[975] Reproved (cudito), in the phrase "Reproved by words, the bhikkhu, being mindful, should rejoice": preceptors (upajjhāyā), teachers (ācariyā), those who share the same preceptor, those who share the same teacher, friends, acquaintances, intimates, or companions reprove him thus: "This, friend, is unbefitting for you; this is improper for you; this is unsuitable for you; this does not accord with virtue for you." Having established mindfulness (sati), he should delight in, rejoice in, be glad over, appreciate, wish for, accept, aspire to, long for, and yearn after that reproof (codanā). Just as a woman or a man—young, youthful, fond of adornment, having bathed the head—on obtaining a garland of uppala lotuses, a garland of jasmine (vassikā), or a garland of adhimuttaka flowers, would receive it with both hands and, placing it upon the head, the highest limb, would delight in it, rejoice in it, be glad over it, appreciate it, wish for it, accept it, aspire to it, long for it, and yearn after it—even so, having established mindfulness, he should delight in, rejoice in, be glad over, appreciate, wish for, accept, aspire to, long for, and yearn after that reproof.
Should one see a wise person who points out faults,
who speaks in reproof, as one who reveals hidden treasures,
one should associate with such a wise one, a pandit;
for one who associates with such a person,
it becomes better, not worse.
He would advise, he would instruct,
and he would restrain one from what is ignoble;
for he is dear to the good,
and not dear to the bad.
Hence: "Reproved by words, the bhikkhu, being mindful, should rejoice."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.