iti.31 Itivuttaka

Non-remorse

This was said by the Lord…

“There are two things, bhikkhus, causing no remorse. What are the two? Here someone has done what is good, done what is wholesome, done what is beneficial, and has not done evil, callous, wrongful deeds. He is not remorseful on thinking, ‘I have done good,’ and is not remorseful on thinking, ‘I have done no evil.’ These, bhikkhus, are the two things causing no remorse.”

Having abandoned misconduct
By body, misconduct by speech,
Misconduct by mind, and whatever else
Is reckoned a fault—

Not having done a bad deed
And done much that is good—
When his body perishes
That wise one is reborn in heaven.

- Translator: John D. Ireland

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato

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Not Mortifying

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“These two things, mendicants, are not mortifying.
What two?
It’s when someone has done good and skillful things that keep them safe, but has not done bad, violent, and depraved things.
Thinking, ‘I have done good things’, they’re not mortified. Thinking, ‘I haven’t done bad things’, they’re not mortified.
These are the two things that are not mortifying.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“Having given up bad conduct
by way of body,
speech, and mind,
and whatever else is corrupt;
not having done bad deeds,
and having done many good,
when their body breaks up, that wise person
is reborn in heaven.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.