Hard to Correct

“Mendicants, there are these three things. What three? Being hard to correct, bad friendship, and a scattered mind. These are the three things. To give up these three things you should develop three things. What three? You should develop being easy to correct to give up being hard to correct, good friendship to give up bad friendship, and mindfulness of breathing to give up a scattered mind. These are the three things you should develop to give up those three things.”