Paṭhamasekhasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Sekhassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno appattamānasassa anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ patthayamānassa viharato ajjhattikaṁ aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bahūpakāraṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikāro. Yoniso, bhikkhave, bhikkhu manasi karonto akusalaṁ pajahati, kusalaṁ bhāvetī”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Taking into account interior factors, mendicants, I do not see a single one that is so very helpful as rational application of mind for a trainee mendicant who hasn’t achieved their heart’s desire, but lives aspiring to the supreme sanctuary from the yoke. A mendicant rationally applying the mind gives up the unskillful and develops the skillful.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Yonisomanasikāro, dhammo sekhassa bhikkhuno; Natthañño evaṁ bahukāro, uttamatthassa pattiyā; Yoniso padahaṁ bhikkhu, khayaṁ dukkhassa pāpuṇe”ti.

“There is nothing so helpful for a trainee mendicant aspiring for the ultimate goal as rational application of mind. Striving rationally, a mendicant attains the end of suffering.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Chaṭṭhaṁ.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.