What One Thing?
There’s one thing, when developed and cultivated, leads to…
… great urgency… great benefit… great sanctuary from the yoke… mindfulness and awareness… gaining knowledge and vision… blissful meditation in this life… the realization of the fruit of knowledge and freedom!
… unskillful qualities not arising, and, if they’ve already arisen, they are given up!
… skillful qualities arising, and, once they’ve arisen, they increase and grow!
… ignorance being given up… knowledge arising… the conceit ‘I am’ being given up… the underlying tendencies being uprooted… the fetters being given up!
… the demolition by wisdom… to extinguishment by not grasping!
… the penetration of many elements… the penetration of diverse elements… the analysis of many elements!
… the realization of the fruit of stream-entry… once-return… non-return… perfection!
… the getting of wisdom… the growth of wisdom… the increase of wisdom… great wisdom… widespread wisdom… abundant wisdom… deep wisdom… extraordinary wisdom… vast wisdom… much wisdom… fast wisdom… light wisdom… laughing wisdom… swift wisdom… sharp wisdom… penetrating wisdom!
… the body and mind becoming tranquil… thinking and considering settling down… all of the qualities that play a part in realization being fully developed!
Like those who make their mind a great ocean, include all of the streams that run into it—anyone who develops and cultivates MINDFULNESS OF BODY includes all of the skillful qualities that play a part in realization!
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