Overstaying

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of overstaying.

What five?

You have a lot of stuff and store it up. You have a lot of medicine and store it up. You have a lot of duties and responsibilities, and become capable in whatever needs to be done. You mix closely with laypeople and renunciates, socializing inappropriately like a layperson. And when you leave that monastery, you miss it.

These are the five drawbacks of overstaying.

There are these five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.

What five?

You don’t have a lot of stuff and store it up. You don’t have a lot of medicine and store it up. You don’t have a lot of duties and responsibilities, or become capable in whatever needs to be done. You don’t mix closely with laypeople and renunciates, socializing inappropriately like a layperson. And when you leave that monastery, you don’t miss it.

These are the five benefits of staying for a reasonable length of time.”