Friends:

The 5 Abilities are Caused by Conditions!

The origin of the ability of Faith is the desire to get a foundation!
The origin of the ability of Energy is the longing for doing it all right!
The origin of the ability of Awareness is the wanting to get established!
The origin of the ability of Concentration is yearning for non-distraction!
The origin of the ability of Understanding is the wish to see it for your self!

On These Fine Five Mental Abilities (indriya) see:
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Final_Abilities.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Origin_of_Abilities.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Finding_the_Abilities.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Fruits_of_the_Abilities.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Analysis_of_the_Abilities.htm

1: Faith (saddhā): The Initiating Key!
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Buddha_on_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Going_Forth_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Outstanding_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Unwavering_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Analysis_of_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Power_of_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Highest_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Leaping_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Fruitful_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Mutual_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Dual_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Fine_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Rich_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Lay_Faith.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Faith_Summary.htm

2: Energy (viriya): The Motor & Fuel!
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Definition_of_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Arising_of_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Ability_of_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Origin_of_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Enthusiastic_is_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Power_of_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Ballanced_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Energetic_Effort.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Chief_Hero.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Avoiding_Effort.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Feeding_Energy.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Energy_Viriya.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Dual_Energy.htm

3: Awareness (sati): The Light to See with!
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Four_Foundations_of_Awareness.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Clear_and_Aware_Comprehension.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Careful_and_Rational_Attention.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Awareness_Ability.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Right_Awareness.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Awareness_Analysis.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Feeding_Awareness.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/One_and_only_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Noble_Awareness.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Clear_Comprehension.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Awareness_Sati.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Causes_of_sati.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Sati_Studies.htm

4: Concentration (samādhi): The Focus to Drill & Catch with!
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Requisites_for_Jhāna_Absorption.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Concentration_Ability.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Right_Concentration.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Concentration_Samadhi.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Feeding_Concentration.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Samma-Samadhi.htm



5: Understanding (pañña): The Resultant Aloof Overlooking State!
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Understanding_Ability.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Outstanding_Understanding.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Revealing_Understanding.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Understanding_is_the_Chief.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Supreme_Understanding.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Right_Understanding.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/n_r/pannaa.htm

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Updated: 22 Dec 2016  https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Origin_of_Abilities.htm