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SN 45.28 Supports and Requisites for Meditation

Samādhi Sutta

 

Once, in Sāvatthi.

Ariyan, is this wise meditation[1] that I will teach you, monks,

With its supports and requirements.

 

Hear this.

 

And what is this Ariyan wise meditation monks,

with its supports and requirements?[2]

 

It is,

Wise Understanding

Wise Attitude

Wise Speech

Wise Action

Wise Living

Wise Undertaking

Wise Presence

 

Monks,

This tranquility of the mind,

Supported by these seven components;

That, is called Ariyan wise meditation,

With its supports and requirements.

 

 

[1] Ariyaṃ vo, bhikkhave, sammāsamādhiṃ…

[2] Ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso saparikkhāro

 

 

This is a gift of Dhamma

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