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  • AN 7.44 - 7.53 A Great Sacrifice
    AN 7.44 Seven planes of consciousness in which beings may be reborn.
    AN 7.45 The path factors are the prerequisite for right immersion.
    AN 7.46 Seven fires, some physical, some psychological.
    AN 7.47 The brahmin Uggatasarīra has arranged a great sacrifice. On Ānanda’s advice, he asks the Buddha how to make a sacrifice beneficial.
    AN 7.48 Meditating on seven perceptions leads to the deathless, in brief.
    AN 7.49 Meditating on seven perceptions leads to the deathless, in detail.
    AN 7.50 The brahmin Jāṇussoṇī asks the Buddha about behaviors that are a blemish to the celibate life.
    AN 7.51 By focusing on their own gendered attributes, a man or woman becomes attached to them and develops lust for the opposite sex.
    AN 7.52 The lay followers of Campā seek a teaching from the Buddha. Together with Sāriputta, they ask the Buddha about what makes a gift fruitful.
    AN 7.53 Sāriputta and Moggallāna are on tour in the southern hills. A deity informs the laywoman Veḷukaṇṭakī that they are approaching. When Sāriputta expresses his amazement that she speaks with the gods, she goes on to list many other of her own amazing qualities.
    44 min
  • AN 7.32 - 7.43 Deities
    AN 7.32 A god speaks of the the seven principles of non-decline to the Buddha, who repeats it to the mendicants.
    AN 7.33 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god.
    AN 7.34 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god.
    AN 7.35 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. Sāriputta offers additional explanation
    An 7.36 When a friend has seven factors, one should associate with them.
    AN 7.37 When a mendicant has seven factors, one should stay close to them even if they send you away.
    AN 7.38 With seven qualities, a mendicant will soon realize the four kinds of textual analysis.
    AN 7.39 With seven qualities, Sāriputta realized the four kinds of textual analysis.
    An 7.40 Seven qualities leading to mastery of meditation.
    AN 7.41 With seven qualities, Sāriputta became a master of meditation.
    AN 7.42 Sāriputta visits a sectarian hermitage and hears them saying that someone who lives the spiritual life for twelve years is fit to graduate. The Buddha rejects this, saying that a mendicant is qualified to graduate not merely by completing a certain number of years, but because of their spiritual qualities.
    AN 7.43 Ānanda visits a sectarian hermitage and hears them saying that someone who lives the spiritual life for twelve years is fit to graduate. The Buddha rejects this, saying that a mendicant is qualified to graduate not merely by completing a certain number of years, but because of their spiritual qualities.
    20 min
  • AN 7.21 - 7.31 The Vajji Seven
    AN 7.21 The Buddha teaches the seven principles of non-decline to the Licchavis at the Sārandada shrine near Vesālī.
    AN 7.22 King Ajātasattu of Magadha wishes to invade the Vajjians, and sends his minister Vassakāra to tell the Buddha of his intentions. The Buddha recalls the time he taught the seven principles of non-decline to the Vajjians.
    AN 7.23 The Buddha teaches the seven principles of non-decline to the mendicants.
    AN 7.24 -27 The Buddha teaches seven principles of non-decline to the mendicants.
    AN 7.28 Seven qualities leading to the decline of a mendicant who is a trainee.
    AN 7.29 Seven qualities leading to the decline of a lay follower.
    AN 7.30 Seven failures for a lay follower.
    AN 7.31 Seven ruins for a lay follower.
    24 min
  • AN 7.11 - 7.20 Tendencies
    AN 7.11 The underlying tendencies of sensual desire, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
    AN 7.12 The purpose of the spiritual life is to give up the underlying tendencies of sensual desire, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
    AN 7.13 Factors that make a family worth visiting.
    AN 7.14 Seven persons who are worthy of gifts and veneration.
    AN 7.15 Seven people found in the world who are like those in water.
    AN 7.16 Seven persons who are worthy of gifts and veneration.
    AN 7.17 Seven persons who are worthy of gifts and veneration.
    AN 7.18 Seven persons who are worthy of gifts and veneration.
    AN 7.19 Seven persons who are worthy of gifts and veneration.
    AN 7.20 A mendicant with seven qualities is qualified to graduate.
    19 min
  • AN 7.01 - 7.10 Wealth
    AN 7.01 Seven qualities that make a mendicant either agreeable or disagreeable to their fellow monastics.
    AN 7.02 Seven qualities that make a mendicant either agreeable or disagreeable to their fellow monastics.
    AN 7.03 The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom.
    AN 7.04 The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom.
    AN 7.05 The wealth of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
    AN 7.06 The wealth of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
    AN 7.07 Migāra of Rohaṇa is a wealthy man, but even his riches are vulnerable to the vicissitudes of life, unlike spiritual wealth.
    AN 7.08 The fetters of compliance, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
    AN 7.09 The purpose of the spiritual life is to give up the fetters of compliance, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
    AN 7.10 The fetters of compliance, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, envy, and stinginess.
    16 min
  • AN 6.117 - 6.139 The Ascetic Life
    AN 6.117 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on the body.
    AN 6.118 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on various things.
    An 6.119 Possessing six qualities, the householder Tapussa sees the Dhamma.
    AN 6.120 -139 Possessing six qualities, various householders see the Dhamma.
    5 min
  • AN 6.107 - 6.116 Triads
    AN 6.107 Antidotes for greed, hate, and delusion.
    AN 6.108 Antidotes for bad conduct.
    AN 6.109 Antidotes for bad thoughts.
    AN 6.110 Antidotes for harmful perceptions.
    AN 6.111 Antidotes for harmful properties.
    AN 6.112 Antidotes for views of gratification, self, and wrong views.
    AN 6.113 Antidotes for discontent, cruelty, and misconduct.
    AN 6.114 Antidotes for discontent, unawareness, and desire.
    AN 6.115 Antidotes for being hard to correct, bad friendship, and distraction.
    AN 6.116 Antidotes for restlessness, lack of restraint, and heedlessness.
    8 min
  • AN 6.96 - 6.106 Benefit
    AN 6.96 Things rare to find in the world.
    AN 6.97 Benefits of stream-entry.
    AN 6.98 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as permanent.
    AN 6.99 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as pleasurable.
    AN 6.100 A mendicant on the path cannot see any thing as not-self.
    AN 6.101 A mendicant on the path cannot see extinguishment as suffering.
    AN 6.102 Reasons for meditating on impermanence.
    AN 6.103 Reasons for meditating on suffering.
    AN 6.104 Reasons for meditating on not-self.
    AN 6.105 Giving up rebirth in the three realms of existence, and developing the three trainings.
    AN 6.106 Giving up conceit and craving.
    9 min
  • AN 6.85 - 6.95 Coolness
    AN 6.85 Things leading to growth or deterioration by day or night.
    AN 6.86 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings.
    AN 6.87 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings.
    AN 6.88 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings.
    AN 6.89 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer.
    AN 6.90 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer.
    AN 6.91 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
    AN 6.92 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
    AN 6.93 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
    AN 6.94 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
    AN 6.95 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
    10 min

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