The 3 repetitions highlighted in green, is a common phrase that occurs often in the suttas, such as SN 46.2.
Now here's the magic part.
If you recite it regularly everyday, as slow as necessary as to be able to reflect on the meaning, it has the effect of giving you a positive brain wash. Training your mind to do the right things, and eventually making it into a habit. Once you train yourself to think "yoniso mansikaro" all the time.memorizing the necessary parts:
The rest of this sutta AN 3.68, is redundant with the content of an important sutta you should already have memorized, SN 46.2 (substitute raga for kama-chanda and doso for byapada hindrances), so all you need to memorize is the excerpt in this post.( delusion worst of the 3 a.m. )
‘rÄgo kho, Ävuso, appa-sÄvajjo dandha-virÄgÄ«,
| ‘Greed, reverends, is mildly blameworthy, but slow to fade away. |
doso mahÄ-sÄvajjo khippa-virÄgÄ«,
| Hate is very blameworthy, but quick to fade away. |
moho mahÄ-sÄvajjo dandha-virÄgÄ«’ti.
| Delusion is very blameworthy, and slow to fade away.’ |
( moho ← A-yoniso manasi-kÄro )
‘Ko panÄvuso,
| And if they ask: |
hetu ko paccayo yena
| ‘What is the cause, what is the reason why |
an-uppanno vÄ moho uppajjati
| un-arisen delusion arises, (and) |
uppanno vÄ moho bhiyyo-bhÄvÄya vepullÄya
| arisen delusion increases (and) grows. |
saį¹vattatÄ«’ti?
| (why does that) lead-to-this (result)? |
‘“A-yoniso manasi-kÄro”tissa vacanÄ«yaį¹.
| You should say: ‘un-wise attention. |
Tassa a-yoniso manasi karoto
| with un-wise attention |
an-uppanno vÄ moho uppajjati
| un-arisen delusion arises, (and) |
uppanno vÄ moho bhiyyo-bhÄvÄya vepullÄya
| arisen delusion increases (and) grows. |
saį¹vattati.
| (that) leads-to-this (result). |
Ayaį¹ kho, Ävuso, hetu
| This is the cause, |
ayaį¹ paccayo yena
| this is the reason why |
an-uppanno vÄ moho uppajjati
| un-arisen delusion arises, (and) |
uppanno vÄ moho bhiyyo-bhÄvÄya vepullÄya
| arisen delusion increases (and) grows. |
saį¹vattatÄ«’ti.
| (this is why that) lead-to-this (result). |
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