6.
The Discourse on Three Qualities
76.
"Monks, if these three phenomena were not found in the world, a Truth-finder would not arise in the world, a Worthy One, a Perfectly Enlightened One, nor would the Teaching and discipline proclaimed by the Truth-finder shine in the world.
Which three?
Birth, ageing, and death -
these, monks, are the three phenomena that if not found in the world, a Truth-finder would not arise in the world, a Worthy One, a Perfectly Enlightened One, nor would the Teaching and discipline proclaimed by the Truth-finder shine in the world.
But because, monks, these three phenomena are found in the world, therefore a Truth-finder arises in the world, a Worthy One, a Perfectly Enlightened One, therefore the Teaching and discipline proclaimed by the Truth-finder shines in the world.
"Monks, without abandoning these three phenomena, one is incapable of abandoning birth, of abandoning ageing, of abandoning death. Which three? Without abandoning lust, without abandoning hate, without abandoning delusion - these, monks, are the three phenomena that without abandoning, one is incapable of abandoning birth, of abandoning ageing, of abandoning death.
"Monks, without abandoning these three phenomena, one is incapable of abandoning lust, of abandoning hate, of abandoning delusion. Which three? Without abandoning identity view, without abandoning sceptical doubt, without abandoning adherence to moral rules and austerities - these, monks, are the three phenomena that without abandoning, one is incapable of abandoning lust, of abandoning hate, of abandoning delusion.
"Monks, without abandoning these three phenomena, one is incapable of abandoning identity view, of abandoning sceptical doubt, of abandoning adherence to moral rules and austerities. Which three? Without abandoning unwise attention, without abandoning following the wrong path, without abandoning sluggishness of mind - these, monks, are the three phenomena that without abandoning, one is incapable of abandoning identity view, of abandoning sceptical doubt, of abandoning adherence to moral rules and austerities.
"Monks, without abandoning these three phenomena, one is incapable of abandoning unwise attention, of abandoning following the wrong path, of abandoning sluggishness of mind. Which three? Without abandoning forgetfulness, without abandoning lack of full awareness, without abandoning distraction of the mind - these, monks, are the three phenomena that without abandoning, one is incapable of abandoning unwise attention, of abandoning following the wrong path, of abandoning sluggishness of mind.
"Monks, without abandoning these three phenomena, one is incapable of abandoning forgetfulness, of abandoning lack of full awareness, of abandoning distraction of the mind. Which three? Without abandoning unwillingness to see the noble ones, without abandoning unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, without abandoning a fault-finding mind - these, monks, are the three phenomena that without abandoning, one is incapable of abandoning forgetfulness, of abandoning lack of full awareness, of abandoning distraction of the mind.
"Monks, without abandoning these three phenomena, one is incapable of abandoning unwillingness to see the noble ones, of abandoning unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, of abandoning a fault-finding mind. Which three? Without abandoning restlessness, without abandoning non-restraint, without abandoning immorality - these, monks, are the three phenomena that without abandoning, one is incapable of abandoning unwillingness to see the noble ones, of abandoning unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, of abandoning a fault-finding mind.
"Monks, without abandoning these three qualities, one is incapable of abandoning restlessness, of abandoning non-restraint, of abandoning immorality. Which three? Without abandoning faithlessness, without abandoning lack of generosity, without abandoning idleness - these, monks, are the three qualities without abandoning which one is incapable of abandoning restlessness, of abandoning non-restraint, of abandoning immorality.
"Monks, without abandoning these three qualities, one is incapable of abandoning faithlessness, of abandoning lack of generosity, of abandoning idleness. Which three? Without abandoning disrespect, without abandoning being difficult to admonish, without abandoning evil friendship - these, monks, are the three qualities without abandoning which one is incapable of abandoning faithlessness, of abandoning lack of generosity, of abandoning idleness.
"Monks, without abandoning these three qualities, one is incapable of abandoning disrespect, of abandoning being difficult to admonish, of abandoning evil friendship. Which three? Without abandoning shamelessness, without abandoning moral fearlessness, without abandoning heedlessness - these, monks, are the three qualities without abandoning which one is incapable of abandoning disrespect, of abandoning being difficult to admonish, of abandoning evil friendship.
