Beings come together and associate according to disposition. The morally reckless come together and associate with the morally reckless; and other pairs of dispositions are mentioned.
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthi.
“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; bahussutā bahussutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….
“Bhikkhus, beings come together and associate |according to disposition::in line with their mental qualities or inclinations [dhātuso]|. The morally |reckless::fearlessness of wrongdoing, lack of prudence [anottappa]| come together and associate with the morally reckless; those with little |learning::with little learning [appassutā]| come together and associate with those with little learning; the |undiscerning::without wisdom [duppaññā]| come together and associate with the undiscerning; the |conscientious::honorable [ottappa]| come together and associate with the conscientious; the very |learned::well educated, knowledgeable [bahussutā]| come together and associate with those with much learning; the |wise::discerning, percipient [paññavanto]| come together and associate with the wise.
Anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; āraddhavīriyā āraddhavīriyehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….
The morally reckless come together and associate with the morally reckless; the indolent come together and associate with the indolent; the undiscerning come together and associate with the undiscerning; the conscientious come together and associate with the conscientious; those |with energy aroused::with initiative [āraddhavīriyā]| come together and associate with those with energy aroused; the wise come together and associate with the wise.
Anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; upaṭṭhitassatino upaṭṭhitassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti …pe….
The morally reckless come together and associate with the morally reckless; the |unmindful::forgetful, muddle-minded [muṭṭhassatī]| come together and associate with the unmindful; the undiscerning come together and associate with the undiscerning; the conscientious come together and associate with the conscientious; those |attending mindfully::with presence of mind [upaṭṭhitassatī]| come together and associate with those attending mindfully; the wise come together and associate with the wise.”
At Sāvatthi.
“Bhikkhus, beings come together and associate |according to disposition::in line with their mental qualities or inclinations [dhātuso]|. The morally |reckless::fearlessness of wrongdoing, lack of prudence [anottappa]| come together and associate with the morally reckless; those with little |learning::with little learning [appassutā]| come together and associate with those with little learning; the |undiscerning::without wisdom [duppaññā]| come together and associate with the undiscerning; the |conscientious::honorable [ottappa]| come together and associate with the conscientious; the very |learned::well educated, knowledgeable [bahussutā]| come together and associate with those with much learning; the |wise::discerning, percipient [paññavanto]| come together and associate with the wise.
The morally reckless come together and associate with the morally reckless; the indolent come together and associate with the indolent; the undiscerning come together and associate with the undiscerning; the conscientious come together and associate with the conscientious; those |with energy aroused::with initiative [āraddhavīriyā]| come together and associate with those with energy aroused; the wise come together and associate with the wise.
The morally reckless come together and associate with the morally reckless; the |unmindful::forgetful, muddle-minded [muṭṭhassatī]| come together and associate with the unmindful; the undiscerning come together and associate with the undiscerning; the conscientious come together and associate with the conscientious; those |attending mindfully::with presence of mind [upaṭṭhitassatī]| come together and associate with those attending mindfully; the wise come together and associate with the wise.”
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; appassutā appassutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; bahussutā bahussutehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….
Anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; kusītā kusītehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; āraddhavīriyā āraddhavīriyehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti …pe….
Anottappino anottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; muṭṭhassatino muṭṭhassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; duppaññā duppaññehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; ottappino ottappīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; upaṭṭhitassatino upaṭṭhitassatīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti; paññavanto paññavantehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti …pe….