In the Buddha’s WordsBhikkhu Bodhi · Anthology
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Reflection of the Day
“I do not see any other form that so completely obsesses a man’s mind as the form of a woman.”
— AN 1.1·
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The Buddha defines ten types of practitioners accomplished in view, dividing them into five who achieve final awakening in this world and five who achieve it after passing away into higher realms.
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Seven perceptions, of 1) unattractiveness, 2) death, 3) unpleasantness of food, 4) non-delight in the whole world, 5) impermanence, 6) unsatisfactoriness in impermanence, and 7) not-self in unsatisfactoriness, that when cultivated and frequently practiced lead to the deathless, in detail.
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The Blessed One describes beings who are overcome by respect or by disrespect or by both, and their rebirth. The true person is one who is collected, detached, and delights in the wearing away of grasping.
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How should one verify a claim of full awakening? The Buddha presents a rigorous examination covering six dimensions of experience, including the aggregates, elements, and sense bases. This discourse outlines the practical criteria for Arahantship, revealing a mind totally freed from “I-making” and clinging, supported by a detailed account of the gradual path to liberation.
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