AN 5.264 Macchariya Sutta
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Macchariya Suttas: Stinginess (5)
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
"Without abandoning these five qualities, one is incapable of entering & remaining in the first jhana. Which five? Stinginess as to one's monastery [lodgings], stinginess as to one's family [of supporters], stinginess as to one's gains, stinginess as to one's status, and ingratitude. Without abandoning these five qualities, one is incapable of entering & remaining in the first jhana.
"With the abandoning of these five qualities, one is capable of entering & remaining in the first jhana..."