Dhr. Seven and Ven. Aloka (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly based on original trans. and notes by John D. Ireland, Kimsila Sutra: "Right Conduct" (Sn 2.9), accesstoinsight.org
"One respects one's elders and is not envious of them. One comes to know the appropriate time for seeing one's teacher [Note 1]. If a talk on Dharma is underway, one recognizes the value of the opportunity and listens carefully to the well-spoken words [2].
"When the time is right, let one go into the presence of one's teacher, unassuming, setting aside stubbornness. Let one keep in mind and practice (what has been learned): the meaning and letter of the texts (of the Teachings), self-control, and (the other virtues of) the Supreme Life [3].
Delighting in the Dharma, devoted to the Dharma, established in the Dharma, skilled in investigating the Dharma [4], let one refrain from talk harmful to the (practice of) Dharma. Let one be guided by well-spoken truths.
"Abandoning the utterance of laughter and lamentations, giving up anger, deceit, hypocrisy, longing, conceit, violence, harshness, moral taints, and infatuation, let one live free of pride, self-controlled. Understanding is essential (for listening) to a well-spoken word. Learning and understanding are essential to meditation, but a person who is hasty and heedless does not increase in wisdom or learning.
"Those devoted to the Dharma made known by the noble ones (the ariya) are unsurpassed in speech, thought, and action. They are established in peace, gentleness, and coherence (concentration), and have reached the essence of learning and wisdom."
- 1. That is, when needing their advice for dispelling mental defilements.
- 2. The phrase "well-spoken" (subhasita) is a technical term in the Pali canon referring to Dharma sayings concerning one's well-being, happiness, and progress on the path.
- 3. The rendering follows the Commentary.
- 4. "Having discriminative knowledge of the Dharma."
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