In the Parihāna Sutta, Sāriputta addressed the mendicants:
How did the Buddha define a person liable to decline?
It’s when...
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This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
Mendicants, these three people are found in the world. What three?
One like a rainless cloud, one who rains locally, one who rains all over.
Two people actively listen to the teaching: one remembers the teaching they’ve heard, one does not.
The person who
*doesn’t remember the teaching they’ve heard is reprehensible in that respect.
*does remember the teaching they’ve heard is praiseworthy in that respect.
~AN7.68
