At one time a monk did walking meditation because he wanted people to esteem him … stood because he wanted people to esteem him … sat because he wanted people to esteem him … lay down because he wanted people to esteem him. People esteemed him. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing expulsion. But, monks, you should not lie down because of a wish. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”

At one time a monk claimed a superhuman quality to another monk, saying, “I’ve abandoned the fetters.” He became anxious … “You’ve committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

At one time a monk claimed a superhuman quality while in solitude. A monk who could read minds rebuked him, saying, “No, you haven’t got it.” He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing expulsion, but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.” At one time a monk claimed a superhuman quality while in solitude. A god rebuked him, saying, “No, sir, you haven’t got it.” He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing expulsion, but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.”