Linked Discourses 45.28 3. The Wrong Way Immersion (SN45.28)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Ariyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, sammāsamādhiṁ desessāmi saupanisaṁ saparikkhāraṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you noble right immersion with its vital conditions and its prerequisites.

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Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

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Katamo ca, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso saparikkhāro?

And what is noble right immersion with its vital conditions and its prerequisites?

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Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsati.

There are right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, and right mindfulness.

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Yā kho, bhikkhave, imehi sattahaṅgehi cittassa ekaggatā saparikkhāratā—

Unification of mind with these seven factors as prerequisites

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ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo sammāsamādhi saupaniso itipi saparikkhāro itipī”ti.

is called noble right immersion ‘with its vital conditions’ and also ‘with its prerequisites’.”

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Aṭṭhamaṁ.