Here are Joseph Goldstein's discussions of each of the factors in terms of actual practice and the Satipatthana Sutta:Spiny Norman wrote:It struck me that one way of looking at the function of the 7 factors is in terms of developing vipassana ( via the first 2 factors ) and developing jhana ( the last 3 factors ). And in terms of the 8-fold path this could be seen as parallel to Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.daverupa wrote: Jhana is essential, as I understand things.
I tend to think that satipatthana, as the awakening factor that's always useful, means that anapanasati is also always useful - not while driving or anything, but as a seated meditation method for all occasions.
1. Mindfulness (sati)
2. Investigation of the dhamma (dhammavicaya)
3. Energy (viriya)
4. a. Rapture (piti)
4. b. Rapture (piti)
5. Calm (passaddhi)
6. a. Concentration (samadhi)
6. b. Concentration (samadhi)
7. Equanimity (upekkha)