Search results for: "The Four Right Exertions"
- Right Exertion at Play… one of the few times he talked about controversies in the Dhamma, and it’s directly related to one of the sets of dhammas included in the Wings to Awakening: the four right exertions. These are the same as the four right efforts, and the important thing to notice is that there are four things to do. We don’t just let go. If …
- The Five Faculties Confirmed… the four establishings of mindfulness, the four right exertions, the four bases for power. Those are sets that deal with effort, mindfulness, and concentration. The next two sets, which are basically identical—the five faculties and the five strengths—contain effort, mindfulness, and concentration, and they add two more faculties: conviction and discernment. These two faculties provide the framework for our practice. It’s …
- Grasping the Snake… You’ve got the four establishings of mindfulness, the four right exertions, the four bases for success, the five strengths, the five faculties, the seven factors for awakening, the noble eightfold path. They’re almost all exclusively lists of mental qualities. Now, that kind of view, you can put to use. You can look at the lists and learn some important things about how …
- The Noble Eightfold Path to the Deathless… You’ve got the four right exertions in right effort. All five of the faculties are there. All seven of the factors for awakening are there. So the lesson here is: Work on your right view. Make sure you understand that wherever there’s suffering, that’s a big issue—but particularly the suffering that comes with clinging. And the clinging is not caused …
- Right Effort… In fact, it’s such an important element of the path that the Buddha said that the four right exertions—which are the basic formula for right effort—can stand in for the path as a whole. So try not to bring a simpleminded attitude toward right effort. It’s a complex issue. But it’s not so complex that you can’t figure …
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