DiscoverSNSN 45–56SN 46SN 46.153-164

The Buddha teaches a repeated formula on developing the seven awakening factors—mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity—applied across varied topics in this grouped discourse.

SN 46.153-164 Hard Work, Etc.

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Soḷasamo.

Uddānaṁ

Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,
rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
nāvā āgantukā nadīti.

(Bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa balakaraṇīyavaggo rāgavasena vitthāretabbo.)

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

…pe…

Soḷasamo.

Uddānaṁ

Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,

rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;

Ākāsena ca dve meghā,

nāvā āgantukā nadīti.

(Bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa balakaraṇīyavaggo rāgavasena vitthāretabbo.)

(Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160, removal of greed version.)

Qualities:

Craving

Craving

☁️ dark quality

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Greed

Greed

☁️ dark quality

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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