Guest guest Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Friends: What is the Energy (Viriya) Link to Awakening! The Energy Link to Awakening (Viriya-sambojjhanga) is basically the same mental property (viriya-cetasika), as that which performs any effort & which also is inherently included in: The Energy Feet of Force (viriyiddhipāda)The Ability of Energy (viriyindriya)The Power of Energy (viriyabala)The Right Effort Path Factor (sammā-vāyāma-magganga) Trained, developed and aroused so that it are capable of Enlightening!The Buddha once said: What mental fermentations (āsava) should be overcome by development? If a Bhikkhu by careful & rational attentiondevelops the Energy Link to Awakening based on seclusion, disillusion, ceasing, & culminating in relinquishment, then neither can any mentalfermentation, nor any fever, or discontent ever arise in him. MN2 [i 11]In one who examines, finds out why, & comes to certain comprehension, in him his Energy Link to Awakening becomes aroused. He develops it, & for him it goes to the culmination of its development. MN118 [iii 85] The Ability of Energy is to initiate, launch into effort and to complete any undertaking using persistent endurance. When this ability becomesunshakable and unfailing, it then becomes the mighty Power of Energy! The function of energy is this four-fold right effort of: 1: Eradicating evil disadvantageous states that have arisen in the mind.2: Preventing the arising of yet unarisen disadvantageous mental states.3: Initiating and developing yet unarisen advantageous mental states.4: Increasing, refining & completing already arisen advantageous states.The characteristic of energy is readiness, willingness, enthusiastic ease,eager and keen vigour. The manifestation of energy is action, exertion, endeavour, industry, struggle, powerful striving and accomplishment!Lazy: The one, who does not rise when it is time to rise.Who though young & strong, is weak in mind, soft in will, & lazy by nature, such slow one does never find the way to Nibbana. Dhammapada 280Get up! Sit up!Of what use are your dreams?How can you sleep, when sick, stabbed by the arrow of craving...Sutta Nipata 331 Get up! Sit up!Push on your training, until reaching sole peace!Do not let the king of death see you sloppy and thus delude & dominate you like a toy doll...Sutta Nipata 332 Feeding Energy: And what, friends, is feeding the Energy Link to Enlightenment, not yet arisen, & food too for boosting of any present Energy? 1: The element of mental initiative, 2: The element of launching into effort, 3: The element of enduring persistence. Systematic attention to these, is feeding any yet unarisen Energy Link to Awakening, & food too for boosting any present Energy. Samyutta Nikaya XLVI 51 Bojjhanga-samyutta Fivefold final Energy: Following the Buddha the energy in the disciple culminates, when he finally thinks: Let just this blood & flesh dry up & wither away so only skin, sinews & bones remain, I will not give up my quest and stray from this Noble 8-fold Path before having reached Enlightenment...!!!Further inspirations on the enthusiastic & effective quality of Energy:Feeding Energy: http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Feeding_Energy.htmThe 5th perfection: http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Enthusiastic_is_Energy.htm PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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