AN 7.65 A sense of conscience is the foundation that leads step by step to liberation. AN 7.66 A rare discourse on cosmic evolution. The Buddha describes the successive appearance of seven suns and how even the earth will be burned up. AN 7.67 When a king’s fortress is well supplied with seven things and has four kinds of food supplies it is impregnable. Similarly, a noble disciple with seven qualities and the four absorptions is impregnable. AN 7.68 A mendicant who has seven qualities is...

AN 7.59 Venerable Kimbila asks the Buddha the reasons for the long-lasting of Buddhism after the Buddha’s demise. AN 7.60 Qualities required for arahantship. AN 7.61 Before his awakening, Moggallāna is struggling with sleepiness in meditation. The Buddha visits him and gives seven ways to dispel drowsiness, and other important teachings. AN 7.62 The incalculable benefits of merit that last for many aeons. AN 7.63 Anāthapiṇḍika’s home was in an uproar due to the badly behaved Sujātā, newly...

AN 7.54 The Buddha explains why a noble disciple has no doubt when it comes to the unexplained points. AN 7.55 Seven kinds of rebirth for non-returners, as well as extinguishment by not grasping. AN 7.56 Two gods come to the Buddha on Vulture’s Peak and declare that the nuns are liberated. Moggallāna interrogates one of the deities on what he means, and the Buddha adds further explanation. AN 7.57 The Buddha explains the benefits of giving that are visible in the present life, and one that is...

AN 7.44 Seven planes of consciousness in which beings may be reborn. AN 7.45 The path factors are the prerequisite for right immersion. AN 7.46 Seven fires, some physical, some psychological. AN 7.47 The brahmin Uggatasarīra has arranged a great sacrifice. On Ānanda’s advice, he asks the Buddha how to make a sacrifice beneficial. AN 7.48 Meditating on seven perceptions leads to the deathless, in brief. AN 7.49 Meditating on seven perceptions leads to the deathless, in detail. AN 7.50 The...

AN 7.32 A god speaks of the the seven principles of non-decline to the Buddha, who repeats it to the mendicants. AN 7.33 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. AN 7.34 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. AN 7.35 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. Sāriputta offers additional explanation An 7.36 When a friend has seven factors, one should associate with them. AN 7.37 When a...

AN 7.21 The Buddha teaches the seven principles of non-decline to the Licchavis at the Sārandada shrine near Vesālī. AN 7.22 King Ajātasattu of Magadha wishes to invade the Vajjians, and sends his minister Vassakāra to tell the Buddha of his intentions. The Buddha recalls the time he taught the seven principles of non-decline to the Vajjians. AN 7.23 The Buddha teaches the seven principles of non-decline to the mendicants. AN 7.24 -27 The Buddha teaches seven principles of non-decline to the...

AN 7.11 The underlying tendencies of sensual desire, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance. AN 7.12 The purpose of the spiritual life is to give up the underlying tendencies of sensual desire, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance. AN 7.13 Factors that make a family worth visiting. AN 7.14 Seven persons who are worthy of gifts and veneration. AN 7.15 Seven people found in the world who are like those in water. AN 7.16 Seven persons...

AN 7.01 Seven qualities that make a mendicant either agreeable or disagreeable to their fellow monastics. AN 7.02 Seven qualities that make a mendicant either agreeable or disagreeable to their fellow monastics. AN 7.03 The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom. AN 7.04 The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom. AN 7.05 The wealth of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom. AN...

AN 6.117 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on the body. AN 6.118 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on various things. An 6.119 Possessing six qualities, the householder Tapussa sees the Dhamma. AN 6.120 -139 Possessing six qualities, various householders see the Dhamma.

AN 6.107 Antidotes for greed, hate, and delusion. AN 6.108 Antidotes for bad conduct. AN 6.109 Antidotes for bad thoughts. AN 6.110 Antidotes for harmful perceptions. AN 6.111 Antidotes for harmful properties. AN 6.112 Antidotes for views of gratification, self, and wrong views. AN 6.113 Antidotes for discontent, cruelty, and misconduct. AN 6.114 Antidotes for discontent, unawareness, and desire. AN 6.115 Antidotes for being hard to correct, bad friendship, and distraction. AN 6.116 Antidotes...

AN 6.96 Things rare to find in the world. AN 6.97 Benefits of stream-entry. AN 6.98 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as permanent. AN 6.99 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as pleasurable. AN 6.100 A mendicant on the path cannot see any thing as not-self. AN 6.101 A mendicant on the path cannot see extinguishment as suffering. AN 6.102 Reasons for meditating on impermanence. AN 6.103 Reasons for meditating on suffering. AN 6.104 Reasons for meditating on...

AN 6.85 Things leading to growth or deterioration by day or night. AN 6.86 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings. AN 6.87 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings. AN 6.88 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings. AN 6.89 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer. AN 6.90 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer. AN 6.91 Things impossible for a stream-enterer. AN...

