अकुसलं, भिक्खवे, पजहथ। (Abandon what is unskillful, monks)

‘‘अकुसलं, भिक्खवे, पजहथ। सक्‍का, भिक्खवे, अकुसलं पजहितुं। नो चेदं [नो चेतं (स्या॰ कं॰ पी॰ क॰) सं॰ नि॰ ३.२८ पस्सितब्बं], भिक्खवे, सक्‍का अभविस्स अकुसलं पजहितुं, नाहं एवं वदेय्यं – ‘अकुसलं, भिक्खवे, पजहथा’ति। यस्मा च खो, भिक्खवे, सक्‍का अकुसलं पजहितुं तस्माहं एवं वदामि – ‘अकुसलं, भिक्खवे, पजहथा’ति। अकुसलञ्‍च हिदं, भिक्खवे [अकुसलं भिक्खवे (क॰)], पहीनं अहिताय दुक्खाय संवत्तेय्य नाहं एवं वदेय्यं – ‘अकुसलं, भिक्खवे, पजहथा’ति। यस्मा च खो, भिक्खवे, अकुसलं पहीनं हिताय सुखाय संवत्तति तस्माहं एवं वदामि – ‘अकुसलं , भिक्खवे, पजहथा’’’ति।

‘‘कुसलं , भिक्खवे, भावेथ। सक्‍का, भिक्खवे, कुसलं भावेतुं। नो चेदं, भिक्खवे, सक्‍का अभविस्स कुसलं भावेतुं, नाहं एवं वदेय्यं – ‘कुसलं, भिक्खवे, भावेथा’ति। यस्मा च खो, भिक्खवे, सक्‍का कुसलं भावेतुं तस्माहं एवं वदामि – ‘कुसलं, भिक्खवे, भावेथा’ति। कुसलञ्‍च हिदं, भिक्खवे, भावितं अहिताय दुक्खाय संवत्तेय्य, नाहं एवं वदेय्यं – ‘कुसलं, भिक्खवे, भावेथा’ति। यस्मा च खो, भिक्खवे, कुसलं भावितं हिताय सुखाय संवत्तति तस्माहं एवं वदामि – ‘कुसलं, भिक्खवे, भावेथा’’’

"Abandon what is unskillful, monks. It is possible to abandon what is unskillful. If it were not possible to abandon what is unskillful, I would not say to you, 'Abandon what is unskillful.' But because it is possible to abandon what is unskillful, I say to you, 'Abandon what is unskillful.' If this abandoning of what is unskillful were conducive to harm and pain, I would not say to you, 'Abandon what is unskillful.' But because this abandoning of what is unskillful is conducive to benefit and pleasure, I say to you, 'Abandon what is unskillful.'
"Develop what is skillful, monks. It is possible to develop what is skillful. If it were not possible to develop what is skillful, I would not say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.' But because it is possible to develop what is skillful, I say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.' If this development of what is skillful were conducive to harm and pain, I would not say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.' But because this development of what is skillful is conducive to benefit and pleasure, I say to you, 'Develop what is skillful.'"

Buddha