[77] At Sāvatthī. Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One … Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: "It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that, having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute."
"Bhikkhu, whatever one has an underlying tendency toward (anuseti), by that one is measured; by whatever one is measured, in terms of that one is reckoned. Whatever one has no underlying tendency toward, by that one is not measured; by whatever one is not measured, in terms of that one is not reckoned."
"Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Fortunate One (Sugata)!"
"But in what way, bhikkhu, do you understand in detail the meaning of what I have stated in brief?"
"If, venerable sir, one has an underlying tendency toward form (rūpa), by that one is measured; by whatever one is measured, in terms of that one is reckoned. If one has an underlying tendency toward feeling (vedanā) … If one has an underlying tendency toward perception … If one has an underlying tendency toward volitional formations … If one has an underlying tendency toward consciousness, by that one is measured; by whatever one is measured, in terms of that one is reckoned.
"If, venerable sir, one has no underlying tendency toward form, by that one is not measured; by whatever one is not measured, in terms of that one is not reckoned. If one has no underlying tendency toward feeling … If one has no underlying tendency toward perception … If one has no underlying tendency toward volitional formations … If one has no underlying tendency toward consciousness, by that one is not measured; by whatever one is not measured, in terms of that one is not reckoned. It is in this way, venerable sir, that I understand in detail the meaning of what the Blessed One has stated in brief."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.