It is because we have all have very different habits accumulated over aeons.
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“14 (4) Inferior Disposition
At Sāvatthı̄. “Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those of an inferior disposition come together and unite with those of an inferior disposition; those of a good disposition come together and unite with those of a good disposition. 242 In the past, by way of elements, beings came together and united…. In the future, too, by way of elements, beings will come together and unite…. [155] Now too, at present, by way of elements, beings come together and unite. Those of an inferior disposition come together and unite with those of an inferior disposition; those of a good disposition come together and unite with those of a good disposition.”
15 (5) Walking Back and Forth”
Then the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus thus: “Bhikkhus, do you see Sāriputta walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” 243 “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus are of great wisdom. Do you see Moggallāna walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus have great spiritual power. Do you see Kassapa walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” [156] “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus are proponents of the ascetic practices. Do you see Anuruddha walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus possess the divine eye. Do you see Puṇṇa Mantāniputta walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus are speakers on the Dhamma. Do you see Upāli walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus are upholders of the Discipline. Do you see Ānanda walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus are highly learned. Do you see Devadatta walking back and forth with a number of bhikkhus?” “Yes, venerable sir.” “All those bhikkhus have evil wishes. “Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those of an inferior disposition come together and unite with those of an inferior disposition; those of a good disposition come together and unite with those of a good disposition. In the past they did so, in the future they will do so, [157] and now at present they do so too.””
** The** Connected Discourses of the Buddha Samyutta Nikaya bhikkhu Bodhi
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Connected discourses translation Bodhi
17 (7) Lacking Faith
At Sāvatthı̄.
“Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those lacking faith come together and unite with those lacking faith, the shameless with the shameless, those unafraid of wrongdoing with those unafraid of wrongdoing, the unlearned with the unlearned, the lazy with the lazy, the muddle-minded with the muddle-minded, the unwise with the unwise. In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; [160] and now too at present it is so. “
Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those having faith come together and unite with those having faith, those having a sense of shame with those having a sense of shame, those afraid of wrongdoing with those afraid of wrongdoing, the learned with the learned, the energetic with the energetic, the mindful with the mindful, the wise with the wise. In the past it was so; in the future it will be so; and now too at present it is so.”
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29 (7) Ten Factors At Sāvatthı̄. >
“Bhikkhus, it is by way of elements that beings come together and unite. Those of wrong view … (as above) [169] wrong concentration … wrong knowledge … wrong liberation come together and unite with those of wrong liberation.
“Those of right view … (as above) right concentration … right knowledge … right liberation come together and unite with those of right liberation.”246
246 Spk: Those of wrong knowledge: those endowed with wrong reviewing (micchāpaccavekkhaṇena samannāgatā). Those of wrong liberation: those who abide in an unemancipating liberation, which they assume to be wholesome liberation. Those of right knowledge: those with right reviewing. Those of right liberation: those endowed with the emancipating liberation of the fruit.
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