[225] Herein, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I one of evil wishes, gone under the sway of evil wishes?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am one of evil wishes, gone under the sway of evil wishes,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not one of evil wishes, not gone under the sway of evil wishes,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture (pīti) and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Do I exalt myself and disparage others?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I do exalt myself and disparage others,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I do not exalt myself and do not disparage others,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I irritable, overcome by anger?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am irritable, overcome by anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not irritable, not overcome by anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I irritable, and resentful because of anger?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am irritable, and resentful because of anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not irritable, not resentful because of anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I irritable, and suspicious because of anger?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am irritable, and suspicious because of anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not irritable, not suspicious because of anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I irritable, one who utters speech bordering on anger?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am irritable, one who utters speech bordering on anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not irritable, not one who utters speech bordering on anger,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'When reproved, do I oppose the one who reproves me?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do oppose the one who reproves me,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do not oppose the one who reproves me,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'When reproved, do I disparage the one who reproves me?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do disparage the one who reproves me,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do not disparage the one who reproves me,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'When reproved, do I make counter-charges against the one who reproves me?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do make counter-charges against the one who reproves me,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do not make counter-charges against the one who reproves me,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'When reproved, do I evade the matter by turning one thing to another, lead the talk aside to an outside subject, and display anger, hatred, and displeasure?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do evade the matter by turning one thing to another, lead the talk aside to an outside subject, and display anger, hatred, and displeasure,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do not evade the matter by turning one thing to another, do not lead the talk aside to an outside subject, and do not display anger, hatred, and displeasure,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'When reproved, do I fail to give an account of my conduct?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do fail to give an account of my conduct,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'When reproved, I do not fail to give an account of my conduct,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I denigrating and domineering?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am denigrating and domineering,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not denigrating and not domineering,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I envious and stingy?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am envious and stingy,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not envious and not stingy,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I crafty and deceitful?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am crafty and deceitful,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not crafty and not deceitful,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Am I obstinate and arrogant?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am obstinate and arrogant,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I am not obstinate and not arrogant,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu should reflect upon himself by himself thus: 'Do I adhere to my own views, hold on to them tenaciously, and relinquish them with difficulty?' If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I do adhere to my own views, hold on to them tenaciously, and relinquish them with difficulty,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of those same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu knows thus: 'I do not adhere to my own views, do not hold on to them tenaciously, and relinquish them easily,' then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
If, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu sees all these evil, unwholesome states as unabandoned in himself, then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of all these same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu sees all these evil, unwholesome states as abandoned in himself, then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states.
Just as, friends, a woman or a man, young, youthful, fond of adornment, reviewing the image of his or her own face in a pure, bright mirror or in a bowl of clear water, if he sees dust or a blemish there, strives to remove that very dust or blemish; but if he does not see dust or a blemish there, is pleased on that very account: 'It is a gain for me indeed! It is pure for me indeed!' — even so, friends, if, while reflecting, a bhikkhu sees all these evil, unwholesome states as unabandoned in himself, then, friends, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of all these same evil, unwholesome states. But if, friends, while reflecting, a bhikkhu sees all these evil, unwholesome states as abandoned in himself, then, friends, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture and gladness, training day and night in wholesome states."
Thus spoke the venerable Mahāmoggallāna. Satisfied, those bhikkhus rejoiced in the venerable Mahāmoggallāna's words.
The Anumāna Sutta, the fifth, is ended.
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Cetokhīla Sutta
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.