← Aṅguttara NikāyaAN4.11Numbered Discourses 4.11SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Numbered Discourses 4.112. WalkingWalking“Mendicants, suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while walking.They tolerate it and don’t give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it.Such a mendicant is said to be ‘not keen or prudent, always lazy, and lacking energy’ when walking.Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while standing …sitting …or when lying down while awake.They tolerate it and don’t give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it.Such a mendicant is said to be ‘not keen or prudent, always lazy, and lacking energy’ when lying down while awake.Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while walking.They don’t tolerate it, but give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it.Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and determined’ when walking.Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while standing …sitting …or when lying down while awake.They don’t tolerate it, but give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it.Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and determined’ when lying down while awake.”Whether walking or standing,sitting or lying down,if you think a bad thoughtto do with the domestic life,you’re on the wrong path,lost among things that delude.Such a mendicant is incapableof experiencing the highest awakening.But one who, whether standing or walking,sitting or lying down,has calmed their thoughts,loving peace of mind;such a mendicant is capableof experiencing the highest awakening.”