| It.080 | Vitakka Sutta | Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of unwholesome thoughts What three? A thought concerned with not being despised; a thought concerned with gain, honour and fame; a thought concerned with involvement in the affairs of others. These, bhikkhus, are the three kinds of unwholesome thoughts." One concerned with not being despised, With gain, honour and esteem, And who delights in companionship Is far from the destruction of fetters. But having abandoned sons and herds, Family life and his possessions, Such a bhikkhu can attain Enlightenment which is supreme. | 45/488 | Itivuttaka | Khuddhaka | It.072 | unwholesome thoughts |