good conduct" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have done verbal misconduct, I have not done verbal good conduct" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have done mental misconduct, I have not done mental good conduct" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have taken life, I have not abstained from taking life" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have taken what is not given, I have not abstained from taking what is not given" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have engaged in sexual misconduct, I have not abstained from sexual misconduct" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have spoken falsely, I have not abstained from false speech" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have spoken divisively, I have not abstained from divisive speech" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have spoken harshly, I have not abstained from harsh speech" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have engaged in idle chatter, I have not abstained from idle chatter" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have been covetous, I have not abstained from covetousness" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have harbored ill-will, I have not abstained from ill-will" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I have held wrong view, I have not held right view" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. Thus, from having done and from not having done, Arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. Or else, "I am not a fulfiller of the precepts" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I am not one whose sense doors are guarded" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I am not moderate in eating" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I am not devoted to wakefulness" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "I am not endowed with mindfulness and clear comprehension" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "The four foundations of mindfulness are not developed in me" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "The four right exertions are not developed in me" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "The four bases of psychic power are not developed in me" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "The five faculties are not developed in me" – Thus arise scruples, mental regret, mental vexation. "The five..." "My powers," "The seven factors of awakening are undeveloped in me," "The Noble Eightfold Path is undeveloped in me," "Suffering is not fully understood by me," "The origin is not abandoned by me," "The path is undeveloped by me," "Cessation is not realized by me" – Thus arises remorse, mental regret, mental vexation. Refrain from remorse! From remorse one should refrain, desist, abstain; one should abandon remorse, dispel it, make an end of it, bring it to naught. From remorse one should be refrained, desisted, abstained, gone forth, detached, liberated, disjoined, and dwell with a mind free from boundaries – Refrain from remorse. One should not be negligent! One should be diligent in action, persistent in action, firm in action, not of a drooping disposition, not having abandoned one's desire, not having abandoned one's burden, heedful in wholesome states. "When shall I fulfill the unfulfilled aggregate of virtue, or support the fulfilled aggregate of virtue here and there with wisdom?" That which is desire there, and effort, and enthusiasm, and zeal, and strength, and unflaggingness, and mindfulness, and clear comprehension, and ardour, and exertion, and determination, and application, and heedfulness in wholesome states. "When shall I fulfill the unfulfilled aggregate of concentration... ...the aggregate of wisdom... ...the aggregate of liberation... ...the aggregate of knowledge and vision of liberation... When shall I fully understand suffering that is not fully understood, or abandon defilements that are not abandoned, or develop the path that is undeveloped, or realize cessation that is not realized?" That which is desire there, and effort, and enthusiasm, and zeal, and strength, and unflaggingness, and mindfulness, and clear comprehension, and ardour, and exertion, and determination, and application, and heedfulness in wholesome states – Refrain from remorse, do not be negligent. Then, in seats and beds, in quiet places, a bhikkhu should dwell. "Then" means a conjunction of words... A "seat" is called that on which one sits – a couch, a chair, a cushion, a mat, a piece of hide, a grass mat, a leaf mat, a straw mat. A "bed" is called a sleeping place... a monastery, a half-gabled house, a mansion, a turreted house, a cave – that is, in seats and beds. A monk should dwell in quiet places. In quiet places, in places free from noise, in secluded places, in places where people are not, in places suitable for retreat, in such dwellings should he walk, should he move about, should he dwell, should he behave, should he conduct himself, should he maintain himself, should he pass his time, should he live – that is, in seats and and beds, in quiet places, a monk should dwell. Therefore the Blessed One said: “The meditator, not fond of company, should cease from remorse, should not be negligent; In seats and beds, in quiet places, a monk should dwell.” 161. He should not indulge in sleep, he should cultivate wakefulness, ardent; Sloth, delusion, laughter, play, sexual intercourse, with all adornment, he should abandon. He should not indulge in sleep – Having made the day and night into six parts, he should practice for five parts, he should sleep for one part – he should not indulge in sleep. He should cultivate wakefulness, ardent – Here, a monk, during the day, by walking and sitting, should purify his mind from obstructive states; during the first watch of the night, by walking and sitting, should purify his mind from obstructive states; during the middle watch of the night, he should lie down on his right side, in the lion's posture, placing one foot on the other, mindful and clearly comprehending, attending to the perception of rising; during the last watch of the night, he should rise up, and by walking and sitting, should purify his mind from obstructive states. He should cultivate wakefulness – He should cultivate wakefulness, he should practice, he should resort to, he should frequent, he should associate with, he should engage in – he should cultivate wakefulness. Ardent – Ardor is called energy. That mental exertion of energy, effort, endeavor, exertion, striving, zeal, enthusiasm, strength, steadfastness, unwavering effort, unrelinquished desire, unrelinquished burden, taking up the burden, energy, faculty of energy, power of energy, right effort. Endowed with this ardor, fully endowed, approached, fully approached, furnished, fully furnished, possessed of, he is called he should be ardent— he should practice wakefulness, ardent. Sloth, deceit, laughter, play, sexual intercourse with adornments, he should abandon. Sloth means sloth, sluggishness, the state of being sluggish, slothfulness, laziness, the state of being lazy. Deceit is called deceptive conduct. Here, someone, having committed misconduct by body… having committed misconduct by speech, by mind, for the sake of concealing it, forms an evil wish: “May they not know me!” he wishes, “May they not know me!” he resolves, “May they not know me!” he speaks, “May they not know me!” he strives with his body. Such deceitfulness, fraud, deception, trickery, disguise, evasion, concealment, thorough concealment, covering, thorough covering, non-disclosure, non-revelation, suppression of evil deeds— this is called deceit. Laughter means here someone laughs excessively, showing his teeth. For this was said by the Blessed One: “This, monks, is childish in the discipline of the noble ones, that is, excessive laughter, showing the teeth.” Play means two kinds of play: bodily play and verbal play. What is bodily play? They play with elephants, they play with horses, they play with chariots, they play with bows, they play with eight-square boards, they play with ten-square boards, they play in the air, they play on a path of circumambulation, they play with a small stick, they play with a chalk line, they play with a small ball, they play with a stick-hand,