iti.110 Itivuttaka

Walking

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while walking.
They tolerate it and don’t give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it. Such a mendicant is said to be ‘not keen or prudent, always lazy, and lacking energy’ when walking.
Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while standing …
sitting …
or when lying down while awake.
They tolerate it and don’t give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it. Such a mendicant is said to be ‘not keen or prudent, always lazy, and lacking energy’ when lying down while awake.
Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while walking.
They don’t tolerate them, but give them up, get rid of them, eliminate them, and obliterate them.
Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and determined’ when walking.
Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while standing …
sitting …
or when lying down while awake.
They don’t tolerate it, but give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it.
Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and determined’ when lying down while awake.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“Whether walking or standing,
sitting or lying down,
one who thinks a bad thought
to do with the lay life
is practicing the wrong way,
lost among things that delude;
such a mendicant is incapable
of touching the highest awakening.
But one who, whether standing or walking,
sitting or lying down,
has calmed their thoughts,
loving peace of mind;
such a mendicant is capable
of touching the highest awakening.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.