AN 6.75 Six qualities that lead to suffering, and whose absence leads to happiness. AN 6.76 Qualities for realizing arahantship. AN 6.77 Qualities for realizing superhuman states. AN 6.78 Qualities leading to happiness. AN 6.79 Qualities for gaining and strengthening good qualities. AN 6.80 Possessing six qualities a mendicant attains to greatness. AN 6.81 Things leading to hell or heaven. AN 6.82 Things leading to hell or heaven. AN 6.83 Things leading to or obstructing the attainment of...

AN 6.65 Six things lead to non-return. AN 6.66 Six things lead to perfection. AN 6.67 With bad friends, a mendicant cannot fulfill six good qualities, but with good friends they can. AN 6.68 A mendicant who loves to socialize can’t find peace in meditation, but one who loves solitude can. AN 6.69 A god speaks on the factors of non-decline. When the Buddha repeats what he says, Sāriputta gives an explaination. AN 6.70 Without samādhi or immersion it is impossible to realize the higher truths...

AN 6.60 The junior monk Citta Hatthisāriputta rudely interrupts his seniors, and is admonished by Mahākoṭṭhita. His friends speak in his defense, but Mahākoṭṭhita warns them with a long explanation of how hard it is to know another’s mind. Ultimately, Citta disrobes. AN 6.61 Several senior mendicants discuss the “Questions of Metteyya” from the Pārāyana (Snp 5.3). Each propose an interpretation, and they then ask the Buddha. He praises each reading, but gives his own intended meaning. AN 6.62...

AN 6.55 When Venerable Soṇa thinks of disrobing, the Buddha comes and encourages him with the famous simile of the lute that is tuned neither too loose nor too tight. AN 6.56 The Buddha consoles Venerable Phagguṇa on his deathbed, and he dies at peace. The Buddha then explains to Ānanda the benefits of hearing the Dhamma at the right time. AN 6.57 Ānanda asks the Buddha about the six classes of people described by the rival ascetic Pūraṇa Kassapa. The Buddha rejects them, and proposes an...

AN 6.49 Two monks separately come to the Buddha and speak of awakening in terms of letting go conceit. The Buddha affirms that they are, in fact, awakened, and that such indirect means are the proper way to make such declarations. AN 6.50 Just as a tree without leaves cannot grow, sense restraint is the foundation for spiritual growth. AN 6.51 Venerables Ānanda and Sāriputta discuss how a mendicants gets to further their learning and understanding. AN 6.52 The Buddha explains to the brahmin...

AN 6.43 When going for a bath, the Buddha encounters a giant royal elephant. But a spiritual giant is even more impressive. AN 6.44 In response to criticism, the Buddha explains that it is difficult to compare the spiritual development of different individuals, so we should not be judgmental. AN 6.45 Poor people suffer when they get in debt. Spiritual practitioners who are devoid of good qualities suffer in a similar way. AN 6.46 In a discourse evidently set some time after the Buddha’s...

AN 6.31 Things leading to decline or non-decline. AN 6.32 A god speaks on things leading to decline or non-decline. AN 6.33 The Buddha recounts the events of the previous discourse. AN 6.34 Mahāmoggallāna is visited by a Brahmā god who had formerly been a mendicant, and they discuss which of the gods are stream-enterers. AN 6.35 Six kinds of perception that lead to wisdom. AN 6.36 If a mendicant nurses six kinds of defilements it leads to bitterness and disputes in the Saṅgha. AN 6.37 Seeing...

AN 6.21 Even the gods know that some monks are falling away from their practice. AN 6.22 In the past, future, and present, practicing six good qualities protects against decline. AN 6.23 Sensual pleasures are perilous. AN 6.24 A mendicant who has fully mastered meditation could even split apart the Himalayas. AN 6.25 The six recollections are a way to escape from greed. AN 6.26 Mahākaccāna teaches that the six recollections are a way to escape from greed and lead to a mind as vast as...

AN 6.11 Six warm-hearted qualities practiced among the mendicants. AN 6.12 Six warm-hearted qualities practiced among the mendicants. AN 6.13 The Buddha’s teachings are effective, so we can’t claim to have practiced them fully if we’re still afflicted by the various forms of suffering. AN 6.14 A mendicant who lives well and doesn’t waste time will have a good death. AN 6.15 A mendicant who lives well and doesn’t waste time dies without regret. AN 6.16 A sick householder is consoled by his...

AN 6.01 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of equanimity for the six senses. AN 6.02 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of the six higher knowledges. AN 6.03 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of six faculties. AN 6.04 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of six powers. AN 6.05 A steed is worthy of the king for six reasons, and a mendicant is worthy for six similar reasons. AN 6.06 A steed is worthy of the king for six reasons, and a mendicant is worthy for six similar...

The factors that are needed for insight, the complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of stinginess, deceit, deviousness, obstinacy, aggression, conceit, arrogance, vanity, negligence.