• Numbered Discourses 5.97 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.97
  • 10. With Kakudha 10. Kakudhavagga

Talk Kathāsutta

ā€œMendicants, a mendicant developing mindfulness of breathing who has five things will soon penetrate the unshakable. ā€œPaƱcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bhāvento nacirasseva akuppaṁ paį¹­ivijjhati. What five? Katamehi paƱcahi?

It’s when a mendicant has few concerns and duties, and is unburdensome and contented with life’s necessities. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appaį¹­į¹­ho hoti appakicco subharo susantoso jÄ«vitaparikkhāresu;

They eat little, not devoted to filling their stomach. appāhāro hoti anodarikattaṁ anuyutto;

They are rarely drowsy, and are dedicated to wakefulness. appamiddho hoti jāgariyaṁ anuyutto;

They get to take part in talk about self-effacement that helps open the heart, when they want, without trouble or difficulty. That is, yāyaṁ kathā ābhisallekhikā cetovivaraṇasappāyā, seyyathidaṁ—talk about fewness of wishes, contentment, seclusion, keeping your distance, arousing energy, ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. appicchakathā …pe… vimuttiñāṇadassanakathā, evarÅ«piyā kathāya nikāmalābhÄ« hoti akicchalābhÄ« akasiralābhÄ«;

They review the extent of their mind’s freedom. yathāvimuttaṁ cittaṁ paccavekkhati.

A mendicant developing mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.ā€ Imehi kho, bhikkhave, paƱcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ānāpānassatiṁ bhāvento nacirasseva akuppaṁ paį¹­ivijjhatÄ«ā€ti.

Sattamaṁ.