7.
The Discourse on the Unpleasant
87.
There the Blessed One, referring to the deceased monk, addressed the monks -
"Monks."
"Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One.
The Blessed One said this:
"Here, monks, a monk is one who creates legal cases, and does not speak in praise of the settlement of legal cases. That, monks, a monk is one who creates legal cases and does not speak in praise of the settlement of legal cases, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is not eager to train, and does not speak in praise of undertaking the training. That, monks, a monk is not eager to train and does not speak in praise of undertaking the training, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk has evil desires, and does not speak in praise of the removal of desire. That, monks, a monk has evil desires and does not speak in praise of the removal of desire, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is prone to wrath, and does not speak in praise of the removal of wrath. That, monks, a monk is prone to wrath and does not speak in praise of the removal of wrath, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is contemptuous, and does not speak in praise of the removal of contempt. That, monks, a monk is contemptuous and does not speak in praise of the removal of contempt, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is fraudulent, and does not speak in praise of the removal of fraudulence. That, monks, a monk is fraudulent and does not speak in praise of the removal of fraudulence, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is deceitful, and does not speak in praise of the removal of deceitfulness. That, monks, a monk is deceitful and does not speak in praise of the removal of deceitfulness, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is not by nature one who discerns the teachings, and does not speak in praise of discernment of the Teaching. That, monks, a monk is not by nature one who discerns the teachings and does not speak in praise of discernment of the Teaching, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is not in seclusion, and does not speak in praise of seclusion. That, monks, a monk is not in seclusion and does not speak in praise of seclusion, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is not hospitable towards his fellows in the holy life, and does not speak in praise of hospitality. That, monks, a monk is not hospitable towards his fellows in the holy life and does not speak in praise of hospitality, this too is a quality not leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"For such a monk, monks, even though such a wish might arise - 'Oh, may my fellows in the holy life honour me, respect me, revere me, venerate me!' - yet his fellows in the holy life do not honour him, do not respect him, do not revere him, do not venerate him. What is the reason for this? For thus, monks, his intelligent fellows in the holy life see those evil unwholesome mental states as not abandoned.
"Just as, monks, for an inferior horse, even though such a wish might arise - 'Oh, may people place me in the position of a thoroughbred, and feed me food fit for a thoroughbred, and groom me with grooming fit for a thoroughbred!' - yet people do not place him in the position of a thoroughbred, do not feed him food fit for a thoroughbred, do not groom him with grooming fit for a thoroughbred. What is the reason for this? For thus, monks, intelligent people see those fraudulent behaviours, deceitful behaviours, crooked behaviours, and dishonest behaviours as not abandoned. So too, monks, for such a monk, even though such a wish might arise - 'Oh, may my fellows in the holy life honour me, respect me, revere me, venerate me!' - yet his fellows in the holy life do not honour him, do not respect him, do not revere him, do not venerate him. What is the reason for this? For thus, monks, his intelligent fellows in the holy life see those evil unwholesome mental states as not abandoned.
"Here again, monks, a monk is not one who creates legal cases, and speaks in praise of the settlement of legal cases. That, monks, a monk is not one who creates legal cases and speaks in praise of the settlement of legal cases, this too is a quality leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is eager to train, and speaks in praise of undertaking the training. That, monks, a monk is eager to train and speaks in praise of undertaking the training, this too is a quality leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is of few wishes, and speaks in praise of the removal of desire. That, monks, a monk is of few wishes and speaks in praise of the removal of desire, this too is a quality, etc. leads to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is without wrath, and speaks in praise of the removal of wrath. That, monks, a monk is without wrath and speaks in praise of the removal of wrath, this too is a quality, etc. leads to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is without depreciation, and speaks in praise of the removal of depreciation. That, monks, a monk is without depreciation and speaks in praise of the removal of depreciation, this too is a quality, etc. leads to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is not fraudulent, and speaks in praise of the removal of fraudulence. That, monks, a monk is not fraudulent and speaks in praise of the removal of fraudulence, this too is a quality, etc. leads to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is not deceitful, and speaks in praise of the removal of deceit. That, monks, a monk is not deceitful and speaks in praise of the removal of deceit, this too is a quality, etc. leads to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is by nature one who discerns the teachings, and speaks in praise of discernment of the Teaching. That, monks, a monk is by nature one who discerns the teachings and speaks in praise of discernment of the Teaching, this too is a quality, etc. leads to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is in seclusion, and speaks in praise of seclusion. That, monks, a monk is in seclusion and speaks in praise of seclusion, this too is a quality, etc. leads to unity.
"Furthermore, monks, a monk is one who offers friendly welcome to his fellows in the holy life, and speaks in praise of friendly welcome. That, monks, a monk is one who offers friendly welcome to his fellows in the holy life and speaks in praise of friendly welcome, this too is a quality leading to affection, to respect, to development, to asceticism, to unity.
"For such a monk, monks, even though such a wish might not arise - 'Oh indeed, may my fellows in the holy life honour me, respect me, revere me, venerate me,' yet his fellows in the holy life honour him, respect him, revere him, venerate him. What is the reason for this? For thus, monks, intelligent fellow monks in the holy life see those evil unwholesome mental states as abandoned in him.
"Just as, monks, for a fine thoroughbred horse, even though such a wish might not arise - 'Oh, may people place me in the position of a thoroughbred, and feed me thoroughbred food, and groom me with thoroughbred grooming!' - yet people place him in the position of a thoroughbred, and feed him thoroughbred food, and groom him with thoroughbred grooming. What is the reason for this? For wise people, monks, see that those fraudulent behaviours, deceitful behaviours, crooked behaviours, and dishonest behaviours have been abandoned.
"So too, monks, for such a monk, even though such a wish might not arise - 'Oh indeed, may my fellows in the holy life honour me, respect me, revere me, venerate me,' yet his fellows in the holy life honour him, respect him, revere him, venerate him. What is the reason for this? For wise fellow monks in the holy life, monks, see that those evil unwholesome mental states have been abandoned." The seventh.