“Mental behavior that leads to hurting yourself, hurting others, and hurting both, and which makes unskillful qualities grow while skillful qualities decline. That kind of mental behavior is faulted by sensible ascetics and brahmins.”

“Sir, does the Buddha praise giving up all these unskillful things?” “Great king, the Realized One has given up all unskillful things and possesses skillful things.”

“But sir, what kind of bodily behavior is not faulted by sensible ascetics and brahmins?” “Skillful behavior.” “But what kind of bodily behavior is skillful?” “Blameless behavior.” “But what kind of bodily behavior is blameless?” “Pleasing behavior.” “But what kind of bodily behavior is pleasing?” “Behavior that results in happiness.”