[238] Bhikkhus, these four kinds of action (kamma) have been proclaimed by me after realizing them for myself with direct knowledge (abhiññā). What four? There is, bhikkhus, action that is dark with dark result; there is, bhikkhus, action that is bright with bright result; there is, bhikkhus, action that is dark-and-bright with dark-and-bright result; there is, bhikkhus, action that is neither dark nor bright, with neither-dark-nor-bright result, which leads to the destruction of action.
And what, bhikkhus, is action that is dark with dark result? Here, bhikkhus, someone generates an afflictive bodily formation (kāyasaṅkhāra) … This, bhikkhus, is called action that is dark with dark result.
And what, bhikkhus, is action that is bright with bright result? Here, bhikkhus, someone generates a non-afflictive bodily formation … This, bhikkhus, is called action that is bright with bright result.
And what, bhikkhus, is action that is dark-and-bright with dark-and-bright result? Here, bhikkhus, someone generates a bodily formation that is both afflictive and non-afflictive … This, bhikkhus, is called action that is dark-and-bright with dark-and-bright result.
And what, bhikkhus, is action that is neither dark nor bright, with neither-dark-nor-bright result, which leads to the destruction of action? The awakening factor of mindfulness, the awakening factor of investigation of dhammas, the awakening factor of energy, the awakening factor of rapture, the awakening factor of tranquility, the awakening factor of concentration (samādhi), the awakening factor of equanimity — this, bhikkhus, is called action that is neither dark nor bright, with neither-dark-nor-bright result, which leads to the destruction of action.
These, bhikkhus, are the four kinds of action that have been proclaimed by me after realizing them for myself with direct knowledge.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.