Aratisutta
Discontent
“Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā.
“Mendicants, there are these three things.
Katame tayo?
What three?
Arati, vihiṁsā, adhammacariyā.
Discontent, cruelty, and unprincipled conduct.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā.
These are the three things.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā.
To give up these three things you should develop three things.
Katame tayo?
What three?
Aratiyā pahānāya muditā bhāvetabbā, vihiṁsāya pahānāya avihiṁsā bhāvetabbā, adhammacariyāya pahānāya dhammacariyā bhāvetabbā.
You should develop rejoicing to give up discontent, harmlessness to give up cruelty, and principled conduct to give up unprincipled conduct.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
These are the three things you should develop to give up those three things.”
