Dhātusosaṁsandanasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Dhātuso, bhikkhave, sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.“Monks, it’s in accordance with their properties that beings come together & associate with one another. Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti,Beings of low dispositions come together & associate with beings of low dispositions. kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.Beings of admirable dispositions come together & associate with beings of admirable dispositions.
Atītampi, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.In the past, it was in accordance with their properties that beings came together & associated with one another.… Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu, kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.
Anāgatampi, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti.In the future, it will be in accordance with their properties that beings will come together & associate with one another.… Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti, kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti.
Etarahipi, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.And now at present, it’s in accordance with their properties that beings come together & associate with one another. Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti,Beings of low dispositions come together & associate with beings of low dispositions. kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.Beings of admirable dispositions come together & associate with beings of admirable dispositions.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Saṁsaggā vanatho jāto, asaṁsaggena chijjati;The underbrush born of association is cut away by non-association. Parittaṁ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave.Just as one riding a small wooden plank would sink in the great sea,
Evaṁ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati;so does even one of right living sink, associating with the lazy. Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya, kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.So avoid the lazy, those with low persistence.
Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi;Live with the noble ones– secluded, resolute, absorbed in jhāna, Niccaṁ āraddhaviriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.their persistence constantly aroused : the wise.
