增支部第 10 集（Sujato 英译）第 14 阅读页 · AN10.14 · Hard-heartedness

Numbered Discourses 10.14Numbered Discourses 10.142. A Protector2. A Protector

Hard-heartednessHard-heartedness“Mendicants, a monk or nun who has not given up five kinds of hard-heartedness and has not severed five shackles of the heart can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.“Mendicants, a monk or nun who has not given up five kinds of hard-heartedness and has not severed five shackles of the heart can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.What are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up?What are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up?

Firstly, a mendicant has doubts about the Teacher. They’re uncertain, undecided, and lacking confidence.Firstly, a mendicant has doubts about the Teacher. They’re uncertain, undecided, and lacking confidence.This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This is the first kind of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up.This is the first kind of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up.

Furthermore, a mendicant has doubts about the teaching …Furthermore, a mendicant has doubts about the teaching …the Saṅgha …the Saṅgha …the training …the training …

A mendicant is angry and upset with their spiritual companions, resentful and closed off.A mendicant is angry and upset with their spiritual companions, resentful and closed off.This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up.This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up.

These are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up.These are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up.What are the five shackles of the heart they haven’t severed?What are the five shackles of the heart they haven’t severed?Firstly, a mendicant isn’t free of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures.Firstly, a mendicant isn’t free of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures.

This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This is the first shackle of the heart they haven’t severed.This is the first shackle of the heart they haven’t severed.Furthermore, a mendicant isn’t free of greed for the body …Furthermore, a mendicant isn’t free of greed for the body …

They’re not free of greed for form …They’re not free of greed for form …They eat as much as they like until their belly is full, then indulge in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing …They eat as much as they like until their belly is full, then indulge in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing …They lead the spiritual life wishing to be reborn in one of the orders of gods: ‘By this precept or observance or fervent austerity or spiritual practice, may I become one of the gods!’They lead the spiritual life wishing to be reborn in one of the orders of gods: ‘By this precept or observance or fervent austerity or spiritual practice, may I become one of the gods!’

This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This is the fifth shackle of the heart they haven’t severed.This is the fifth shackle of the heart they haven’t severed.These are the five shackles of the heart they haven’t severed.These are the five shackles of the heart they haven’t severed.

A monk or nun who has not given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has not severed these five shackles of the heart can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.A monk or nun who has not given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has not severed these five shackles of the heart can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.In the same way, a monk or nun who has not given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has not severed these five shackles of the heart can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.In the same way, a monk or nun who has not given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has not severed these five shackles of the heart can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.

A monk or nun who has given up five kinds of hard-heartedness and has severed five shackles of the heart can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.A monk or nun who has given up five kinds of hard-heartedness and has severed five shackles of the heart can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.What are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they’ve given up?What are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they’ve given up?Firstly, a mendicant has no doubts about the Teacher. They’re not uncertain, undecided, or lacking confidence.Firstly, a mendicant has no doubts about the Teacher. They’re not uncertain, undecided, or lacking confidence.

This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This is the first kind of hard-heartedness they’ve given up.This is the first kind of hard-heartedness they’ve given up.Furthermore, a mendicant has no doubts about the teaching …Furthermore, a mendicant has no doubts about the teaching …

the Saṅgha …the Saṅgha …the training …the training …A mendicant is not angry and upset with their spiritual companions, not resentful or closed off.A mendicant is not angry and upset with their spiritual companions, not resentful or closed off.

This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness they’ve given up.This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness they’ve given up.These are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they’ve given up.These are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they’ve given up.

What are the five shackles of the heart they’ve severed?What are the five shackles of the heart they’ve severed?Firstly, a mendicant is rid of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures.Firstly, a mendicant is rid of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures.This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.

This is the first shackle of the heart they’ve severed.This is the first shackle of the heart they’ve severed.Furthermore, a mendicant is rid of greed for the body …Furthermore, a mendicant is rid of greed for the body …They’re rid of greed for form …They’re rid of greed for form …

They don’t eat as much as they like until their belly is full, then indulge in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing …They don’t eat as much as they like until their belly is full, then indulge in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing …They don’t lead the spiritual life wishing to be reborn in one of the orders of gods: ‘By this precept or observance or fervent austerity or spiritual practice, may I become one of the gods!’They don’t lead the spiritual life wishing to be reborn in one of the orders of gods: ‘By this precept or observance or fervent austerity or spiritual practice, may I become one of the gods!’This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving.

This is the fifth shackle of the heart they’ve severed.This is the fifth shackle of the heart they’ve severed.These are the five shackles of the heart they’ve severed.These are the five shackles of the heart they’ve severed.A monk or nun who has given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has severed these five shackles of the heart can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.A monk or nun who has given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has severed these five shackles of the heart can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.

It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.In the same way, a monk or nun who has given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has severed these five shackles of the heart can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”In the same way, a monk or nun who has given up these five kinds of hard-heartedness and has severed these five shackles of the heart can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.”