[63] **"What one would reproach oneself for, that he does not do"** — "What" (yad) means: whatever one reproaches by oneself. One reproaches oneself for two reasons: because of what has been done and because of what has not been done.
How does one reproach oneself because of what has been done and because of what has not been done? One reproaches oneself thus: "Bodily misconduct (kāyaduccarita) has been done by me; bodily good conduct has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Verbal misconduct has been done by me; verbal good conduct has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Mental misconduct has been done by me; mental good conduct has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The destruction of life (pāṇātipāta) has been done by me; abstention from the destruction of life has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The taking of what is not given (adinnādāna) has been done by me; abstention from the taking of what is not given has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Sexual misconduct (kāmesu micchācāra) has been done by me; abstention from sexual misconduct has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "False speech (musāvāda) has been done by me; abstention from false speech has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Divisive speech (pisuṇā vācā) has been done by me; abstention from divisive speech has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Harsh speech (pharusā vācā) has been done by me; abstention from harsh speech has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Frivolous talk (samphappalāpa) has been done by me; abstention from frivolous talk has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Covetousness (abhijjhā) has been done by me; non-covetousness has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Ill will (byāpāda) has been done by me; non-ill will has not been done by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Wrong view (micchādiṭṭhi) has been done by me; right view has not been done by me." Thus one reproaches oneself because of what has been done and because of what has not been done.
Or else, one reproaches oneself thus: "I am not one who fulfills the virtues." One reproaches oneself thus: "I am unguarded as to the doors of the sense faculties (indriya)." One reproaches oneself thus: "I do not know moderation in eating." One reproaches oneself thus: "I am not devoted to wakefulness." One reproaches oneself thus: "I am not endowed with mindfulness and clear comprehension (sati-sampajañña)." One reproaches oneself thus: "The four establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) have not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The four right strivings (sammappadhāna) have not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The four bases of spiritual power (iddhipāda) have not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The five faculties have not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The five powers (bala) have not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The seven factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga) have not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The noble eightfold path (magga) has not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Suffering (dukkha) has not been fully understood by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The origin (samudaya) has not been abandoned by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "The path has not been developed by me." One reproaches oneself thus: "Cessation (nirodha) has not been realized by me." Thus one reproaches oneself because of what has been done and because of what has not been done. Not doing kamma that is thus self-reproachable — not generating it, not causing it to be generated, not producing it, not causing it to be produced — this is "What one would reproach oneself for, that he does not do."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.