"Thus you should train yourselves: 'We will lend ear when discourses which are the words of the Authentic One;
profound in their meaning, transcendent, and connected with emptiness are being recited. We will lend ear, will set
our mind on understanding them, and
.'shall regard these words as those things worthwhile grasping & mastering
That's how you should train yourselves."
Endowed with six qualities, a person is capable of aligning with lawfulness, upright of skilful mental qualities even
while listening to the true Dhamma. Which six?
"When the Truth & Deportment declared by the Authentic One is being taught, they listen well,
gives ear, apply their mind to understanding, reject the worthless, grasps the worthwhile, and is capable of being
patience to conform with the teaching.
not exactly on memorization, apart from the grasping aspect, but hopefully useful!
I am almost finished rememorizing the Dhammachakkapavatana sutta (only the devas to go through ) and did look at the Karaniya metta sutta in english, and I still remember it well!