Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.11

The Related Suttas Collection 46.11

2. Gilānavagga

2. Sick

Pāṇasutta

Living Creatures

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci pāṇā cattāro iriyāpathe kappenti—kālena gamanaṁ, kālena ṭhānaṁ, kālena nisajjaṁ, kālena seyyaṁ, sabbe te pathaviṁ nissāya pathaviyaṁ patiṭṭhāya evamete cattāro iriyāpathe kappenti; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya satta bojjhaṅge bhāveti, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaroti.

“Bhikkhus, living creatures engage in the four postures: sometimes walking, sometimes standing, sometimes sitting, sometimes lying down. They do so depending on the earth and grounded on the earth. In the same way, a bhikkhu develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya satta bojjhaṅge bhāveti satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaroti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya satta bojjhaṅge bhāveti, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkarotī”ti.

And how does a bhikkhu develop the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics? It’s when a bhikkhu develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. That’s how a bhikkhu develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics.”

Paṭhamaṁ.