157.(7)Wrongly Addressed Talk
"Bhikkhus,a talk is wrongly addressed when,having weighed one type of person against another,it is addressed to these five[inappropriate]types of persons.
What five?
A talk on faith is wrongly addressed to one devoid of faith;
a talk on virtuous behavior is wrongly addressed to an immoral person;
a talk on learning is wrongly addressed to one of little learning;
a talk on generosity is wrongly addressed to a miser;
a talk on wisdom is wrongly addressed to an unwise person.
(1)"And why,bhikkhus,is a talk on faith wrongly addressed to one devoid of faith?
When a talk on faith is being given,a person devoid of faith loses his temper and becomes irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he displays anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he does not perceive that faith in himself and obtain rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on faith is wrongly addressed to a person devoid of faith.
(2)"And why is a talk on virtuous behavior wrongly addressed to an immoral person?
When a talk on virtuous behavior is being given,an immoral person loses his temper and becomes irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he displays anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he does not perceive that virtuous behavior in himself and obtain rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on virtuous behavior is wrongly addressed to an immoral person.
(3)"And why is a talk on learning wrongly addressed to a person of little learning?
When a talk on learning is being given,a person of little learning loses his temper and becomes irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he displays anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he does not perceive that learning in himself and obtain rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on learning is wrongly addressed to a person of little learning.
(4)“And why is a talk on generosity wrongly addressed to a miser?
When a talk on generosity is being given,a miser loses his temper and becomes irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he displays anger,hatred,and bitterness:
For what reason?
Because he does not perceive that generosity in himself and [182]obtain rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on generosity is wrongly addressed to a miser.
(5)"And why is a talk on wisdom wrongly addressed toan unwise person?
When a talk on wisdom is being given,anunwise person loses his temper and becomes irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he displays anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he does not perceive that wisdom in himself and obtain rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on wisdom is wrongly addressed to an unwise person.
"A talk is wrongly addressed when,having weighed one type of person against another,it is addressed to these five[inappropriate]types of persons.
"Bhikkhus,a talk is properly addressed when,having weighed one type of person against another,it is addressed to these five [appropriate]types of persons.
What five?
A talk on faith is properly addressed to one endowed with faith;
a talk on virtuous behavior is properly addressed to a virtuous person;
a talk on learning is properly addressed to a learned person;
a talk on generosity is properly addressed to a generous person;
a talk on wisdom is properly addressed to a wise person.
(1)"And why,bhikkhus,is a talk on faith properly addressed to one endowed with faith?
When a talk on faith is being given,a person endowed with faith does not lose his temper and become irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he does not display anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he perceives that faith in himself and obtains rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on faith is properly addressed to a person endowed with faith.
(2)"And why is a talk on virtuous behavior properly addressed to a virtuous person?
When a talk on virtuous behavior is being given,a virtuous person does not lose his temper and become irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he does not display anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he perceives that virtuous behavior in himself and obtains raptureand joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on virtuous behavior is properly addressed to a virtuous person.
(3)"And why is a talk on learning properly addressed to a learned person?
When a talk on learning is being given,a learned person does not lose his temper and become irritated,hostile,and [183]stubborn;he does not display anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he perceives that learning in hinself and obtains rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on learning is properly addressed to a learned
person.
(4)"And why is a talk on generosity properly addressed to
a generous person?
When a talk on generosity is being given,a
generous person does not lose his temper and become irritated,
hostile,and stubborn;he does not display anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he perceives that generosity
in himself and obtains rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a
talk on generosity is properly addressed to a generous person.
(5)"And why is a talk on wisdom properly addressed to awise person?
When a talk on wisdom is being given,a wise person does not lose his temper and become irritated,hostile,and stubborn;he does not display anger,hatred,and bitterness.
For what reason?
Because he perceives that wisdom in himself and obtains rapture and joy based upon it.
Therefore a talk on wisdom is properly addressed to a wise person.
"Bhikkhus,a talk is properly addressed when,having weighed one type of person against another,it is addressed to these five [appropriate]types of persons."