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The Discourse on Despising
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"Monks, there are these five persons existing and found in the world.
Which five?
One who despises after giving, one who despises through living together, one who is credulous, one who is fickle, one who is dull and stupid.
"And how, monks, does a person despise after giving? Here, monks, a person gives to another person the requisites of robes, almsfood, lodging and medicine for the sick. He thinks thus: 'I give; this one receives.' Having given, he despises that one. Thus, monks, a person despises after giving.
"And how, monks, does a person despise through living together? Here, monks, a person lives together with another person for two or three years. He despises that one through living together. Thus, monks, a person despises through living together.
"And how, monks, is a person credulous? Here, monks, a certain person, when praise or blame of another is being spoken, quickly believes it. Thus, monks, a person is credulous.
"And how, monks, is a person fickle? Here, monks, a certain person has fleeting faith, fleeting devotion, fleeting affection, fleeting confidence. Thus, monks, a person is fickle.
"And how, monks, is a person dull and stupid? Here, monks, a certain person does not know wholesome and unwholesome mental states, does not know blameworthy and blameless mental states, does not know inferior and superior mental states, does not know mental states that have dark and bright counterparts. Thus, monks, a person is dull and stupid. These, monks, are the five persons existing and found in the world." The first.