2020.12.12 Saturday

   89. Those whose mind is well grounded in the (seven) elements of knowledge, who without clinging to anything, rejoice in freedom from attachment, whose appetites have been conquered, and who are full of light, are free (even) in this world.

Author’s note: “The elements of knowledge are the seven Sambodhvangas”

DHAMMAPADA, Chapter 6. The Wise Man (Pandita)

https://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1008.htm

In Buddhism, the Seven Factors of Awakening (Palisatta bojjhaṅgā or satta sambojjhaṅgāSkt.sapta bodhyanga) are:

  • Mindfulness (sati, Sanskrit smrti). To maintain awareness of reality (dharma).
  • Investigation of the nature of reality (dhamma vicaya, Skt. dharmapravicaya).
  • Energy (viriya, Skt. vīrya) also determination, effort
  • Joy or rapture (pīti, Skt. prīti)
  • Relaxation or tranquility (passaddhi, Skt. prashrabdhi) of both body and mind
  • Concentration, (samādhi) a calm, one-pointed state of mind,[1] or clear awareness
  • Equanimity (upekkha, Skt. upekshā). To accept reality as-it-is (yathā-bhuta) without craving or aversion.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Factors_of_Awakening

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