The Wrong WayMicchattasutta

“Mendicants, relying on the wrong way leads to failure, not success.“Micchattaṁ, bhikkhave, āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā. And how does relying on the wrong way lead to failure, not success?Kathañca, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā? Wrong view produces wrong purpose. Wrong purpose produces wrong speech. Wrong speech produces wrong action. Wrong action produces wrong livelihood. Wrong livelihood produces wrong effort. Wrong effort produces wrong mindfulness. Wrong mindfulness produces wrong immersion. Wrong immersion produces wrong knowledge. Wrong knowledge produces wrong freedom.Micchādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, micchāsaṅkappo pahoti, micchāsaṅkappassa micchāvācā pahoti, micchāvācassa micchākammanto pahoti, micchākammantassa micchāājīvo pahoti, micchāājīvassa micchāvāyāmo pahoti, micchāvāyāmassa micchāsati pahoti, micchāsatissa micchāsamādhi pahoti, micchāsamādhissa micchāñāṇaṁ pahoti, micchāñāṇissa micchāvimutti pahoti. That’s how relying on the wrong way leads to failure, not success.Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, micchattaṁ āgamma virādhanā hoti, no ārādhanā.

Relying on the right way leads to success, not failure.Sammattaṁ, bhikkhave, āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā. And how does relying on the right way lead to success, not failure?Kathañca, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā? Right view produces right purpose. Right purpose produces right speech. Right speech produces right action. Right action produces right livelihood. Right livelihood produces right effort. Right effort produces right mindfulness. Right mindfulness produces right immersion. Right immersion produces right knowledge. Right knowledge produces right freedom.Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, sammāsaṅkappo pahoti, sammāsaṅkappassa sammāvācā pahoti, sammāvācassa sammākammanto pahoti, sammākammantassa sammāājīvo pahoti, sammāājīvassa sammāvāyāmo pahoti, sammāvāyāmassa sammāsati pahoti, sammāsatissa sammāsamādhi pahoti, sammāsamādhissa sammāñāṇaṁ pahoti, sammāñāṇissa sammāvimutti pahoti. That’s how relying on the right way leads to success, not failure.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sammattaṁ āgamma ārādhanā hoti, no virādhanā”ti.