Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:
“Sekhassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno appattamānasassa anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ patthayamānassa viharato ajjhattikaṁ aṅganti karitvā nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bahūpakāraṁ yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikāro. Yoniso, bhikkhave, bhikkhu manasi karonto akusalaṁ pajahati, kusalaṁ bhāvetī”ti.
“For a |trainee::learner, one of the seven stages of a noble person before full awakening [sekha]| bhikkhu whose mind has not yet reached its goal, |bhikkhus,::::| who dwells |aspiring::wishing, desiring [patthayamāna]| for the |unsurpassed::highest, incomparable [anuttara]| security from bondage, I do not see any other single internal factor that is so helpful as |radical attention::wise attention, root-level attention, attention to the structural source, contextual reflection; lit. attention from the source [yoniso + manasikāra]|. A bhikkhu attending wisely abandons the unwholesome and |cultivates::develops [bhāveti]| the wholesome.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Yonisomanasikāro,
dhammo sekhassa bhikkhuno;
Natthañño evaṁ bahukāro,
uttamatthassa pattiyā;
Yoniso padahaṁ bhikkhu,
khayaṁ dukkhassa pāpuṇe”ti.
“Radical attention is a quality
of a trainee bhikkhu;
no other factor is so helpful
for attaining the highest goal.
The bhikkhu who strives |wisely::properly, prudently, thoroughly, carefully; lit. according to the source [yoniso]|
reaches the end of |suffering::discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering [dukkha]|.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.