[1013] Therein, which are the eight grounds of laziness (kusītavatthu)?
Here a bhikkhu has work to do. He thinks: "I shall have work to do; but while I am doing the work my body will become tired. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy (viriya) for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the first ground of laziness.
Furthermore, a bhikkhu has done work. He thinks: "I have done work; but while I was doing the work my body became tired. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the second ground of laziness.
Furthermore, a bhikkhu has a journey to make. He thinks: "I shall have a journey to make; but while I am making the journey my body will become tired. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the third ground of laziness.
Furthermore, a bhikkhu has made a journey. He thinks: "I have made a journey; but while I was making the journey my body became tired. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the fourth ground of laziness.
Furthermore, a bhikkhu, walking for alms in a village or town, does not get his fill of food, whether coarse or fine, as much as he needs. He thinks: "Walking for alms in a village or town, I did not get my fill of food, whether coarse or fine, as much as I need; my body is tired and unfit for work. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the fifth ground of laziness.
Furthermore, a bhikkhu, walking for alms in a village or town, gets his fill of food, whether coarse or fine, as much as he needs. He thinks: "Walking for alms in a village or town, I got my fill of food, whether coarse or fine, as much as I need; my body is heavy and unfit for work — like a load of soaked beans, I think. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the sixth ground of laziness.
Furthermore, a slight illness has arisen in a bhikkhu. He thinks: "This slight illness has arisen in me; it is fitting to lie down. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the seventh ground of laziness.
Furthermore, a bhikkhu has recovered from sickness, being not long recovered from his illness. He thinks: "I have recovered from sickness, being not long recovered from my illness; my body is weak and unfit for work. Come now, let me lie down." He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what has not been attained, for the achieving of what has not been achieved, for the realizing of what has not been realized. This is the eighth ground of laziness.
These are the eight grounds of laziness.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.