Careful Attention
Weakens all the Mental Hindrances:
The Blessed Buddha once
said:
When one attends carefully unarisen
Sense-Desire does neither
arise, nor later expand.
When one attends carefully unarisen
Ill-Will does neither arise,
nor later expand.
When one attends carefully unarisen
Lethargy
and Laziness does
neither arise, nor expand.
When one attends carefully unarisen
Restlessness
and Regret does
neither arise, nor expand.
When one attends carefully unarisen
Doubt
and Uncertainty does
neither arise, nor expand.
Furthermore the
Awareness
Link to Awakening arises, and is gradually completed by
repetition.
Any unarisen Investigation
Link to Awakening arises,
and is completed by gradual evolution.
Any unarisen
Energy
Link to Awakening
arises,
and is completed by
repeated mental refinement.
Any unarisen
Joy
Link to Awakening
arises,
and is completed by
meditative mental improvement.
Any unarisen
Tranquillity
Link to Awakening arises,
and is completed by gradual mental silencing.
Any unarisen
Concentration
Link to Awakening
arises,
and is completed
by mental sophistication.
Any unarisen
Equanimity
Link to Awakening arises,
and is completed by steady mental maturation.
More on the 5 Mental Hindrances and
7 Links to Awakening:
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_5_Mental_Hindrances.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Seven_Links_to_Awakening.htm
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya.
Book [V:93-4] section 46: The Links. 35: Careful Attention...
