Numbered Discourses 10.178

1. Good

Good

“Mendicants, I will teach you what is good and what is not good.

Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

The Buddha said this:

“And what, mendicants, is not good?

Killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; covetousness, ill will, and wrong view.

This is called what is not good.

And what is good?

Avoiding killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; avoiding speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; contentment, good will, and right view.

This is called what is good.”