Three qualities of a friend
1. He who gives what is hard to give.
2. He who does what is hard to do.
3. He who bears what is hard to bear.
1. Offer of robe.
2. Offer of alms-food.
3. Offer of lodging.
4. Offer of requisites and medicine.
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. When the Doctrine and Discipline declared by the Tathagata is being taught,
1. He listens well,
2. Gives ear,
3. Applies his mind to gnosis,
4. Rejects what is worthless,
5. Grabs hold of what is worthwhile and
6. Is endowed with the patience to conform
with the teaching.
1. Generosity,
2. Kind words,
3. Beneficial help,
4. Consistency.
How both husband and wife want to see one another not only in the present life but also in the life to come.
They should be in tune [with each other]
1. in conviction,
2. in tune in virtue,
3. in tune in generosity and
4. in tune in discernment.
The Dhamma should be taught with the thought,
1. ‘I will speak step-by-step.’
2. ‘I will speak explaining the sequence
[of cause and effect].’
3. ‘I will speak out of compassion.’
4. ‘I will speak not for the purpose of
material reward.’
5. ‘I will speak without disparaging myself
or others.’
1. Learning the Dhamma
2. Instructs others the Dhamma in detail
as he has heard
3. Repeats the Dhamma as he has heard
it
4. Ponders and Reflects on the Dhamma
5. Grasps some concentration sigh,
… he partakes both the spirit and the
letter of the Dhamma, he experiences gladness, zest, calm and ease, whereby
his mind is composed.
1. He who associates for gain
2. He who renders lip service
3. He who flatters
4. He who brings ruin
1. victory breeds hatred
2. being defeated he grieves for his wealth
3. immediate loss of wealth
4. his word is not relied upon in a court
of law
5. he is despised by his friends and associates
6. he will not be sought for matrimonial
alliance, saying that he is a gambler and is not it to look after a wife