Early Buddhism - Words of the Buddha

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Habitual engagement in wholesome and unwholesome qualities (AN 1.72, 1.73) (self.buddhadhamma)

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AN 1.72

"Bhikkhus, I do not see any other single quality that causes unarisen unwholesome qualities (unskillful actions, bad habits) to arise, or arisen wholesome qualities to decline as much as habitual engagement in unwholesome qualities and habitual non-engagement in wholesome qualities. Through habitual engagement in unwholesome qualities, bhikkhus, and habitual non-engagement in wholesome qualities, unarisen unwholesome qualities arise, and arisen wholesome qualities decline."

AN 1.73

"Bhikkhus, I do not see any other single quality that causes unarisen wholesome qualities to arise, or arisen unwholesome qualities to decline as much as habitual engagement in wholesome qualities and habitual non-engagement in unwholesome qualities. Through habitual engagement in wholesome qualities, bhikkhus, and habitual non-engagement in unwholesome qualities, unarisen wholesome qualities arise, and arisen unwholesome qualities decline."

Related Teachings:

Independently verifying and understanding the unwholesome qualities and the wholesome qualities (AN 3.66)

Eight states to observe for to verify if one has understood the true dhamma (AN 8.53) - A teaching by the Buddha on investing and independently verifying true dhamma from a dhamma that appears to be true but may not be so on close examination.

Six Qualities to Abandon To Dwell in the first jhāna (AN 6.74) - The thoughts or perceptions of sensual desire, ill-will or harm, when present, prevent for the mental quality of joy to arise in the mind.

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