estraint with regard to the faculty of the intellect. "This is called self-controlled practice. "And which is even practice? There is the case where a monk doesnât acquiesce to an arisen thought of sensuality. He abandons it, destroys it, dispels it, wipes it out of existence. "He doesnât acquiesce to an arisen thought of ill will.⦠"He doesnât acquiesce to an arisen thought of harmfulness⦠"He doesnât acquiesce to any arisen evil, unskillful qualities. He abandons them, destroys them, dispels them, wipes them out of existence. "This is called even practice. "These, monks, are four modes of practice." Note 1. These four terms rhyme in the Pali: akkhama, khama, dama, and sama. - --> - - - -