[291] 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 does not tolerate it, but abandons it, dispels it, makes an end of it, and brings it to non-existence, then, bhikkhus, even while walking a bhikkhu who is such is called "ardent (ātāpī), possessed of moral dread (ottappa), constantly and continuously with energy (vīriya) aroused, and resolute." Bhikkhus, 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, makes an end of it, and brings it to non-existence, then, bhikkhus, even while standing a bhikkhu who is such is called "ardent, possessed of moral dread, constantly and continuously with energy aroused, and resolute." Bhikkhus, 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 if, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu does not tolerate it, but abandons it, dispels it, makes an end of it, and brings it to non-existence, then, bhikkhus, even while sitting a bhikkhu who is such is called "ardent, possessed of moral dread, constantly and continuously with energy aroused, and resolute." Bhikkhus, 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, makes an end of it, and brings it to non-existence, then, bhikkhus, even while lying down a bhikkhu who is awake and is such is called "ardent, possessed of moral dread, constantly and continuously with energy aroused, and resolute."
Whether walking or standing,
sitting or lying down,
whoever thinks an evil thought
connected with the household life —
he has entered upon a wrong path,
infatuated with delusive things;
such a bhikkhu is incapable
of touching supreme awakening (sambodhi).
But whoever, whether walking or standing,
sitting or lying down,
has stilled thought and delights
in the stilling of thought —
such a bhikkhu is capable
of touching supreme awakening.
The Eleventh.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.