Chayime, bhikkhave, aparihāniye dhamme desessāmi. Taṃ suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha; bhāsissāmī ti.

I will teach you, bhikkhus, these six dhammas connected with non-deterioration. Listen to it, pay attention; I will speak.

– Evaṃ, bhante ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca:

– Yes, bhante, replied the bhikkhus to the Bhagavā. The Bhagavā said:

– Katame ca, bhikkhave, cha aparihāniyā dhammā? Na kammārāmatā, na bhassārāmatā, na niddārāmatā, na saṅgaṇikārāmatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā: ime kho, bhikkhave, cha aparihāniyā dhammā.

– And what, bhikkhus, are the six dhammas connected with non-deterioration? Non-delight in activities, non-delight in talking, non-delight in sleep, non-delight in socialization, obedience and kalyāṇamittatā: these, bhikkhus, are six dhammas connected with non-deterioration.

Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṃ na parihāyiṃsu kusalehi dhammehi, sabbete imeheva chahi dhammehi na parihāyiṃsu kusalehi dhammehi. Yepi hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṃ na parihāyissanti kusalehi dhammehi, sabbete imeheva chahi dhammehi na parihāyissanti kusalehi dhammehi. Yepi hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi na parihāyanti kusalehi dhammehi, sabbete imeheva chahi dhammehi na parihāyanti kusalehi dhammehī ti.

In the long course of the past, bhikkhus, those who did not deteriorate in kusala dhammas, all of them avoided deteriorating in kusala dhammas on account of these six dhammas. In the long course of the future, bhikkhus, those who will not deteriorate in kusala dhammas, all of them will avoid deteriorating in kusala dhammas on account of these six dhammas. At present, bhikkhus, those who are not deteriorating in kusala dhammas, all of them avoid deteriorating in kusala dhammas on account of these six dhammas.