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The Discourse on Quarrel
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"In whatever direction, monks, monks dwell quarrelling, disputing, engaging in contention, wounding each other with verbal daggers, it is not comfortable for me even to pay attention to that direction, monks, how much more to go there!
I reach the conclusion here -
'Certainly those venerable ones have abandoned three qualities, and have made three qualities abundant.
Which three qualities have they abandoned?
The thought of renunciation, the thought of non-anger, the thought of non-violence -
these three qualities they have abandoned.
Which three qualities have they made abundant?
Sensual thought, thought of anger, thought of violence -
these three qualities they have made abundant.'
In whatever direction, monks, monks dwell quarrelling, disputing, engaging in contention, wounding each other with verbal daggers, it is not comfortable for me even to pay attention to that direction, monks, how much more to go there!
I reach the conclusion here -
'Certainly those venerable ones have abandoned these three qualities, and have made these three qualities abundant.'"
"But in whatever direction, monks, monks dwell in unity, being joyful, without contention, blended like milk and water, regarding one another with eyes of affection, it is comfortable for me even to go to that direction, monks, how much more to pay attention to it! I reach the conclusion here - 'Certainly those venerable ones have abandoned three qualities, and have made three qualities abundant. Which three qualities have they abandoned? Sensual thought, thought of anger, thought of violence - these three qualities they have abandoned. Which three qualities have they made abundant? The thought of renunciation, the thought of non-anger, the thought of non-violence - these three qualities they have made abundant.' In whatever direction, monks, monks dwell in unity, being joyful, without contention, blended like milk and water, regarding one another with eyes of affection, it is comfortable for me even to go to that direction, monks, how much more to pay attention to it! I reach the conclusion here - 'Certainly those venerable ones have abandoned these three qualities, and have made these three qualities abundant.'" The second.