The noble path

Bhikkhus, there are four actions by me known, realized and declared. What four?

Bhikkhus, there are dark actions with dark results, bright actions with bright results, there are dark and bright actions with dark and bright results and there are neither dark nor bright actions with neither dark nor bright results, which conduce to the destrution of actions.

Bhikkhus, what are dark actions with dark results?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain one puts forth internal troubled bodily activity, internal troubled verbal activity and internal troubled mental activity and is born in a world of troubles, and feels troubled feelings which are only unpleasant like what beings in the hell feel. Bhikkhus, these are dark actions with dark results.

Bhikkhus, what are bright actions with bright results?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain one puts forth internal untroubled bodily activity, internal untroubled verbal activity and internal untroubled mental activity and is born in a world without troubles, and feels untroubled feelings which is only pleasant like what beings in the heaven of happiness feel. Bhikkhus, these are bright actions with bright results.

Bhikkhus, what are dark and bright actions with dark and bright results?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain one puts forth internal troubled and untroubled bodily activity, internal troubled and untroubled verbal activity and internal troubled and untroubled mental activity and is born to a world of troubles and non troubles. There he feels troubled and untroubled feelings a mixture of unpleasant and pleasant feelings, like what beings born in the human world feel, sometimes godly and sometimes hellish. Bhikkhus, these are dark and bright actions with dark and bright results.

Bhikkhus, what are neither dark nor bright actions with neither dark nor bright results which conduces to the destruction of actions?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain one is with right view, right thoughts, right speech, right actions, right livelihood, right endeavour, right mindfulness and right concentration. Bhikkhus, these are the four actions by me known, realized and declared.