Does reciting the five remembrances lead to attainment
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Re: Does reciting the five remembrances lead to attainment
Read this sutta about the 5 remembrances. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitak ... .than.html
You recite them, and then think about them, then you got to do the work. Reciting by itself without action or reflection is no use.
You recite them, and then think about them, then you got to do the work. Reciting by itself without action or reflection is no use.
When he often reflects on this, the [factors of the] path take birth. He sticks with that path, develops it, cultivates it. As he sticks with that path, develops it and cultivates it, the fetters are abandoned, the obsessions destroyed."
Re: Does reciting the five remembrances lead to attainment
No. Otherwise, even parrots can get enlightened.
And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech.
Re: Does reciting the five remembrances lead to attainment
JamesTheGiant wrote: ↑Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:20 am Read this sutta about the 5 remembrances. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitak ... .than.html
You recite them, and then think about them, then you got to do the work. Reciting by itself without action or reflection is no use.When he often reflects on this, the [factors of the] path take birth. He sticks with that path, develops it, cultivates it. As he sticks with that path, develops it and cultivates it, the fetters are abandoned, the obsessions destroyed."
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”