Itivuttaka 88

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88. Antaramalasuttam (Insider Stains/Enemies)

This was said by the Lord Buddha(Bhagavata), said by the Arahant, so I have heard:

“Monks, there are these three inner stains, insider enemies, insider foes, inside murderers, inside adversaries. Which three? Greed is an insider stain, insider enemy, insider foe, insider murderer, insider adversary. Aversion is an insider stain.Delusion is an insider stain, insider enemy, insider foe, insider murderer, insider adversary. These are the three inside stains, inside enemies, inside foes, inside murderers,

inside adversaries.”

Greed causes harm. Greed provokes the mind. People don’t realize it as a danger born from within. A person, when greedy, doesn’t know his own welfare; when greedy, doesn’t see Dhamma. Overcome with greed, he’s in the dark, blind. But when one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him— like a drop of water off a lotus leaf. <p style="text-align:center;">Aversion causes harm. <p style="text-align:center;">Aversion provokes the mind. <p style="text-align:center;">People don’t realize it <p style="text-align:center;">as a danger born from within. <p style="text-align:center;">A person, when aversive, <p style="text-align:center;">doesn’t know his own welfare; <p style="text-align:center;">when aversive, <p style="text-align:center;">doesn’t see Dhamma. <p style="text-align:center;">Overcome with aversion <p style="text-align:center;">he’s in the dark, blind. <p style="text-align:center;">But when one, abandoning aversion, <p style="text-align:center;">feels no aversion <p style="text-align:center;">for what would merit aversion, <p style="text-align:center;">aversion drops away from him— <p style="text-align:center;">like a palm leaf from its stem. <p style="text-align:center;">Delusion causes harm. <p style="text-align:center;">Delusion provokes the mind. <p style="text-align:center;">People don’t realize it <p style="text-align:center;">as a danger born from within. <p style="text-align:center;">A person, when deluded, <p style="text-align:center;">doesn’t know his own welfare; <p style="text-align:center;">when deluded, <p style="text-align:center;">doesn’t see Dhamma. <p style="text-align:center;">Overcome with delusion <p style="text-align:center;">he’s in the dark, blind. <p style="text-align:center;">But when one, abandoning delusion, <p style="text-align:center;">feels no delusion <p style="text-align:center;">for what would merit delusion, <p style="text-align:center;">he disperses all delusion— <p style="text-align:center;">as the rising of the sun, the dark.