Courses of Action ṃ¬hṅna Sutta (AN 4:115)

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('â', Even though this course of action is unpleasant to do, still when it is done it leads to what is profitable.â So he doesnât do it, and thus the non-doing of that course of action leads to what is unprofitable for him. But a wise person reflects, ),

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('â', Even though this course of action is unpleasant to do, still when it is done it leads to what is profitable.â So he does it, and thus the doing of that course of action leads to what is profitable for him. "As for the course of action that is pleasant to do but that, when done, leads to what is unprofitable, it is in light of this course of action that one may be known—in terms of manly stamina, manly persistence, manly effort—as a fool or a wise person. For a fool doesnât reflect, ),

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('â', Even though this course of action is pleasant to do, still when it is done it leads to what is unprofitable.â So he does it, and thus the doing of that course of action leads to what is unprofitable for him. But a wise person reflects, ),

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('â', Even though this course of action is pleasant to do, still when it is done it leads to what is unprofitable.â So he doesnât do it, and thus the non-doing of that course of action leads to what is profitable for him. "As for the course of action that is pleasant to do and that, when done, leads to what is profitable, one considers it as worth doing for both reasons: because the course of action is pleasant to do, one considers it as worth doing; and because the course of action, when done, leads to what is profitable, one considers it as worth doing. Thus one considers it as worth doing for both reasons. "These are the four courses of action." See also: MN 45; MN 61; AN 3:2 - --> - - - -