Five qualities the lead one practicing mindfulness of breathing to liberation. |
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“pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṃ āsevanto nacirasseva akuppaṃ paṭivijjhati. katamehi pañcahi?
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"Endowed with five qualities, a monk pursuing mindfulness of breathing will in no long time penetrate the Unprovoked [release]. Which five?
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idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appaṭṭho hoti appakicco subharo susantoso jīvitaparikkhāresu.
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"He is a person who imposes only a little [on others]: one of few duties & projects, easy to support, easily contented with the requisites of life.
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appāhāro hoti anodarikattaṃ anuyutto.
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"He is a person who eats only a little food, committed to not indulging his stomach.
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appamiddho hoti jāgariyaṃ anuyutto.
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"He is a person of only a little sloth, committed to wakefulness.
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bahussuto hoti sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ abhivadanti, tathārūpāssa dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā.
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"He is a person of much learning, who has retained what he heard, has stored what he has heard. Whatever teachings are admirable in the beginning, admirable in the middle, admirable in the end, that — in their meaning & expression — proclaim the holy life that is entirely complete & pure: those he has listened to often, retained, discussed, accumulated, examined with his mind, and well-penetrated in terms of his views.
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yathāvimuttaṃ cittaṃ paccavekkhati.
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imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṃ āsevanto nacirasseva akuppaṃ paṭivijjhatī”ti.
| "Endowed with these five qualities, a monk pursuing mindfulness of breathing will in no long time penetrate the Unprovoked." |
Note1. reflects on the mind as it is released: When the mind is released from hindrances as it enters concentration, when it is released from the factors of lower levels of concentration as it enters higher levels of concentration, and when it is released from the fetters on reaching Awakening. ———oOo——— Published as a gift of Dhamma, to be distributed free of charge.
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