AN 5.101 — Assurance

“Mendicants, these five qualities make a trainee self-assured. What five? It’s when a mendicant is faithful, ethical, learned, energetic, and wise. A person of faith doesn’t have the insecurities of someone who lacks faith. So this quality makes a trainee self-assured. An ethical person doesn’t have the insecurities of someone who is unethical. So this quality makes a trainee self-assured. A learned person doesn’t have the insecurities of a person of little learning. So this quality makes a trainee self-assured. An energetic person doesn’t have the insecurities of a lazy person. So this quality makes a trainee self-assured. A wise person doesn’t have the insecurities of someone who is witless. So this quality makes a trainee self-assured. These are the five qualities that make a trainee self-assured.”