AN 2.85 - AN 2.85
Translated by Bhikkhu Candana
Source: https://www.mindreleased.com/s/Book-2_Anguttara-Nikya-A-New-Translation.pdf#page=86
License: Candana — free distribution, unaltered contents
Copyright © Bhikkhu Candana, 2020, 2026. Free distribution only; do not alter the contents. The original book, including its complete permission notice, accompanies this text.
Candana source labels: 85. Site text ID: AN 2.85.

85. “Bhikkhus, evil and damaging qualities arise in the first place, because they themselves rely on consciousness, and cannot be or even arise without the presence of consciousness.

“Therefore, when those consciousnesses are removed by no longer relying on them, then those evil and damaging qualities will naturally fade away and occur no more.”