1"Bhikkhus, there are these five kinds of mental barrenness. [n.1213] Cetokhila. In MLDB cetokhila was translated "wilderness of the heart," which is not satisfactory. According to DOP, khila means "barren land; hard, arid soil," and "(as a fault of one's thinking) barrenness, sterility; stiffness, rigidity; hostility, resistance." Mp glosses: "Rigidity, waste, stumps of the mind" (cittassa thaddhabhāvā kacavarabhāvā khāṇukabhāvā). What five?

(1) "Here, a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Teacher, doubts him, is not convinced about him, and does not place confidence in him. When a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Teacher, doubts him, is not convinced about him, and does not place confidence in him, his mind does not incline to ardor, effort, perseverance, and striving. Since his mind does not incline to ardor … and striving, this is the first kind of mental barrenness.

2(2) "Again, a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Dhamma, doubts it, is not convinced about it and does not place confidence in it. When a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Dhamma, doubts it, is not convinced about it and does not place confidence in it, his mind does not incline to ardor, effort, perseverance, and striving. Since his mind does not incline to ardor … and striving, this is the second kind of mental barrenness.

(3) "Again, a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Saṅgha, doubts it, is not convinced about it, and does not place confidence in it. When a bhikkhu is perplexed about the Saṅgha, doubts it, is not convinced about it and does not place confidence in it, his mind does not incline to ardor, effort, perseverance, and striving. Since his mind does not incline to ardor … and striving, this is the third kind of mental barrenness.

(4) "Again, a bhikkhu is perplexed about the training, doubts it, is not convinced about it, and does not place confidence in it. When a bhikkhu is perplexed about the training, doubts it, is not convinced about it, and does not place confidence in it, his mind does not incline to ardor, effort, perseverance, and striving. Since his mind does not incline to ardor … and striving, this is the fourth kind of mental barrenness.

(5) "Again, a bhikkhu is irritated by his fellow monks, displeased with them, resentful toward them, ill disposed toward them. When a bhikkhu is irritated by his fellow monks, displeased with them, resentful toward them, ill disposed toward them, his mind does not incline to ardor, effort, perseverance, and striving. Since his mind does not incline to ardor … and striving, this is the fifth kind of mental barrenness.

"These, bhikkhus, are the five kinds of mental barrenness."

1"Pañcime, bhikkhave, cetokhilā. Katame pañca?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati, tassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. Yassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, ayaṁ paṭhamo cetokhilo.

2Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhamme kaṅkhati … pe … saṅghe kaṅkhati … pe … sikkhāya kaṅkhati … pe … sabrahmacārīsu kupito hoti anattamano āhatacitto khilajāto.

Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sabrahmacārīsu kupito hoti anattamano āhatacitto khilajāto, tassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. Yassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, ayaṁ pañcamo cetokhilo.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca cetokhilā"ti.

Pañcamaṁ.