Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

7: The Book of the Sevens

615.

1"Bhikkhus, for direct knowledge of lust, seven things are to be developed. What seven?

The enlightenment factor of mindfulness, the enlightenment factor of discrimination of phenomena, the enlightenment factor of energy, the enlightenment factor of rapture, the enlightenment factor of tranquility, the enlightenment factor of concentration, and the enlightenment factor of equanimity.

For direct knowledge of lust, these seven things are to be developed."

1"Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya satta dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame satta?

Satisambojjhaṅgo … pe … upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo – rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime satta dhammā bhāvetabbā"ti.

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