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The Quiet Ripening of the Heart
Read more: The Quiet Ripening of the HeartThese five faculties are relatively feeble in him: the faculties of faith and wisdom. Because of the feebleness of these five faculties, with the breakup of the body, he attains Nibbana without volitional exertion. This is how a person, with the breakup of the body, attains Nibbāna without volitional exertion. “These, monks, are the four kinds of persons found existing in the world.” – AN 4:169; II 155-56
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Don’t Shake the Tree
Read more: Don’t Shake the Tree“And how, monks, does a person, with the breakup of the body, attain Nibbāna without volitional exertion? Here, secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, a monk enters and dwells in the first jhāna … the fourth jhāna. He dwells relying upon these five powers of a trainee: the powers of faith … and wisdom. These five faculties are relatively feeble in him: the faculties of faith … and wisdom.” – Anguttara Nikaya
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When the Roots Are Deep
1–2 minutes49 wordsRead more: When the Roots Are DeepThese five faculties are extremely strong in him: the faculties of faith … and wisdom. Because of the strength of these five faculties, in this very life he attains Nibbana without volitional exertion. This is how a person, in this very life, attains Nibbana without volitional exertion. – Anguttara Nikāya
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When the Water Settles
1–2 minutes55 wordsRead more: When the Water Settles“And how, monks, does a person, in this very life, attain Nibbāna without volitional exertion? Here, secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, a monk enters and dwells in the first jhāna the fourth jhāna. He dwells relying upon these five powers of a trainee: the powers of faith… … and wisdom.” – Anguttara Nikāya
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When the Lamp Must Be Tended
1–2 minutes53 wordsRead more: When the Lamp Must Be TendedThese five faculties are relatively feeble in him: the faculties of faith … and wisdom. Because of the feebleness of these five faculties, with the breakup of the body, he attains Nibbāna through volitional exertion. This is how a person, with the breakup of the body, attains Nibbāna through volitional exertion. – Anguttara Nikāya
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The Path Continues Beyond Sight
1–2 minutes56 wordsRead more: The Path Continues Beyond Sight“And how, monks, does a person, with the breakup of the body, attain Nibbāna through volitional exertion? Here, a monk dwells contemplating the unattractiveness of the body … and the perception of death is well established within him. He dwells relying upon these five powers of a trainee: the powers of faith … and wisdom.”– Anguttara Nikāya
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When Strength Is Harnessed
1–2 minutes74 wordsRead more: When Strength Is Harnessed“He dwells relying upon these five powers of a trainee: the powers of faith, moral shame, fear of wrongdoing, energy, and wisdom. These five faculties are extremely strong in him: the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. Because of the strength of these five faculties, in this very life he attains Nibbāna through volitional exertion. This is how a person, in this very life, attains Nibbāna through volitional exertion.”– Anguttara Nikāya
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When the Fire Must Be Fed
1–2 minutes53 wordsRead more: When the Fire Must Be Fed“And how, monks, does a person, in this very life, attain Nibbana through volitional exertion? Here, a monk dwells contemplating the unattractiveness of the body, perceiving repulsiveness in food, perceiving discontent with the entire world, contemplating impermanence in all formations; and the perception of death is well established within him.” – Anguttara Nikāya
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Four Ways the Heart Comes to Rest
1–2 minutes74 wordsRead more: Four Ways the Heart Comes to Rest“There are, O monks, four kinds of persons found existing in the world.What four?“Here, monks, in this very life a person attains Nibbāna through volitional exertion. Here, with the breakup of the body, a person attains final Nibbāna through volitional exertion. Here, in this very life a person attains final Nibbāna without volitional exertion. Here, with the breakup of the body, a person attains final Nibbāna without volitional exertion.”— Anguttara Nikāya
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What the Mind Loves, It Becomes
1–2 minutes16 wordsRead more: What the Mind Loves, It Becomes“Through that very desire for the Dhamma… he becomes one who attains final Nibbāna.”— MN 64