[84] There Venerable Mahāmoggallāna addressed the bhikkhus: "Friends, bhikkhus!" "Friend," those bhikkhus replied to Venerable Mahāmoggallāna. Venerable Mahāmoggallāna said this:
"Here, friends, a bhikkhu declares final knowledge (aññā): 'I understand: birth (jāti) is destroyed, the holy life (brahmacariya) has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more of this state of being.' The Tathāgata, or a disciple of the Tathāgata who is a meditator (jhāyī), skilled in attainment (samāpatti), skilled in the minds of others, skilled in the ways of the minds of others, questions him, presses him, and cross-examines him. Being questioned, pressed, and cross-examined by the Tathāgata, or by a disciple of the Tathāgata who is a meditator, skilled in attainment, skilled in the minds of others, skilled in the ways of the minds of others, he comes to barrenness (iraṇa), he comes to desolation (vicina), he comes to calamity, he comes to disaster, he comes to calamity and disaster. Then the Tathāgata, or a disciple of the Tathāgata who is a meditator, skilled in attainment, skilled in the minds of others, skilled in the ways of the minds of others, having encompassed his mind (citta) with his own mind, attends to him thus: 'How is it that this venerable one declares final knowledge: "I understand: birth is destroyed, the holy life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more of this state of being"?' Then the Tathāgata, or a disciple of the Tathāgata who is a meditator, skilled in attainment, skilled in the minds of others, skilled in the ways of the minds of others, having encompassed his mind with his own mind, understands him thus: 'This venerable one is prone to anger; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by anger. But obsession (pariyuṭṭhāna) by anger is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one bears a grudge; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by grudging. But obsession by grudging is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is given to detraction; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by detraction. But obsession by detraction is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is domineering; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by domineering. But obsession by domineering is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is envious; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by envy. But obsession by envy is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is miserly; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by miserliness. But obsession by miserliness is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is crafty; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by craftiness. But obsession by craftiness is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is deceitful; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by deceit. But obsession by deceit is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is of evil desires; he dwells for the most part with a mind obsessed by desire. But obsession by desire is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata. This venerable one is of lapsed mindfulness; while there was still more to be done, he has come to a stop midway on account of some inferior attainment of distinction. But coming to a stop midway is decline in the Dhamma and Discipline proclaimed by the Tathāgata.'
"That a bhikkhu, friends, without having abandoned these ten things, will attain growth, increase, and abundance in this Dhamma and Discipline — this is impossible. That a bhikkhu, friends, having abandoned these ten things, will attain growth, increase, and abundance in this Dhamma and Discipline — this is possible."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.