Linked Discourses 45.32 4. Practice Practice (2nd) (SN45.32)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Micchāpaṭipannañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sammāpaṭipannañca.

“Mendicants, I will teach you one practicing wrongly and one practicing rightly.

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Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

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Katamo ca, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipanno?

And who is practicing wrongly?

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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti …pe… micchāsamādhi—

It’s someone who has wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.

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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, micchāpaṭipanno.

This is called one practicing wrongly.

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Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipanno?

And who is practicing rightly?

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Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti …pe… sammāsamādhi—

It’s someone who has right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāpaṭipanno”ti.

This is called one practicing rightly.”

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Dutiyaṁ.