Friends:
Careful &
Rational Attention Reduces the Mental Hindrances:
The Blessed Buddha once
said:
When one attends carefully & rationally, unarisen Sense-Desire does neither
arise, nor later expand.
When one attends carefully & rationally, unarisen Evil-Will does neither arise,
nor later expand.
When one attends carefully & rationally, unarisen Lethargy & Laziness does
neither arise, nor expand.
When one attends carefully & rationally, unarisen Restlessness & Regret does
neither arise, nor expand.
When one attends carefully & rationally, unarisen Doubt & Uncertainty does
neither arise, nor expand.
Furthermore the Awareness Link to Awakening arises, & is gradually completed by
mental development.
Any unarisen Investigation Link to Awakening arises, & is gradually completed
by mental evolution.
Any unarisen Energy Link to Awakening arises, & is gradually completed by
repeated mental refinement.
Any unarisen Joy Link to Awakening arises, & is gradually completed by
meditative mental improvement.
Any unarisen Tranquillity Link to Awakening arises, & is gradually completed by
mental expansion.
Any unarisen Concentration Link to Awakening arises, & is gradually completed
by mental sophistication.
Any unarisen Equanimity Link to Awakening arises, & is gradually completed by
mental maturation.
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya.
Book [V:93-4] section 46: The Links. 35: Careful Attention...
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http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_5_Mental_Hindrances.htm
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http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Seven_Links_to_Awakening.htm
