5.
The Discourse on Training
5.
"Whoever indeed, monks, whether monk or nun, having rejected the training, returns to the lower life, for that one in this very life five reasonable counter-arguments come to blameworthy positions.
Which five?
'You had no faith in wholesome mental states, you had no shame in wholesome mental states, you had no moral fear in wholesome mental states, you had no energy in wholesome mental states, you had no wisdom in wholesome mental states.'
Whoever indeed, monks, whether monk or nun, having rejected the training, returns to the lower life, for that one in this very life these five reasonable counter-arguments come to blameworthy positions.
"Whoever indeed, monks, whether monk or nun, together with suffering, together with displeasure, with tearful face, weeping, lives the holy life that is complete and pure, for that one in this very life five reasonable grounds for praise come. Which five? 'You had faith in wholesome mental states, you had shame in wholesome mental states, you had moral fear in wholesome mental states, you had energy in wholesome mental states, you had wisdom in wholesome mental states.' Whoever indeed, monks, whether monk or nun, together with suffering, together with displeasure, with tearful face, weeping, lives the holy life that is complete and pure, for that one in this very life these five reasonable grounds for praise come." The fifth.