Parent:: [[Saddhamma]] # Hiri (Moral Shame / Shyness) & Ottappa (Moral Dread / Aware of Consequences) ![[MN53 Sekhasutta#^hiri-ottappa]] > [!warning] It's Darkness Hiri and Otappa — In Kaṇhasutta ([AN2.7](https://suttacentral.net/an2.7/en/sujato)) > “These two things, mendicants, are **dark**. > _“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā **kaṇhā**._ > > What two? > _Katame dve?_ > > **Lack of conscience and prudence**. > _**==Ahirikañca anottappañca==**._ > > These are the two things that are dark.” > _Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā kaṇhā”ti._ ## Videos ![[☸️📒 {Eryu} Dhamma Reads#^132629]] ## Suttas - AN2.9 Aṅguttara Nikāya ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an2.9/en/sujato)) - Moral shame and fear guards the world :) - DN26 Cakkavattisutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/dn26/en/sujato)) - Morality will disappear in the world :) - [[AN10.76 Tayodhammasutta]] - Hiri and Ottappa is the beginning of the path