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one is capable of abandoning disrespect, of abandoning stubbornness, of abandoning bad companionship. Which three? Having abandoned shamelessness, having abandoned fearlessness of wrongdoing, having abandoned heedlessness – Indeed, monks, these three things... is able to abandon disrespect, to abandon harsh speech, to abandon bad companionship. Monks, one who is modest, conscientious, and diligent, being diligent, is able to abandon disrespect, to abandon harsh speech, to abandon bad companionship. Being a good friend, he is able to abandon faithlessness, to abandon ingratitude, to abandon laziness. Being energetic, he is able to abandon restlessness, to abandon lack of restraint, to abandon immorality. Being virtuous, he is able to abandon the desire not to see the noble ones, to abandon the desire not to hear the noble Dhamma, to abandon a fault-finding mind. Being without a fault-finding mind, he is able to abandon forgetfulness, to abandon lack of clear comprehension, to abandon distraction of mind. Being with an undistracted mind, he is able to abandon unwise attention, to abandon following the wrong path, to abandon sluggishness of mind. Being with an unsluggish mind, he is able to abandon identity view, to abandon doubt, to abandon adherence to rites and rituals. Being without doubt, he is able to abandon lust, to abandon hatred, to abandon delusion. Having abandoned lust, having abandoned hatred, having abandoned delusion, he is able to abandon birth, to abandon old age, to abandon death. 7. The Crow Sutta Monks, a crow is endowed with ten ignoble qualities. Which ten? It is destructive, impudent, greedy, a great devourer, fierce, uncompassionate, weak, loud-cawing, forgetful, and a hoarder. Monks, a crow is endowed with these ten ignoble qualities. In the same way, monks, a bad monk is endowed with ten ignoble qualities. Which ten? He is destructive, impudent, and greedy, and greedy, and cruel, and merciless, and weak, and a complainer, and forgetful, and a hoarder— with these ten unwholesome qualities, monks, is a bad monk endowed.” The Seventh. 8. The Nigaṇṭha Sutta “With ten unwholesome qualities, monks, are the Nigaṇṭhas endowed. Which ten? The Nigaṇṭhas, monks, are faithless; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, are immoral; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, are shameless; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, are reckless; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, associate with bad people; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, praise themselves and disparage others; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, cling to their own views, are stubborn in their grasp, and difficult to let go; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, are deceitful; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, have evil wishes; the Nigaṇṭhas, monks, have evil friends— with these ten unwholesome qualities, monks, are the Nigaṇṭhas endowed.” The Eighth. 9. The Grounds for Resentment Sutta “There are these ten grounds for resentment, monks. Which ten? ‘He did me harm’— one harbors resentment; ‘He is doing me harm’— one harbors resentment; ‘He will do me harm’— one harbors resentment; ‘He did harm to my dear and pleasing one’— ... ‘He is doing harm’— ... ‘He will do harm’— one harbors resentment; ‘He did good to my unloved and displeasing one’— ... ‘He is doing good’— ... ‘He will do good’— one harbors resentment; and one gets angry without cause— these, monks, are the ten grounds for resentment.” The Ninth. 10. The Removal of Resentment Sutta “There are these ten ways to remove resentment, monks. Which ten? ‘He did me harm, but how can that be?’— one removes resentment; ‘He is doing me harm, but how can that be?’— one removes resentment; ‘He will do me harm, but how can that be?’— one removes resentment; ‘He did harm to my dear and pleasing one’— ... ‘is doing’— ... ‘will do’— ‘but how can that be?’” "How can it be obtained?" he dispels ill-will. "My disliked, unpleasant one did harm... does harm... will do harm." "How can that be obtained here?" he dispels ill-will, and he does not get angry without reason. "These, monks, are the ten ways of dispelling ill-will." The Tenth. The Third Chapter on Wishing. Its Summary – Wishing, Thorn, Desirable, Growth, and Migasālā; Three Dhamma and Crow, two Nigaṇṭhas and Ill-will.