"Monks, one who is shameless and has no moral fear is heedless. He, being heedless, is incapable of abandoning disrespect, of abandoning being difficult to admonish, of abandoning evil friendship. He, having evil friends, is incapable of abandoning faithlessness, of abandoning lack of generosity, of abandoning idleness. He, being lazy, is incapable of abandoning restlessness, of abandoning non-restraint, of abandoning immorality. He, being immoral, is incapable of abandoning unwillingness to see the noble ones, of abandoning unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, of abandoning a censuring mind. He, having a censuring mind, is incapable of abandoning forgetfulness, of abandoning lack of full awareness, of abandoning distraction of the mind. He, having a distracted mind, is incapable of abandoning unwise attention, of abandoning following the wrong path, of abandoning sluggishness of mind. He, having a sluggish mind, is incapable of abandoning identity view, of abandoning sceptical doubt, of abandoning adherence to moral rules and austerities. He, having sceptical doubt, is incapable of abandoning lust, of abandoning hate, of abandoning delusion. He, not having abandoned lust, not having abandoned hate, not having abandoned delusion, is incapable of abandoning birth, of abandoning ageing, of abandoning death.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning birth, of abandoning ageing, of abandoning death. Which three? Having abandoned lust, having abandoned hate, having abandoned delusion - these, monks, are the three qualities by abandoning which one is capable of abandoning birth, of abandoning ageing, of abandoning death.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning lust, of abandoning hate, of abandoning delusion. Which three? Having abandoned identity view, having abandoned sceptical doubt, having abandoned adherence to moral rules and austerities - these, monks, are the three qualities by abandoning which one is capable of abandoning lust, of abandoning hate, of abandoning delusion.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning identity view, of abandoning sceptical doubt, of abandoning adherence to moral rules and austerities. Which three? Having abandoned unwise attention, having abandoned following the wrong path, having abandoned sluggishness of mind - these, monks, are the three qualities, by abandoning which, one is capable of abandoning identity view, of abandoning sceptical doubt, of abandoning adherence to moral rules and austerities.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning unwise attention, of abandoning following the wrong path, of abandoning sluggishness of mind. Which three? Having abandoned forgetfulness, having abandoned lack of full awareness, having abandoned distraction of the mind - these, monks, are the three qualities, by abandoning which, one is capable of abandoning unwise attention, of abandoning following the wrong path, of abandoning sluggishness of mind.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning forgetfulness, of abandoning lack of full awareness, of abandoning distraction of the mind. Which three? Having abandoned unwillingness to see the noble ones, having abandoned unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, having abandoned a censuring mind - these, monks, are the three qualities, by abandoning which, one is capable of abandoning forgetfulness, of abandoning lack of full awareness, of abandoning distraction of the mind.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning unwillingness to see the noble ones, of abandoning unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, of abandoning a censuring mind. Which three? Having abandoned restlessness, having abandoned non-restraint, having abandoned immorality - these, monks, are the three qualities, by abandoning which, one is capable of abandoning unwillingness to see the noble ones, of abandoning unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, of abandoning a censuring mind.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning restlessness, of abandoning non-restraint, of abandoning immorality. Which three? Having abandoned faithlessness, having abandoned lack of generosity, having abandoned idleness - these, monks, are the three qualities, by abandoning which, one is capable of abandoning restlessness, of abandoning non-restraint, of abandoning immorality.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning faithlessness, of abandoning lack of generosity, of abandoning idleness. Which three? Having abandoned disrespect, having abandoned being difficult to admonish, having abandoned evil friendship - these, monks, are the three qualities, by abandoning which, one is capable of abandoning faithlessness, of abandoning lack of generosity, of abandoning idleness.
"Monks, by abandoning these three qualities, one is capable of abandoning disrespect, of abandoning being difficult to admonish, of abandoning evil friendship. Which three? Having abandoned shamelessness, having abandoned moral fearlessness, having abandoned heedlessness - these, monks, are the three qualities, by abandoning which, one is capable of abandoning disrespect, of abandoning being difficult to admonish, of abandoning evil friendship.
"Monks, one who has shame and moral fear is diligent. He, being diligent, is capable of abandoning disrespect, of abandoning being difficult to admonish, of abandoning evil friendship. He, having good friends, is capable of abandoning faithlessness, of abandoning lack of generosity, of abandoning idleness. He, putting forth strenuous energy, is capable of abandoning restlessness, of abandoning non-restraint, of abandoning immorality. He, being moral, is capable of abandoning unwillingness to see the noble ones, of abandoning unwillingness to hear the noble teaching, of abandoning a censuring mind. He, being without a censuring mind, is capable of abandoning forgetfulness, of abandoning lack of full awareness, of abandoning distraction of the mind. He, being with an undistracted mind, is capable of abandoning unwise attention, of abandoning following the wrong path, of abandoning sluggishness of mind. He, being with a mind not sluggish, is capable of abandoning identity view, of abandoning sceptical doubt, of abandoning adherence to moral rules and austerities. He, being without sceptical doubt, is capable of abandoning lust, of abandoning hate, of abandoning delusion. He, having abandoned lust, having abandoned hate, having abandoned delusion, is capable of abandoning birth, of abandoning ageing, of abandoning death." The sixth.