[552] "Bhikkhus, there are these three sources (nidāna) for the origination of kammas. What three? Desire (chanda) arises with reference to things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust (chandarāga); desire arises with reference to things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust; desire arises with reference to things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust.
"And how, bhikkhus, does desire arise with reference to things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust? Bhikkhus, one thinks about and ponders with the mind things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust. As one thinks about and ponders with the mind things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust, desire arises. One in whom desire has arisen is fettered by those things. That lust of the mind, bhikkhus, I call a fetter. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that desire arises with reference to things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust.
"And how, bhikkhus, does desire arise with reference to things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust? Bhikkhus, one thinks about and ponders with the mind things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust. As one thinks about and ponders with the mind things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust, desire arises. One in whom desire has arisen is fettered by those things. That lust of the mind, bhikkhus, I call a fetter. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that desire arises with reference to things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust.
"And how, bhikkhus, does desire arise with reference to things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust? Bhikkhus, one thinks about and ponders with the mind things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust. As one thinks about and ponders with the mind things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust, desire arises. One in whom desire has arisen is fettered by those things. That lust of the mind, bhikkhus, I call a fetter. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that desire arises with reference to things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust. These, bhikkhus, are the three sources for the origination of kammas.
"Bhikkhus, there are these three sources for the origination of kammas. What three? Desire does not arise with reference to things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust; desire does not arise with reference to things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust; desire does not arise with reference to things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust.
"And how, bhikkhus, does desire not arise with reference to things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust? Bhikkhus, one understands the future result (vipāka) of things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust. Having known the future result, one avoids it; having avoided it, having become dispassionate toward it in mind, one sees, having pierced it through with wisdom. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that desire does not arise with reference to things of the past that are a basis for desire and lust.
"And how, bhikkhus, does desire not arise with reference to things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust? Bhikkhus, one understands the future result of things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust. Having known the future result, one avoids it; having avoided it, having become dispassionate toward it in mind, one sees, having pierced it through with wisdom. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that desire does not arise with reference to things of the future that are a basis for desire and lust.
"And how, bhikkhus, does desire not arise with reference to things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust? Bhikkhus, one understands the future result of things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust. Having known the future result, one avoids it; having avoided it, having become dispassionate toward it in mind, one sees, having pierced it through with wisdom. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that desire does not arise with reference to things of the present that are a basis for desire and lust. These, bhikkhus, are the three sources for the origination of kammas."
The Sambodhi Vagga, the first.
Its summary verse:
Before (Pubba), Human Beings (Manussa), Gratification (Assāda),
the Ascetic (Samaṇa), with Wailing (Roṇa) as fifth,
Insatiable (Atitta) and the two Peaks (Kūṭa),
and two others on Sources (Nidāna).
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The Āpāyika Vagga, the second.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.