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The First Discourse on Faith
71.
"A monk, monks, has faith, but is not moral.
Thus he is incomplete in that factor.
Therefore that factor should be fulfilled -
'How may I have faith and be moral?'
But when, monks, a monk has faith and is moral, thus he is complete in that factor.
"A monk, monks, has faith and is moral, but is not very learned. Thus he is incomplete in that factor. Therefore that factor should be fulfilled - 'How may I have faith, be moral, and be very learned?' But when, monks, a monk has faith, is moral, and is very learned, thus he is complete in that factor.
"A monk, monks, has faith, is moral, and is very learned, but is not one who is speaker of the Teaching, etc. one who is speaker of the Teaching, but does not frequent assemblies, etc. one who frequents assemblies, but does not confidently expound the Teaching to an assembly, etc. confidently expounds the Teaching to an assembly, but is not one who obtains at will, obtains without difficulty, obtains without trouble, the four meditative absorptions pertaining to the higher mind, which are pleasant abidings in the present life, etc. he is one who obtains at will, obtains without difficulty, obtains without trouble, the four meditative absorptions pertaining to the higher mind, which are pleasant abidings in the present life, but with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge himself, having attained, he does not dwell in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions; thus she is incomplete in that factor. Therefore that factor should be fulfilled - 'How may I have faith, be moral, be very learned, be one who is speaker of the Teaching, be one who frequents assemblies, confidently expound the Teaching to an assembly, be one who obtains at will, obtains without difficulty, obtains without trouble, the four meditative absorptions pertaining to the higher mind, which are pleasant abidings in the present life, and with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge myself, having attained, may I dwell in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions.'"
"But when, monks, a monk has faith, is moral, is very learned, is one who is speaker of the Teaching, is one who frequents assemblies, confidently expounds the Teaching to an assembly, is one who obtains at will, obtains without difficulty, obtains without trouble, the four meditative absorptions pertaining to the higher mind, which are pleasant abidings in the present life, and with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge himself, having attained, dwells in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions; thus she is complete in that factor. Monks, a monk possessed of these eight qualities is pleasing on all sides and complete in every respect." The first.