[11] The Blessed One said this: "Bhikkhus, I say that the destruction of the taints (āsava) is for one who knows, for one who sees; not for one who does not know, not for one who does not see. And knowing what, bhikkhus, seeing what, is there the destruction of the taints? Wise attention (yoniso manasikāra) and unwise attention. Bhikkhus, for one attending unwisely, taints that have not yet arisen arise, and taints that have arisen increase. And, bhikkhus, for one attending wisely, taints that have not yet arisen do not arise, and taints that have arisen are abandoned.
Bhikkhus, there are taints to be abandoned by seeing; there are taints to be abandoned by restraint; there are taints to be abandoned by using; there are taints to be abandoned by enduring; there are taints to be abandoned by avoiding; there are taints to be abandoned by dispelling; there are taints to be abandoned by developing."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.