205(5)Barrenness
As at MN 16.2-7,I101.
"Bhikkhus,thereare these five kinds of mental barrenness.
Cetokhila.In MLDB cetokhila was translated"wilderness of the heart,"whichi is not satisfactoiy.According to DOP,khila means"barren land;hard,arid soil,"and"(as a fault of one's thinking)barrenness,sterility;stiffness,rigidity;hostility,resistance."Mp glosses:"Rigidity,waste,stumps of the mind"(cittassathaddhabhava kacavarabhava khanukabhava).
What five?
(1)"Here,a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Teacher,doubts
him,[249]is not convinced about him,and does not place confidence in him.
When a bhikkhu is perplexed about theTeacher,doubts him,is not convinced about him,and does notplace confidence in him,his mind does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striving.
Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,this is the first kind of mental barrenness.
(2)"Again,a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Dhamma,doubts it,is not convinced about it and does not place confidence in it.When a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Dhamma,doubts it,is not convinced about it and does not place confidence in it,his mind does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striv-
ing.Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,this is the second kind of mental barrenness.
(3)"Again,a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Sangha,doubts
it,is not convinced about it,and does not place confidence in
it.When a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Sangha,doubts it,is
not convinced about it and does not place confidence in it,his
mind does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striv-
ing.Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,
this is the third kind of mental barrenness.
(4)"Again,a bhikkhu is perplexed about the training,doubts
it,is not convinced about it,and does not place confidence in it.
When a bhikkhu is perplexed about the training,doubts it,is-:
not convinced about it,and does not place confidence in it,his
mind does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striv-
ing.Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,
this is the fourth kind of mental barrenness.
(5)"Again,a bhikkhu is irritated by his fellow monks,dis-
pleased with them,resentful toward them,ill disposed toward
them.
When a bhikkhu is irritated by his fellow monks,displeased with them,resentful toward them,ill disposed toward
them,his mind does not incline;to ardor,effort,perseverance,
and striving.
Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and
striving,this is the fifth kind of mental barrenness.
"These,bhikkhus,are the five kinds of mental barrenness."