[11] Bhikkhus, if while a bhikkhu is walking there arises in him a thought of sensuality (kāmavitakka), a thought of ill will (byāpādavitakka), or a thought of harming (vihiṃsāvitakka), and the bhikkhu tolerates it, does not abandon it, does not dispel it, does not put an end to it, does not send it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while walking is called one who is not ardent (anātāpī), without moral dread, constantly and continually lazy and of inferior energy. If while a bhikkhu is standing there arises in him a thought of sensuality, a thought of ill will, or a thought of harming, and the bhikkhu tolerates it, does not abandon it, does not dispel it, does not put an end to it, does not send it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while standing is called one who is not ardent, without moral dread, constantly and continually lazy and of inferior energy. If while a bhikkhu is sitting there arises in him a thought of sensuality, a thought of ill will, or a thought of harming, and the bhikkhu tolerates it, does not abandon it, does not dispel it, does not put an end to it, does not send it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while sitting is called one who is not ardent, without moral dread, constantly and continually lazy and of inferior energy. If while a bhikkhu is lying down awake there arises in him a thought of sensuality, a thought of ill will, or a thought of harming, and the bhikkhu tolerates it, does not abandon it, does not dispel it, does not put an end to it, does not send it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while lying down awake is called one who is not ardent, without moral dread, constantly and continually lazy and of inferior energy.
But, bhikkhus, if while a bhikkhu is walking there arises in him a thought of sensuality, a thought of ill will, or a thought of harming, and the bhikkhu does not tolerate it, but abandons it, dispels it, puts an end to it, and sends it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while walking is called ardent, possessed of moral dread, constantly and continually of aroused energy and resolute. If while a bhikkhu is standing there arises in him a thought of sensuality, a thought of ill will, or a thought of harming, and the bhikkhu does not tolerate it, but abandons it, dispels it, puts an end to it, and sends it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while standing is called ardent, possessed of moral dread, constantly and continually of aroused energy and resolute. If while a bhikkhu is sitting there arises in him a thought of sensuality, a thought of ill will, or a thought of harming, and the bhikkhu does not tolerate it, but abandons it, dispels it, puts an end to it, and sends it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while sitting is called ardent, possessed of moral dread, constantly and continually of aroused energy and resolute. If while a bhikkhu is lying down awake there arises in him a thought of sensuality, a thought of ill will, or a thought of harming, and the bhikkhu does not tolerate it, but abandons it, dispels it, puts an end to it, and sends it to non-existence, then a bhikkhu who is such even while lying down awake is called ardent, possessed of moral dread, constantly and continually of aroused energy and resolute.
Whether walking or standing,
sitting or lying down,
one who thinks an evil thought
connected with the household life —
such a one has entered upon a wrong path,
infatuated with things that breed delusion;
a bhikkhu such as this is incapable
of touching the supreme awakening (sambodhi).
But whether walking or standing,
sitting or lying down,
one who has stilled such thought,
delighting in the stilling of thoughts —
a bhikkhu such as this is capable
of touching the supreme awakening.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.