Monks, there are these three causes for the origination of (unwholesome) Kamma.
What three?
Craving (Desire/Greed/Attachment) arises with reference to things in the past that are the basis for craving and desire.
Craving (Desire/Greed/Attachment) arises with reference to things in the future that are the basis for craving and desire.
Craving (Desire/Greed/Attachment) arises with reference to things presently existing that are the basis for craving and desire.
And how, Monks, does craving arise with reference to things in the past that are the basis for craving and desire? One thinks about and mentally examines things in the past that are the basis for craving and desire. As one does so, craving arises. When craving springs up, one is fettered by those things. The mental obsession is what I call the fetter. It is in this way that craving arises with reference to things in the past that are the basis for craving and desire.
And how does craving arise with reference to things in the future that are the basis for craving and desire? One thinks about and mentally examines things in the future that are the basis for craving and desire. As one does so, craving arises. When craving springs up, one is fettered by those things. The mental obsession is what I call the fetter. It is in this way that craving arises with reference to things in the future that are the basis for craving and desire.
And how does craving arise with reference to things presently existing that are the basis for craving and desire? One thinks about and mentally examines things presently existing that are the basis for craving and desire. As one does so, craving arises. When craving springs up, one is fettered by those things. The mental obsession is what I call the fetter. It is in this way that craving arises with reference to things presently existing that are the basis for craving and desire.
These are the three causes for the origination of (unwholesome) Kamma.
There are, Monks, these three causes for the origination of (wholesome) Kamma.
What three?