The Long Āgama Sūtra 10.26

10.26

「云何八修法？謂賢聖八道：正見、正志、正語、正業、正命、正方便、正念、正定。云何八覺法？謂世八法：利、衰、毀、譽、稱、譏、苦、樂。云何八滅法？謂八邪：邪見、邪思、邪語、邪業、邪命、邪方便、邪念、邪定。云何八退法？謂八懈怠法，何謂八懈怠？比丘乞食不得食，便作是念：『我於今日下村乞食不得，身體疲極，不能堪任坐禪、經行，今宜臥息。』懈怠比丘即便臥息，不肯精勤未得欲得、未獲欲獲、未證欲證，是為初懈怠。懈怠比丘得食既足，復作是念：『我朝入村乞食，得食過足，身體沈重，不能堪任坐禪、經行，今宜寢息。』懈怠比丘即便寢息，不能精勤未得欲得、未獲欲獲、未證欲證。懈怠比丘設少執事，便作是念：『我今日執事，身體疲極，不能堪任坐禪、經行，今宜寢息。』懈怠比丘即便寢息。懈怠比丘設欲執事，便作是念：『明當執事，必有疲極，今者不得坐禪、經行，當豫臥息。』懈怠比丘即便臥息。懈怠比丘設少行來，便作是念：『我朝行來，身體疲極，不能堪任坐禪、經行，我今宜當臥息。』懈怠比丘即便臥息。懈怠比丘設欲少行，便作是念：『我明當行，必有疲極，今者不得坐禪、經行，當豫寢息。』懈怠比丘即尋寢息，不能精勤未得欲得、未獲欲獲、未證欲證，是為六懈怠比丘。設遇小患，便作是念：『我得重病，困篤羸瘦，不能堪任坐禪、經行，當須寢息。』懈怠比丘即尋寢息，不能精勤未得欲得、未獲欲獲、未證欲證。懈怠比丘所患已差，復作是念：『我病差未久，身體羸瘦，不能堪任坐禪、經行，宜自寢息。』懈怠比丘即尋寢息，不能精勤未得欲得、未獲欲獲、未證欲證。云何八增法？謂八不怠。

“What are eight things to be cultivated? The noble eightfold path: right view, right intent, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right method, right mindfulness, and right samādhi.

“What are eight things to be recognized? The eight ways of the world: profit and decline, criticism and praise, admiration and censure, and pain and pleasure.

“What are eight things to be ceased? The eightfold wrong [path]: wrong view, wrong intent, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong method, wrong mindfulness, and wrong samādhi.

“What are eight things that retreat? The eight kinds of indolence: What are the eight kinds of indolence? A monk soliciting alms doesn’t get alms. He then thinks, ‘Today, I went to town to solicit alms and didn’t get any. My body feels weak and incapable of sitting in meditation or walking back and forth. Now, I ought to lie down and rest.’ That indolent monk then lies down to rest, refusing to diligently attempt to attain what he has yet to attain, obtain what he has yet to obtain, and realize what he has yet to realize. This is the first indolence.

“An indolent monk gets too much food. Again, he thinks, ‘This morning, I went to town to solicit alms, and I got too much food. My body feels heavy and incapable of sitting in meditation or walking back and forth. Now, I ought to lie down to rest.’ That indolent monk then lies down to rest. He can’t diligently attempt to attain what he has yet to attain, obtain what he has yet to obtain, and realize what he has yet to realize. [This is the second indolence.]

“An indolent monk thinks about some minor attachment, ‘Today, I’m attached to something. My body is weak and incapable of sitting in meditation or walking back and forth. Now, I ought to lie down to rest.’ That indolent monk lies down to rest … [This is the third indolence.]