6.
The Discourse on Attainment
6.
"Monks, there is no attainment of the unwholesome so long as faith is present in wholesome mental states.
But when, monks, faith has disappeared, and faithlessness pervades and remains;
then there is attainment of the unwholesome.
"Monks, there is no attainment of the unwholesome so long as shame is present in wholesome mental states. But when, monks, shame has disappeared, and shamelessness pervades and remains; then there is attainment of the unwholesome.
"Monks, there is no attainment of the unwholesome so long as moral fear is present in wholesome mental states. But when, monks, moral fear has disappeared, and moral fearlessness pervades and remains; then there is attainment of the unwholesome.
"Monks, there is no attainment of the unwholesome so long as energy is present in wholesome mental states. But when, monks, energy has disappeared, and idleness pervades and remains; then there is attainment of the unwholesome.
"Monks, there is no attainment of the unwholesome so long as wisdom is present in wholesome mental states. But when, monks, wisdom has disappeared, and lack of wisdom pervades and remains; then there is attainment of the unwholesome." The sixth.