The 7 Links to Awakening
produce
Final Enlightenment...
There are these 7 links leading to final Enlightenment...
1:
Awareness
is a link to Awakening.
2:
Investigation
of the states is a link to Awakening.
3:
Energy is
a link to Awakening.
4:
Joy is a link
to Awakening.
5:
Tranquillity
is a link to Awakening.
6:
Concentration
is a link to Awakening.
7:
Equanimity
is a link to Awakening.
They lead to and induce enlightenment! Thus are
they links to awakening:
They are themselves enlightened, in this way are they links to awakening.
They are enlightened, since they embrace the root cause of awakening.
They are enlightened, since they provide & equip the cause of awakening.
They are enlightened, since they induce ripening of the cause of awakening.
They are enlightened, since they
enhance the root cause of
awakening.
They are enlightened, since they completely perfect the cause of awakening.
How do the 7 Links to Awakening remain established
and anchored in mind?
The Awareness link remains by no attention being given to other states.
The Awareness link remains by the sign of being directed
to continuously.
The Awareness link remains by the sign-less state being given attention.
The Awareness link remains by
no attention given to mental construction.
The Awareness link remains
by attention being given to ceasing of craving.
The Awareness link to Awakening
indeed remains fixed & anchored in mind
in these 5 ways. Exactly & similarly so with the other 6 links to Awakening.
On these 7 Links to Awakening
(Sambojjhanga):
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Sun.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Peak.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Clothes.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Rare_Emergence.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Sequential_Seven.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Vast_Penetration.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Seven_Fruits.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Unsurpassable_Seven.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/When_7_becomes_14.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/The_7_Links_to_Awakening.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Leading_to_Enlightenment.htm
Source (edited extract): Sariputta
Path of Discrimination:
Patisambhidamagga. On the Links to Awakening XIII.
