← Saṃyutta NikāyaSN14.26Connected Discourses 14.26SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Linked Discourses 14.263. Ways of Performing DeedsSeven Ways of Performing DeedsAt Sāvatthī.“Mendicants, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element:those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,those who steal …commit sexual misconduct …lie …speak divisively …speak harshly …talk nonsense …Those who refrain from killing living creatures. …who refrain from stealing …who refrain from sexual misconduct …who refrain from lying …who refrain from divisive speech …who refrain from harsh speech …who refrain from talking nonsense with those who refrain from talking nonsense.”