Six-Part Harmony

Translated from
Dīgha Nikāya III #33: Sangiti Suttanta by
Michael M. Olds

Here friends,
a beggar makes manifest both openly and in private,
friendliness in bodily acts
to those with whom he fares the Brahmā-life;
this is a harmonious thing,
making for affection,
making for respect, non-dispute, non-violence, concourse,
conducive to development of unity.

Again, additionally friends,
a beggar makes manifest both openly and in private,
friendliness in acts of speech
to those with whom he fares the Brahmā-life;
this is a harmonious thing,
making for affection,
making for respect, non-dispute, non-violence, concourse,
conducive to development of unity.

Again, additionally friends,
a beggar makes manifest both openly and in private,
friendliness in acts of mind
to those with whom he fares the Brahmā-life;
this is a harmonious thing,
making for affection,
making for respect, non-dispute, non-violence, concourse,
conducive to development of unity.

Again, additionally friends,
a beggar, whatever is gained in accordance with Dhamma,
acquired in accordance with Dhamma,
that is ethically acquired,
even down to whatever has gone into the bowl,
that that thing gained is not eaten or enjoyed
without sharing with those with whom he fares the Brahmā life;
this is a harmonious thing,
making for affection,
making for respect, non-dispute, non-violence, concourse,
conducive to development of unity.

Again, additionally friends,
a beggar lives with those with whom he fares the Brahmā-life
practicing both openly and in private
that ethical behavior
that is intact, unruptured, unspotted, unbruised, unwarped,
praised by the wise, uncorrupted,
that evolves into serenity;
this is a harmonious thing,
making for affection,
making for respect, non-dispute, non-violence, concourse,
conducive to development of unity.

Again, additionally friends,
a beggar lives with those with whom he fares the Brahmā-life
practicing both openly and in private
in accordance with whatever he has got
of those aristocratic views
that lead the follower thereof
to the consummate destruction of pain;
this is a harmonious thing,
making for affection,
making for respect, non-dispute, non-violence, concourse,
conducive to development of unity.

Here friends,
a beggar gets angry and holds a grudge.
In so far, friends,
as a beggar gets angry and holds a grudge,
so far does he live rebellious and disrespectful to the teacher;
so far does he live rebellious and disrespectful to the Dhamma;
so far does he live rebellious and disrespectful to the Saṇgha.
so far is his training not completely fulfilled.

In so far, friends,
as a beggar lives rebellious and disrespectful to the teacher,
rebellious and disrespectful to the Dhamma,
rebellious and disrespectful to the Saṇgha,
with his training not completely fulfilled,
so far he creates discord in the Saṇgha.

In so far as there is discord,
there is unfriendliness for many,
unpleasantness for many,
making for much disadvantage, unfriendliness and pain
for gods and men.

If friends,
you should notice the manifestation
of such a root of discord,
whether within yourself or externally,
make effort to get control of
and let go of this bad root of discord
that you have noticed
my friends.