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AN 5.97PTS AN 3.120Kathā1 min read

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Kathāsutta

Supported by five factors, one who practices mindfulness of breathing will soon realize the unshakable.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.97Numbered Discourses 5.97
  • 0.210. Kakudhavagga10. With Kakudha

0.3KathāsuttaTalk

1.1PTS 3.121“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bhāvento nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhati.“Mendicants, a mendicant developing mindfulness of breathing who has five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?

1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appaṭṭho hoti appakicco subharo susantoso jīvitaparikkhāresu;It’s when a mendicant has few concerns and duties, and is unburdensome and contented with life’s necessities.

1.4appāhāro hoti anodarikattaṁ anuyutto;They eat little, not devoted to filling their stomach.

1.5appamiddho hoti jāgariyaṁ anuyutto;They are rarely drowsy, and are dedicated to wakefulness.

1.6yāyaṁ kathā ābhisallekhikā cetovivaraṇasappāyā, seyyathidaṁ—They get to take part in talk about self-effacement that helps open the heart, when they want, without trouble or difficulty. That is,1.7appicchakathā …pe… vimuttiñāṇadassanakathā, evarūpiyā kathāya nikāmalābhī hoti akicchalābhī akasiralābhī;talk about fewness of wishes, contentment, seclusion, keeping your distance, arousing energy, ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom.

1.8yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati.They review the extent of their mind’s freedom.

1.9Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bhāvento nacirasseva akuppaṁ paṭivijjhatī”ti.A mendicant developing mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.”

1.10Sattamaṁ.