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The Discourse on Timidity
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
There the Blessed One addressed the monks thus:
"Monks."
"Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One.
The Blessed One said this:
"Monks, a lay follower possessed of five qualities has fallen into timidity. Which five? One is a killer of living beings, one takes what is not given, one engages in sexual misconduct, one is a liar, one indulges in spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence. Monks, a lay follower possessed of these five qualities has fallen into timidity.
"Monks, a lay follower possessed of five qualities is confident. Which five? One abstains from killing living beings, one abstains from taking what is not given, one abstains from sexual misconduct, one abstains from lying, one abstains from spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence. Monks, a lay follower possessed of these five qualities is confident." The first.