an.6.83 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

The Best Thing

“Mendicants, a mendicant with six qualities can’t realize the best thing, perfection.
What six?
It’s when a mendicant is faithless, shameless, imprudent, lazy, and witless. And they’re concerned with their body and their life.
A mendicant with these six qualities can’t realize the best thing, perfection.
A mendicant with six qualities can realize the best thing, perfection.
What six?
It’s when a mendicant is faithful, conscientious, prudent, energetic, and wise. And they have no concern for their body and their life.
A mendicant with these six qualities can realize the best thing, perfection.”