iti79:0.1So It Was Said 79
iti79:0.2The Book of the Threes
iti79:0.3Chapter Three
iti79:0.4Decline
iti79:1.1This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
iti79:2.1“These three things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.
iti79:2.2What three?
iti79:2.3It’s when a mendicant relishes work,
iti79:2.4talk,
iti79:2.5and sleep.
iti79:2.6These three things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.
iti79:3.1These three things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.
iti79:3.2What three?
iti79:3.3It’s when a mendicant doesn’t relish work,
iti79:3.4talk,
iti79:3.5and sleep.
iti79:3.6These three things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”
iti79:3.7The Buddha spoke this matter.
iti79:3.8On this it is said:
iti79:4.1“Restless, they relish
iti79:4.2work, talk, and sleep.
iti79:4.3Such a mendicant is incapable
iti79:4.4of experiencing the highest awakening.
iti79:5.1That’s why one ought have few duties,
iti79:5.2being wakeful not restless.
iti79:5.3Such a mendicant is capable
iti79:5.4of experiencing the highest awakening.”
iti79:6.1This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.