Wings to Awakening by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.pdf

the WINGS to

AWAKENING

An Anthology from the Pali Canon

Tr a n s l a t e d a n d E x p l a i n e d b y

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

(Geoffrey DeGraff)

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Sixth edition, revised: 2010

So this is what you think of me: “The Blessed One,

sympathetic, seeking our well-being, teaches the

Dhamma out of sympathy.” Then you should train

yourselves—harmoniously, cordially, and without

dispute—in the qualities I have pointed out,

having known them directly: the four frames of

reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of

power, the ﬁve faculties, the ﬁve strengths, the

seven factors for Awakening, the noble eightfold

path.

—MN 103