Had a college education with a school anthem that went like 'Not
for myself alone'. If I may form a sentence with this phrase,
"The sutta below is not for myself alone"..
"Sikkha Sutta: Trainings" (AN 4.99), translated from the
Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 30
November 2013, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.099.than.html
.
"Monks, these four types of individuals are to be
found existing in the world. Which four? The one who practices for
his own benefit but not for that of others. The one who practices
for the benefit of others but not for his own. The one who
practices neither for his own benefit nor for that of others. The
one who practices for his own benefit and for that of others.
"And how is one an individual who practices for his own benefit
but not for that of others? There is the case where a certain
individual himself abstains from the taking of life but doesn't
encourage others in undertaking abstinence from the taking of life.
He himself abstains from stealing but doesn't encourage others in
undertaking abstinence from stealing. He himself abstains from
sexual misconduct but doesn't encourage others in undertaking
abstinence from sexual misconduct. He himself abstains from lying
but doesn't encourage others in undertaking abstinence from lying.
He himself abstains from intoxicants that cause heedlessness but
doesn't encourage others in undertaking abstinence from intoxicants
that cause heedlessness. Such is the individual who practices for
his own benefit but not for that of others.
"And how is one an individual who practices for the benefit of
others but not for his own? There is the case where a certain
individual himself doesn't abstain from the taking of life but
encourages others in undertaking abstinence from the taking of
life. He himself doesn't abstain from stealing but encourages
others in undertaking abstinence from stealing. He himself doesn't
abstain from sexual misconduct but encourages others in undertaking
abstinence from sexual misconduct. He himself doesn't abstain from
lying but encourages others in undertaking abstinence from lying.
He himself doesn't abstain from intoxicants that cause heedlessness
but encourages others in undertaking abstinence from intoxicants
that cause heedlessness. Such is the individual who practices for
the benefit of others but not for his own.
"And how is one an individual who practices neither for his own
benefit nor for that of others? There is the case where a certain
individual himself doesn't abstain from the taking of life and
doesn't encourage others in undertaking abstinence from the taking
of life. He himself doesn't abstain from stealing and doesn't
encourage others in undertaking abstinence from stealing. He
himself doesn't abstain from sexual misconduct and doesn't
encourage others in undertaking abstinence from sexual misconduct.
He himself doesn't abstain from lying and doesn't encourage others
in undertaking abstinence from lying. He himself doesn't abstain
from intoxicants that cause heedlessness and doesn't encourage
others in undertaking abstinence from intoxicants that cause
heedlessness. Such is the individual who practices neither for his
own benefit nor for that of others.
"And how is one an individual who practices for his own benefit
and for that of others? There is the case where a certain
individual himself abstains from the taking of life and encourages
others in undertaking abstinence from the taking of life. He
himself abstains from stealing and encourages others in undertaking
abstinence from stealing. He himself abstains from sexual
misconduct and encourages others in undertaking abstinence from
sexual misconduct. He himself abstains from lying and encourages
others in undertaking abstinence from lying. He himself abstains
from intoxicants that cause heedlessness and encourages others in
undertaking abstinence from intoxicants that cause heedlessness.
Such is the individual who practices for his own benefit and for
that of others.
"These are the four types of individuals to be found existing in
the world."