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AN 5.151 Righteous Practice (1)

Paṭhama Sammattaniyāma Sutta

 

“Monks, 

Possessing five qualities, 

Even if someone were to listen to the True Dhamma,

One is unable to understand the practice,

Of righteous [Development in] wholesome states.

 

What five?

 

(1) One denigrates the talk,

(2) One denigrates the speaker,

(3) One denigrates himself,

(4) One listens to the Dhamma with a restless mind,

(5) One’s mind is not calm and he does not carefully apply his mind.

 

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Monks, 

Possessing five qualities,

Listening to the True Dhamma, 

One is able to understand the practice

Of righteous [Development in] wholesome states.

 

What five?

 

(1) One does not denigrate the talk,

(2) One does not denigrate the speaker,

(3) One does not denigrate himself,

(4) One listens to the Dhamma with a mind rid of restless,

(5) One’s mind is calm and he carefully apply his mind.

 

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