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The First Discourse on What is Dear
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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 monk possessed of seven qualities is not dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, not agreeable, not respected and not esteemed. Which seven? Here, monks, a monk is desirous of material gain, desirous of honour, desirous of not being despised, shameless, without moral fear, has evil desires, and has wrong view. Monks, a monk possessed of these seven qualities is not dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, not agreeable, not respected and not esteemed.
"Monks, a monk possessed of seven qualities is dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, agreeable, respected and esteemed. Which seven? Here, monks, a monk is not desirous of material gain, not desirous of honour, not desirous of not being despised, has shame, has moral fear, has few wishes, and has right view. Monks, a monk possessed of these seven qualities is dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, agreeable, respected and esteemed." The first.