Negative thoughts such as violence, whether performed, caused, or approved, preceded by greed, anger, or confusion, mild, moderate, or intense, result in endless suffering and ignorance. This is what should be contemplated as the opposite.

This sutra expands the method of pratipakṣa bhāvana by detailing the nature of negative thoughts:

They can be kṛta (done by oneself), kārita (caused through others), or anumodita (approved when others do them).

They arise from lobha (greed), krodha (anger), or moha (confusion).

They vary in intensity: mṛdu (mild), madhya (moderate), or adhimātra (intense).

The result is always duḥkha (suffering) and ajñāna (ignorance), without end.

Contemplating these consequences is the antidote: seeing clearly the fruit of negative actions naturally discourages their repetition.