[224] Therein, friends, a bhikkhu should make inference about himself by himself thus: 'The person who has evil wishes and has come under the sway of evil wishes — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to have evil wishes and come under the sway of evil wishes, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind (citta): 'I shall not have evil wishes, I shall not come under the sway of evil wishes.'
'The person who extols himself and disparages others — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to extol myself and disparage others, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not extol myself, I shall not disparage others.'
'The person who is prone to anger and is overcome by anger — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be prone to anger and overcome by anger, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be prone to anger, I shall not be overcome by anger.'
'The person who is prone to anger and, because of anger, is resentful — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be prone to anger and, because of anger, resentful, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be prone to anger, I shall not be resentful because of anger.'
'The person who is prone to anger and, because of anger, is given to suspicion — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be prone to anger and, because of anger, given to suspicion, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be prone to anger, I shall not be given to suspicion because of anger.'
'The person who is prone to anger and utters words bordering on anger — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be prone to anger and utter words bordering on anger, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be prone to anger, I shall not utter words bordering on anger.'
'The person who, when reproved by a reprover, opposes the reprover in return — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I, when reproved by a reprover, were to oppose the reprover in return, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'When reproved by a reprover, I shall not oppose the reprover in return.'
'The person who, when reproved by a reprover, denigrates the reprover — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I, when reproved by a reprover, were to denigrate the reprover, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'When reproved by a reprover, I shall not denigrate the reprover.'
'The person who, when reproved by a reprover, turns the accusation back upon the reprover — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I, when reproved by a reprover, were to turn the accusation back upon the reprover, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'When reproved by a reprover, I shall not turn the accusation back upon the reprover.'
'The person who, when reproved by a reprover, evades the question with something irrelevant, leads the talk aside to an outside matter, and displays anger, hatred, and displeasure — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I, when reproved by a reprover, were to evade the question with something irrelevant, lead the talk aside to an outside matter, and display anger, hatred, and displeasure, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'When reproved by a reprover, I shall not evade the question with something irrelevant, I shall not lead the talk aside to an outside matter, I shall not display anger, hatred, and displeasure.'
'The person who, when reproved by a reprover, fails to account for his conduct — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I, when reproved by a reprover, were to fail to account for my conduct, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'When reproved by a reprover, I shall not fail to account for my conduct.'
'The person who is contemptuous and domineering — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be contemptuous and domineering, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be contemptuous, I shall not be domineering.'
'The person who is envious and miserly — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be envious and miserly, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be envious, I shall not be miserly.'
'The person who is crafty and deceitful — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be crafty and deceitful, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be crafty, I shall not be deceitful.'
'The person who is obstinate and arrogant — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to be obstinate and arrogant, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not be obstinate, I shall not be arrogant.'
'The person who adheres to his own views, holds them tenaciously, and relinquishes them with difficulty — this person is displeasing and disagreeable to me; and if I too were to adhere to my own views, hold them tenaciously, and relinquish them with difficulty, I should be displeasing and disagreeable to others.' Friends, a bhikkhu who knows this should arouse this state of mind: 'I shall not adhere to my own views, I shall not hold them tenaciously, and I shall relinquish them easily.'
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.