..续本文上一页he would like for his fill. The thought occurs to him: ”I, having gone for alms in a village or town, have not gotten as much coarse or refined food as I would like for my fill. This body of mine is tired & unsuitable for work. Why don”t I lie down

　　” So he lies down. He doesn”t make an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized. This is the fifth grounds for laziness.

　　"Then there is the case where a monk, having gone for alms in a village or town, gets as much coarse or refined food as he would like for his fill. The thought occurs to him: ”I, having gone for alms in a village or town, have gotten as much coarse or refined food as I would like for my fill. This body of mine is heavy & unsuitable for work — stuffed with beans, as it were. Why don”t I lie down

　　” So he lies down. He doesn”t make an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized. This is the sixth grounds for laziness.

　　"Then there is the case where a monk comes down with a slight illness. The thought occurs to him: ”I have come down with a slight illness. There”s a need to lie down.” So he lies down. He doesn”t make an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized. This is the seventh grounds for laziness.

　　"Then there is the case where a monk has recovered from his illness, not long after his recovery. The thought occurs to him: ”I have recovered from my illness. It”s not long after my recovery. This body of mine is weak & unsuitable for work. Why don”t I lie down

　　” So he lies down. He doesn”t make an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized. This is the eighth grounds for laziness.

　　"These are the eight grounds for laziness.

　　"There are these eight grounds for the arousal of energy. Which eight

　　"There is the case where a monk has some work to do. The thought occurs to him: ”I will have to do this work. But when I am doing this work, it will not be easy to attend to the Buddha”s message. Why don”t I make an effort beforehand for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized

　　” So he makes an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized. This is the first grounds for the arousal of energy.

　　"Then there is the case where a monk has done some work. The thought occurs to him: ”I have done some work. While I was doing work, I couldn”t attend to the Buddha”s message. Why don”t I make an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized

　　” So he makes an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized. This is the second grounds for the arousal of energy.

　　"Then there is the case where a monk has to go on a journey. The thought occurs to him: ”I will have to go on this journey. But when I am going on the journey, it will not be easy to attend to the Buddha”s message. Why don”t I make an effort beforehand for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized

　　” So he makes an effort for the attaining of the as-yet-unattained, the reaching of the as-yet-unreached, the realization of the as-yet-unrealized. This is the third grounds for the arousal of energy.

　　"Then there is the case where a monk has gone on a journey. The thought occurs to him: ”…

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