{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.62/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.62","id":"suttacentral_an8.62","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.62/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, a mendicant with six qualities is good enough for themselves and others. What six? A mendicant is quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. They readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. They examine the meaning of teachings they\u2019ve memorized. Understanding the meaning and the teaching, they practice in line with the teaching. They\u2019re a good speaker who enunciates well. Their voice is polished, clear, articulate, and expresses the meaning. They educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these six qualities is good enough for themselves and others. A mendicant with five qualities is good enough for themselves and others. What five? A mendicant is not quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. They readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. They examine the meaning of teachings they\u2019ve memorized. Understanding the meaning and the teaching, they practice in line with the teaching. They\u2019re a good speaker. Their voice is polished, clear, articulate, and expresses the meaning. They educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these five qualities is good enough for themselves and others. A mendicant with four qualities is good enough for themselves but not for others. What four? A mendicant is quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. They readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. They examine the meaning of teachings they\u2019ve memorized. Understanding the meaning and the teaching, they practice in line with the teaching. But they\u2019re not a good speaker and do not enunciate well. Their voice isn\u2019t polished, clear, articulate, and doesn\u2019t express the meaning. They don\u2019t educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these four qualities is good enough for themselves but not for others. A mendicant with four qualities is good enough for others but not for themselves. What four? A mendicant is quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. They readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. But they don\u2019t examine the meaning of teachings they\u2019ve memorized. Not understanding the meaning and the teaching, they don\u2019t practice in line with the teaching. They\u2019re a good speaker who enunciates well. Their voice is polished, clear, articulate, and expresses the meaning. They educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these four qualities is good enough for others but not for themselves. A mendicant with three qualities is good enough for themselves but not for others. What three? A mendicant is not quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. They readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. They examine the meaning of teachings they\u2019ve memorized. Understanding the meaning and the teaching, they practice in line with the teaching. But they\u2019re not a good speaker and do not enunciate well. Their voice isn\u2019t polished, clear, articulate, and doesn\u2019t express the meaning. They don\u2019t educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these three qualities is good enough for themselves but not for others. A mendicant with three qualities is good enough for others but not for themselves. What three? A mendicant is not quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. They readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. But they don\u2019t examine the meaning of teachings they\u2019ve memorized. Not understanding the meaning and the teaching, they don\u2019t practice in line with the teaching. They\u2019re a good speaker. Their voice is polished, clear, articulate, and expresses the meaning. They educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these three qualities is good enough for others but not for themselves. A mendicant with two qualities is good enough for themselves but not for others. What two? A mendicant is not quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. And they don\u2019t readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. But they examine the meaning of teachings they have memorized. Understanding the meaning and the teaching, they practice in line with the teaching. They\u2019re not a good speaker. Their voice isn\u2019t polished, clear, articulate, and doesn\u2019t express the meaning. They don\u2019t educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these two qualities is good enough for themselves but not for others. A mendicant with two qualities is good enough for others but not for themselves. What two? A mendicant is not quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings. And they don\u2019t readily memorize the teachings they\u2019ve heard. Nor do they examine the meaning of teachings they\u2019ve memorized. Not understanding the meaning and the teaching, they don\u2019t practice in line with the teaching. But they\u2019re a good speaker who enunciates well. Their voice is polished, clear, articulate, and expresses the meaning. They educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. A mendicant with these two qualities is good enough for others but not for themselves.\u201d","title":"Good Enough","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":791}