“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. “Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā pañca cetokhilā appahīnā pañca cetasovinibandhā asamucchinnā, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.

What are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up? Katamassa pañca cetokhilā appahīnā honti?

Firstly, a mendicant has doubts about the Teacher. They’re uncertain, undecided, and lacking confidence. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati. This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati, tassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the first kind of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up. Yassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ paṭhamo cetokhilo appahīno hoti.

Furthermore, a mendicant has doubts about the teaching … Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhamme kaṅkhati …pe… the Saṅgha … saṅghe kaṅkhati … the training … sikkhāya kaṅkhati … A mendicant is angry and upset with their spiritual companions, resentful and closed off. sabrahmacārīsu kupito hoti anattamano āhatacitto khilajāto. This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabrahmacārīsu kupito hoti anattamano āhatacitto khilajāto, tassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up. Yassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ pañcamo cetokhilo appahīno hoti. These are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they haven’t given up. Imassa pañca cetokhilā appahīnā honti.

What are the five shackles of the heart they haven’t severed? Katamassa pañca cetasovinibandhā asamucchinnā honti? Firstly, a mendicant isn’t free of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāmesu avītarāgo hoti avigatacchando avigatapemo avigatapipāso avigatapariḷāho avigatataṇho. This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāmesu avītarāgo hoti avigatacchando avigatapemo avigatapipāso avigatapariḷāho avigatataṇho, tassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the first shackle of the heart they haven’t severed. Yassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ paṭhamo cetasovinibandho asamucchinno hoti.

Furthermore, a mendicant isn’t free of greed for the body … Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye avītarāgo hoti …pe… They’re not free of greed for form … rūpe avītarāgo hoti …pe… They eat as much as they like until their belly is full, then indulge in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing … yāvadatthaṁ udarāvadehakaṁ bhuñjitvā seyyasukhaṁ passasukhaṁ middhasukhaṁ anuyutto viharati … 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 life, may I become one of the gods!’ aññataraṁ devanikāyaṁ paṇidhāya brahmacariyaṁ carati: ‘imināhaṁ sīlena vā vatena vā tapena vā brahmacariyena vā devo vā bhavissāmi devaññataro vā’ti. This being so, their mind doesn’t incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ devanikāyaṁ paṇidhāya brahmacariyaṁ carati: ‘imināhaṁ sīlena vā vatena vā tapena vā brahmacariyena vā devo vā bhavissāmi devaññataro vā’ti, tassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the fifth shackle of the heart they haven’t severed. Yassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ pañcamo cetasovinibandho asamucchinno hoti. These are the five shackles of the heart they haven’t severed. Imassa pañca cetasovinibandhā asamucchinnā honti.

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. Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā ime pañca cetokhilā appahīnā ime pañca cetasovinibandhā asamucchinnā, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.

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. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena; In the same way, 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. evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yassa kassaci bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā ime pañca cetokhilā appahīnā ime pañca cetasovinibandhā asamucchinnā, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuddhi.

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. Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā pañca cetokhilā pahīnā pañca cetasovinibandhā susamucchinnā, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.

What are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they’ve given up? Katamassa pañca cetokhilā pahīnā honti? Firstly, a mendicant has no doubts about the Teacher. They’re not uncertain, undecided, or lacking confidence. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari na kaṅkhati na vicikicchati, adhimuccati sampasīdati. This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari na kaṅkhati na vicikicchati adhimuccati sampasīdati, tassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the first kind of hard-heartedness they’ve given up. Yassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ paṭhamo cetokhilo pahīno hoti.

Furthermore, a mendicant has no doubts about the teaching … Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhamme na kaṅkhati …pe… the Saṅgha … saṅghe na kaṅkhati … the training … sikkhāya na kaṅkhati … A mendicant is not angry and upset with their spiritual companions, not resentful or closed off. sabrahmacārīsu na kupito hoti attamano na āhatacitto na khilajāto. This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabrahmacārīsu na kupito hoti attamano na āhatacitto na khilajāto, tassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness they’ve given up. Yassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ pañcamo cetokhilo pahīno hoti. These are the five kinds of hard-heartedness they’ve given up. Imassa pañca cetokhilā pahīnā honti.

What are the five shackles of the heart they’ve severed? Katamassa pañca cetasovinibandhā susamucchinnā honti? Firstly, a mendicant is rid of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāmesu vītarāgo hoti vigatacchando vigatapemo vigatapipāso vigatapariḷāho vigatataṇho. This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāmesu vītarāgo hoti vigatacchando vigatapemo vigatapipāso vigatapariḷāho vigatataṇho, tassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the first shackle of the heart they’ve severed. Yassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ paṭhamo cetasovinibandho susamucchinno hoti.

Furthermore, a mendicant is rid of greed for the body … Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye vītarāgo hoti …pe… They’re rid of greed for form … rūpe vītarāgo hoti …pe… 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 … na yāvadatthaṁ udarāvadehakaṁ bhuñjitvā seyyasukhaṁ passasukhaṁ middhasukhaṁ anuyutto viharati, 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 life, may I become one of the gods!’ na aññataraṁ devanikāyaṁ paṇidhāya brahmacariyaṁ carati: ‘imināhaṁ sīlena vā vatena vā tapena vā brahmacariyena vā devo vā bhavissāmi devaññataro vā’ti. This being so, their mind inclines toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na aññataraṁ devanikāyaṁ paṇidhāya …pe… devaññataro vāti, tassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. This is the fifth shackle of the heart they’ve severed. Yassa cittaṁ namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, evamassāyaṁ pañcamo cetasovinibandho susamucchinno hoti. These are the five shackles of the heart they’ve severed. Imassa pañca cetasovinibandhā susamucchinnā honti.

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. Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā ime pañca cetokhilā pahīnā ime pañca cetasovinibandhā susamucchinnā, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni.

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. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena; 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.” evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yassa kassaci bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā ime pañca cetokhilā pahīnā ime pañca cetasovinibandhā susamucchinnā, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihānī”ti.

Catutthaṁ.