5 Themes for Awakening ~ Teaching of the Buddha ~ Pali Buddhism

A reading for meditation of the Upajjhaṭṭhana
Sutta  (AN 5:57) ~ Subjects for Contemplation -
Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi. The Upajjhatthana Sutta ("Subjects
for Contemplation") focuses on the five remembrances, or five
facts, regarding life's fragility and our true inheritance. The
discourse advises that these facts are to be reflected upon often
by all. Contemplation of these facts leads to the abandonment of
destructive attachments and actions and to the cultivation of
factors necessary for Awakening. The first three remembrances are
the very insights that led Gautama Buddha to renounce his royal
household status and become an ascetic after experiencing strong
feelings of spiritual urgency (saṃvega).





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