“Bad, unskillful qualities, mendicants, arise with perception, not without perception. By giving up that perception, those bad, unskillful qualities do not occur.” 85 “Bad, unskillful qualities, mendicants, arise with consciousness, not without consciousness. By giving up that consciousness, those bad, unskillful qualities do not occur.” 86 “Bad, unskillful qualities, mendicants, arise with a conditioned basis, not without a conditioned basis. By giving up that conditioned basis, those bad, unskillful qualities do not occur.”
Numbered Discourses 2.87–97 The Chapter on Two Things
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“There are, mendicants, these two things. What two? Freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. These are the two things.” 88 “There are, mendicants, these two things. What two? Exertion, and not being scattered. These are the two things.” 89 “There are, mendicants, these two things. What two? Name and form. These are the two things.” 90 “There are, mendicants, these two things. What two? Knowledge and freedom. These are the two things.” 91 “There are, mendicants, these two things. What two? Views favoring existence and views favoring nonexistence. These are the two things.” 92