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Monks, there are these four powers. Which four? The power of energy, the power of mindfulness, the power of concentration, the power of wisdom – these, monks, are the four powers. The Eighth. 9. The Discourse on the Wilderness Monks, a monk endowed with four qualities is not fit to resort to remote forest and wilderness dwellings. Which four? With thoughts of sensual desire, with thoughts of ill-will, with thoughts of harm, he is unwise, dull, and stupid – Monks, a monk endowed with these four qualities is not fit to resort to remote forest and wilderness dwellings. Monks, a monk endowed with four qualities is fit to resort to remote forest and wilderness dwellings. Which four? With thoughts of renunciation, with thoughts of non-ill-will, with thoughts of non-harm, he is wise, not dull, not stupid – Monks, a monk endowed with these four qualities is fit to resort to remote forest and wilderness dwellings. The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on Kamma Monks, a foolish, unskilled, ignoble person, endowed with four qualities, carries himself as wounded and damaged, is blameworthy and censurable by the wise, and produces much demerit. Which four? With blameworthy bodily action, with blameworthy verbal action, with blameworthy mental action, with blameworthy view – Monks, a foolish, unskilled, ignoble person, endowed with these four qualities, carries himself as wounded and damaged, is blameworthy and censurable by the wise, and produces much demerit. With four Indeed, monks, endowed with four qualities, a wise, skilled, good person keeps themselves uninjured, unharmed, and is blameless, unblamed by the discerning, and generates much merit. With which four? With blameless bodily action, with blameless verbal action, with blameless mental action, with blameless view – Indeed, monks, endowed with these four qualities, a wise, skilled, good person keeps themselves uninjured, unharmed, and is blameless, unblamed by the discerning, and generates much merit. The Tenth. The Sixth Chapter on Direct Knowledge. Its Summary – Direct Knowledge, Seeking, Compassion, Mālukyaputta; Family, two thoroughbreds, Strength, and wilderness action.