Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Friends: Good Friendship is the Seed of the 7 Links to Awakening! The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, just as dawn is the forerunner and precursor of the rising of the Sun, even & exactly so too, for any Bhikkhu is Good & Noble Friendship the forerunner and precursor of the emergence of the Seven Links to Awakening...!!! When a Bhikkhu has a Good & Noble Friend, it is to be expected that he will develop and cultivate these Seven Links to Awakening. And how does a Bhikkhu who indeedhas a Good & Noble Friend develop and cultivate the Seven Links to Awakening? Here, friends, this Bhikkhu trains, develops, deepens, reinforces and refines: 1: The Awareness Link to Awakening.2: The Investigation Link to Awakening.3: The Energy Link to Awakening.4: The Joy Link to Awakening.5: The Tranquillity to Awakening.6: The Concentration Link to Awakening.7: The Equanimity Link to Awakening. based upon seclusion, disillusion, ceasing of craving, & gradually culminating in release,It is in exactly this way that any Bhikkhu, who has a Good & Noble Friend, truly trains, develops, deepens, intensifies, reinforces & refines the Seven Links to Awakening... Source (edited extract): The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book [V: 101] section 46: The Links.48: The Sun.... 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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