7.
The First Discourse on Time
27.
Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, that monk said this to the Blessed One -
"How many times, venerable sir, are there for approaching a monk who develops the mind for an audience?"
"Monk, there are these six times for approaching a monk who develops the mind for an audience."
"Which six? Here, monk, at the time when a monk dwells with a mind pervaded by sensual lust, overcome by sensual lust, and does not understand as it really is the escape from arisen sensual lust, at that time, having approached a monk who develops the mind, he should be addressed thus - 'I indeed, friend, dwell with a mind pervaded by sensual lust, overcome by sensual lust, and I do not understand as it really is the escape from arisen sensual lust. It would be good indeed if the venerable one would expound to me the Teaching for the abandoning of sensual lust.' To him the monk who develops the mind expounds the Teaching for the abandoning of sensual lust. This, monk, is the first time for approaching a monk who develops the mind for an audience.
"Furthermore, monk, at the time when a monk dwells with a mind pervaded by anger, overcome by anger, and does not understand as it really is the escape from arisen anger, at that time, having approached a monk who develops the mind, he should be addressed thus - 'I indeed, friend, dwell with a mind pervaded by anger, overcome by anger, and I do not understand as it really is the escape from arisen anger. It would be good indeed if the venerable one would expound to me the Teaching for the abandoning of anger.' To him the monk who develops the mind expounds the Teaching for the abandoning of anger. This, monk, is the second time for approaching a monk who develops the mind for an audience.
"Furthermore, monk, at the time when a monk dwells with a mind pervaded by sloth and torpor, overcome by sloth and torpor, and does not understand as it really is the escape from arisen sloth and torpor, at that time, having approached a monk who develops the mind, he should be addressed thus - 'I indeed, friend, dwell with a mind pervaded by sloth and torpor, overcome by sloth and torpor, and I do not understand as it really is the escape from arisen sloth and torpor. It would be good indeed if the venerable one would expound to me the Teaching for the abandoning of sloth and torpor.' To him the monk who develops the mind expounds the Teaching for the abandoning of sloth and torpor. This, monk, is the third time for approaching a monk who develops the mind for an audience.
"Furthermore, monk, at the time when a monk dwells with a mind pervaded by restlessness and remorse, overcome by restlessness and remorse, and does not understand as it really is the escape from arisen restlessness and remorse, at that time, having approached a monk who develops the mind, he should be addressed thus - 'I indeed, friend, dwell with a mind pervaded by restlessness and remorse, overcome by restlessness and remorse, and I do not understand as it really is the escape from arisen restlessness and remorse. It would be good indeed if the venerable one would expound to me the Teaching for the abandoning of restlessness and remorse.' To him the monk who develops the mind expounds the Teaching for the abandoning of restlessness and remorse. This, monk, is the fourth time for approaching a monk who develops the mind for an audience.
"Furthermore, monk, at the time when a monk dwells with a mind pervaded by sceptical doubt, overcome by sceptical doubt, and does not understand as it really is the escape from arisen sceptical doubt, at that time, having approached a monk who develops the mind, he should be addressed thus - 'I, friend, dwell with a mind pervaded by sceptical doubt, overcome by sceptical doubt, and I do not understand as it really is the escape from arisen sceptical doubt. It would be good indeed if the venerable one would expound to me the Teaching for the abandoning of sceptical doubt.' To him the monk who develops the mind expounds the Teaching for the abandoning of sceptical doubt. This, monk, is the fifth time for approaching a monk who develops the mind for an audience.
"Furthermore, monk, at the time when a monk does not understand that sign, based on which sign, attending to which sign, there is the proximate elimination of mental corruptions, at that time, having approached a monk who cultivates the mind, he should be addressed thus - 'I indeed, friend, do not understand that sign, based on which sign, attending to which sign, there is the proximate elimination of mental corruptions. It would be good indeed if the venerable one would expound to me the Teaching for the elimination of mental corruptions.' For him, the monk who cultivates the mind expounds the Teaching for the elimination of mental corruptions. This, monk, is the sixth right time to approach a monk who cultivates the mind for an audience. These, monk, are the six right times to approach a monk who cultivates the mind for an audience." The seventh.