The Humble

Now, Cunda, here humbleness should be practiced by you:

Others will be cruel; we shall not be cruel here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will kill living beings; we shall abstain from killing living beings here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will take what is not given; we shall abstain from taking what is not given here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be uncelibate; we shall be celibate here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will speak falsehood; we shall abstain from false speech here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will speak maliciously; we shall abstain from malicious speech here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will speak harshly; we shall abstain from harsh speech here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will gossip; we shall abstain from gossip here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be craving; we shall not crave here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will have anger; we shall be without anger here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong view (ignorance); we shall be of Right View here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong intention; we shall be of Right Intention here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong speech; we shall be of Right Speech here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong action; we shall be of Right Action here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong livelihood; we shall be of Right Livelihood here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong effort; we shall be of Right Effort here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong mindfulness; we shall be of Right Mindfulness here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong concentration; we shall be of Right Concentration here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong wisdom; we shall be of Right Wisdom here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of wrong liberation; we shall be of Right Liberation here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be overcome by complacency; we shall be free from complacency here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be restless and worry; we shall not be restless and worried here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be doubters; we shall go beyond doubt here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will have ill will; we shall not have ill will here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be revengeful; we shall not be revengeful here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be insulting and disrespectful; we shall not be insulting and disrespectful here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be domineering; we shall not be domineering here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be jealous; we shall not be jealous here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be materialistic; we shall not be materialistic here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be dishonorable; we shall not be dishonorable here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be untrustworthy; we shall not be untrustworthy here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be stubborn; we shall not be stubborn here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be arrogant; we shall not be arrogant here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be difficult to guide; we shall be easy to guide here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will have unwholesome friends; we shall have wholesome friends here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be negligent; we shall be diligent here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be without confidence; we shall have confidence here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will see no danger of wrongdoing: we shall see the danger of wrongdoing here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be of little learning; we shall be of great learning here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be lazy; we shall be energetic here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will be unmindful; we shall be established in mindfulness here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will lack wisdom; we shall possess wisdom here: humbleness should be practiced thus.

Others will adhere to their own views, hold on to them forcefully, and relinquish (let go of) them with difficulty: we shall not adhere to our own views or hold on to them forcefully, but shall relinquish them easily: humbleness should be practiced thus.

(Reference: MN 8)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares a long list of qualities that he encourages his Students to eliminate and practice humbleness.

This list of unwholesome mental qualities is followed by the wholesome qualities to cultivate in the mind to attain Enlightenment.

He is essentially providing a detailed list of qualities of mind to eliminate and those to cultivate while practicing humbleness.

A wise Practitioner would be attentive to this list and ensure they are actively practicing to eliminate the unwholesome qualities and cultivate the wholesome qualities in the mind.

Doing so, a Practitioner will move the mind closer to Enlightenment.