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101<br />

2 Sammà-kammanta<br />

The right action here means the bodily action which is abstinence<br />

from:<br />

1 Pànàtipàtà – killing<br />

2 Adinnàdànà – stealing<br />

3 Kàmesu-micchàcàrà – sexual misconduct<br />

Again when one is in the situation about to commit one of<br />

the above immoral actions, and one abstains from committing it,<br />

then one acquires sammà-kammanta at the moment of abstinence.<br />

3 Sammà-àjãva<br />

The right livelihood means abstaining from a livelihood that<br />

brings harm to other beings, such as trading in arms, living<br />

beings, intoxicating drinks and poison as well as slaughtering,<br />

fishing, soldiering, deceit treachery, soothsaying, trickery, etc.<br />

Appama¤¤à Cetasikas<br />

(Illimitable – 2)<br />

1 Karunà – compassion<br />

2 Mudità – sympathetic joy<br />

There are four illimitable or boundless states. To mention<br />

them in the order they are usually practised, they are mettà<br />

(loving-kindness), karunà (compassion), mudità (sympathetic joy)<br />

and upekkhà (equanimity).<br />

It has been described above that mettà is included in adosa,<br />

and upekkhà in tatramajjhattatà. So only the remaining two are<br />

described here.<br />

In practising any one of the four illimitables, we may<br />

concentrate our attention on a single person or on all the living<br />

beings in the whole world. So they are named ‘illimitable’.

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