Aṅguttara Nikāya
1. Ekakanipāta
IX. Pamādādi Vagga
Negligence and others
81. Bhikkhus, the increase of wealth is nothing in comparison to increase of wisdom. Therefore you should train, we will increase in wisdom. This is the first.
82. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to misery as negligence. Bhikkhus, negligence is misery. This is the second.
83. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as diligence. Bhikkhus, diligence is profitable. This is the third.
84. Bhikkhus, I do know of anything conducive to misery as laziness. Bhikkhus, laziness is miserable. This is the fourth.
85. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as aroused effort. Bhikkhus, aroused effort is profitable. This is the fifth.
86. Bhikkhus, I do know of anything conducive to misery as many wishes. Bhikkhus, it is miserable to have many wishes. This is the sixth.
87. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as few wishes. Bhikkhus, having few wishes is profitable. This is the seventh.
88. Bhikkhus, I do know of anything conducive to misery as dissatisfaction. Bhikkhus, dissatisfaction is miserable. This is the eighth.
89. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as satisfaction. Bhikkhus, satisfaction is profitable. This is the nineth.
90. Bhikkhus, I do know of anything conducive to misery as unwise thinking. Bhikkhus, it is miserable to think unwisely. This is the tenth.
91. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as wise thinking. Bhikkhus, wise thinking is profitable. This is the eleventh.
92. Bhikkhus, I do know of anything conducive to misery as lack of awareness. Bhikkhus, it is miserable to lack awareness. This is the twelfth.
93. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as right awareness. Bhikkhus, right awareness is profitable. This is the thirteenth.
94. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to misery as evil companions. Bhikkhus, evil companionship is miserable. This is the fourteenth.
95. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as good companions. Bhikkhus, good companionship is profitable. This is the fifteenth.
96. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to misery as attention to demerit and non attention to merit. Bhikkhus, attentioon to demerit and non attention of merit is miserable. This is the sixteenth.
97. Bhikkhus, I do not know of anything conducive to the profitable as attention to merit and non attention to demerit. . Bhikkhus, attention to merit and non attention to demerit is profitable. This is the seventeenth.
