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for the gain, welfare, and happiness of many people, of gods and humans. The Eighth. 9. The First Discourse on the Learner. 89. "Monks, these five things lead to the decline of a learner bhikkhu. Which five? Delight in work, delight in talk, delight in sleep, delight in company, not reviewing the mind as it has been freed – these five things, monks, lead to the decline of a learner bhikkhu." "Monks, these five things lead to the non-decline of a learner bhikkhu. Which five? No delight in work, no delight in talk, no delight in sleep, no delight in company, reviewing the mind as it has been freed – these five things, monks, lead to the non-decline of a learner bhikkhu." The Ninth. 10. The Second Discourse on the Learner. 90. "Monks, these five things lead to the decline of a learner bhikkhu. Which five? Here, monks, a learner bhikkhu is busy, has much to do, skilled in what needs to be done; he neglects seclusion, he does not apply himself to inner mental tranquility. This, monks, is the first thing that leads to the decline of a learner bhikkhu." "Furthermore, monks, a learner bhikkhu spends the day with a small amount of work; he neglects seclusion, he does not apply himself to inner mental tranquility. This, monks, is the second thing that leads to the decline of a learner bhikkhu." "Furthermore, monks, a learner bhikkhu lives mixed up with householders and renunciants, with an unsuitable association with laypeople; he neglects seclusion, he does not apply himself to inner mental tranquility. This, monks, is the third thing that leads to the decline of a learner bhikkhu." "Furthermore, monks, a learner bhikkhu enters the village at the wrong time, he returns too late in the day; he neglects seclusion, he does not apply himself to inner mental tranquility." too much internal mental calm. This, monks, is the fourth quality that leads to the decline of a trainee monk. Furthermore, monks, a trainee monk, that talk which is conducive to effacement, conducive to the opening of the mind, namely – talk on wanting little, talk on contentment, talk on seclusion, talk on non-entanglement, talk on the arousal of energy, talk on virtue, talk on concentration, talk on wisdom, talk on liberation, talk on the knowledge and vision of liberation, such talk he does not obtain at will, nor without difficulty, nor without trouble; he neglects seclusion, he does not apply himself to internal mental calm. This, monks, is the fifth quality that leads to the decline of a trainee monk. These, monks, are the five qualities that lead to the decline of a trainee monk. These five qualities, monks, lead to the non-decline of a trainee monk. Which five? Here, monks, a trainee monk is not busy with many tasks, nor has many duties, he is skilled in what needs to be done; he does not neglect seclusion, he applies himself to internal mental calm. This, monks, is the first quality that leads to the non-decline of a trainee monk. Furthermore, monks, a trainee monk does not spend the day with trifling tasks; he does not neglect seclusion, he applies himself to internal mental calm. This, monks, is the second quality that leads to the non-decline of a trainee monk. Furthermore, monks, a trainee monk lives unentangled with householders and renunciants, avoiding unsuitable lay association; he does not neglect seclusion, he applies himself to internal mental calm. This, monks, is the third quality that leads to the non-decline of a trainee monk. Furthermore, monks, a trainee monk does not enter the village at an unsuitable time, nor return too late in the day; he does not neglect seclusion, he applies himself to internal mental calm. tranquility. This, monks, is the fourth quality for a trainee monk that leads to non-decline. Furthermore, monks, whatever talk is conducive to effacement, to opening the mind, namely – talk on having few wishes, talk on contentment, talk on seclusion, talk on non-entanglement, talk on the arousal of energy, talk on virtue, talk on concentration, talk on wisdom, talk on liberation, talk on the knowledge and vision of liberation, of such talk, a trainee monk is a willing recipient, an unhindered recipient, an unburdened recipient; he does not neglect seclusion, he devotes himself to internal mental tranquility. This, monks, is the fifth quality for a trainee monk that leads to non-decline. These, monks, are the five qualities for a trainee monk that lead to non-decline. The Tenth. The Elder Chapter is the fourth. Its summary – One who delights, one without passion, deceivers, faithless, impatient; And analytical knowledge, with virtue, the elder, trainees, the others, two.