Bad Principles (1st)Paṭhamaadhammasutta

“Mendicants, you should know bad principles with bad results.“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo anattho ca; And you should know good principles with good results.dhammo ca veditabbo attho ca. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.Adhammañca viditvā anatthañca, dhammañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ.

And what are bad principles with bad results?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo ca anattho ca? Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.Micchādiṭṭhi, micchāsaṅkappo, micchāvācā, micchākammanto, micchāājīvo, micchāvāyāmo, micchāsati, micchāsamādhi, micchāñāṇaṁ, micchāvimutti— These are called bad principles with bad results.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhammo ca anattho ca.

And what are good principles with good results?Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dhammo ca attho ca? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi, sammāñāṇaṁ, sammāvimutti— These are called good principles with good results.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhammo ca attho ca.

‘You should know bad principles with bad results.‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo anattho ca; And you should know good principles with good results.dhammo ca veditabbo attho ca. Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’Adhammañca viditvā anatthañca, dhammañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti, That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.”iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.