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The Discourse on Non-Decline
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"I will teach you, monks, these six conditions preventing decline. Listen to that, etc.
And what, monks, are the six conditions preventing decline?
Not taking pleasure in work, not taking pleasure in talk, not taking pleasure in sleep, not taking pleasure in company, being easy to admonish, good friendship -
these, monks, are the six conditions preventing decline.
"Whatever beings, monks, in the past period of time did not decline from wholesome mental states, all of them did not decline from wholesome mental states by these very six qualities. And whatever beings, monks, in the future period of time will not decline from wholesome mental states, all of them will not decline from wholesome mental states by these very six qualities. And whatever beings, monks, at present do not decline from wholesome mental states, all of them do not decline from wholesome mental states by these very six qualities." The second.