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- Anguttara Nikaya VI.88
- Sussusa Sutta
- Listening Well
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"Endowed with these six qualities, a person is incapable of alighting on the
lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even when listening to the true
Dhamma. Which six?
"When the Doctrine & Discipline declared by the Tathagata is being taught, he
does not listen well, does not give ear, does not apply his mind to gnosis, grabs hold of
what is worthless, rejects what is worthwhile, and is not endowed with the patience to
conform with the teaching.
"Endowed with these six qualities, a person is incapable of alighting on the
lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even when listening to the true
Dhamma.
"Endowed with these six qualities, a person is capable of alighting on the
lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even while listening to the true
Dhamma. Which six?
"When the Doctrine & Discipline declared by the Tathagata is being taught, he
listens well, gives ear, applies his mind to gnosis, rejects what is worthless, grabs hold
of what is worthwhile, and is endowed with the patience to conform with the teaching.
"Endowed with these six qualities, a person is capable of alighting on the
lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even while listening to the true
Dhamma."