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The First Discourse on the Fixed Course of the Right Path
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"Monks, one possessed of five qualities, even while hearing the Good Teaching, is incapable of entering upon the fixed course, the right path, in wholesome mental states.
Which five?
He disparages the talk, he disparages the speaker, he disparages himself, he listens to the Teaching with a distracted mind, and with an unfocused mind he attends unwisely.
Monks, one possessed of these five qualities, even while hearing the Good Teaching, is incapable of entering upon the fixed course, the right path, in wholesome mental states.
"Monks, one possessed of five qualities, while hearing the Good Teaching, is capable of entering upon the fixed course, the right path, in wholesome mental states. Which five? He does not disparage the talk, he does not disparage the speaker, he does not disparage himself, he listens to the Teaching with an undistracted mind, and with a fully focused mind he attends wisely. Monks, one possessed of these five qualities, while hearing the Good Teaching, is capable of entering upon the fixed course, the right path, in wholesome mental states." The first.