Becoming (AN5.6)

Numbered Discourses 5.6

1. Powers of a Trainee

Becoming

“Mendicants, you don’t become unskillful as long as faith is established in skillful qualities.

But when faith vanishes and faithlessness takes over,

you become unskillful.

You don’t become unskillful as long as conscience … prudence … energy … wisdom is established in skillful qualities.

But when wisdom vanishes and witlessness takes over,

you become unskillful.”