4.
The Discourse on Those of Inferior Disposition
98.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Monks, beings flow together and meet according to element.
Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition;
those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition."
"In the past too, monks, beings flowed together and met according to element. Those of inferior disposition flowed together and met with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flowed together and met with those of good disposition.
"In the future too, monks, beings will flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition will flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition will flow together and meet with those of good disposition.
"At present too, monks, in the present period of time, beings flow together and meet according to element. Those of inferior disposition flow together and meet with those of inferior disposition; those of good disposition flow together and meet with those of good disposition." The fourth.