← Aṅguttara NikāyaAN10.83Numbered Discourses 10.83SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Numbered Discourses 10.839. Senior MendicantsWith PuṇṇiyaThen Venerable Puṇṇiya went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes the Realized One feels inspired to teach, and other times not?”“Puṇṇiya, when a mendicant has faith but doesn’t approach, the Realized One doesn’t feel inspired to teach.But when a mendicant has faith and approaches, the Realized One feels inspired to teach.When a mendicant has faith and approaches, but doesn’t pay homage …they pay homage, but don’t ask questions …they ask questions, but don’t actively listen to the teaching …they actively listen to the teaching, but don’t remember the teaching they’ve heard …they remember the teaching they’ve heard, but don’t reflect on the meaning of the teachings they’ve remembered …they reflect on the meaning of the teachings they’ve remembered, but, not having understood the meaning and the teaching, they don’t practice accordingly …they practice accordingly, but they’re not a good speaker and do not enunciate well. Their voice is not polished, clear, articulate, and doesn’t express the meaning …They’re a good speaker who enunciates well, but they don’t educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. The Realized One doesn’t feel inspired to teach.But when a mendicant has faith, approaches, pays homage, asks questions, actively listens to the teachings, remembers the teachings, reflects on the meaning, practices accordingly, has a good voice, and encourages their spiritual companions,the Realized One feels inspired to teach.When someone has these ten qualities, the Realized One feels totally inspired to teach.”