Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones Homage to the Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One 1. Rūpādivaggo I. Obsession of the Mind Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus: Bhikkhus! Venerable sir! those Bhikkhus replied. The

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 2. Nīvaraṇappahāṇavaggo. II. Abandoning the Hindrances 11 (1) Bhikkhus, I do not see even one other thing on account of which unarisen sensual desire arises and arisen sensual desire increases and expands so much as the mark of the attractive. For one who attends carelessly to the mark of the attractive, unarisen sensual desire arises and

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 3. Akammaniyavaggo III. Unwieldy 21 (1) Bhikkhus, I do not see even one other thing that when undeveloped is so unwieldy as the mind. An undeveloped mind is unwieldy. 22 (2) Bhikkhus, I do not see even one other thing that when developed is so wieldy as the mind. A developed mind is wieldy. 23 (3)

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 4. Adantavaggo IV. Untamed 31 (1) Bhikkhus, I do not see even one other thing that when untamed leads to such great harm as the mind . An untamed mind leads to great harm. 32 (2) Bhikkhus, I do not see even one other thing that when tamed leads to such great good as the mind

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 5. Sūkavaggo V. A Spike 41 (1) Bhikkhus, suppose a misdirected spike of hill rice or barley were pressed by the hand or foot. It is impossible that it would pierce the hand or the foot and draw blood. For what reason? Because the spike is misdirected. So too, it is impossible that a Bhikkhu with

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 6. Pabhassaravaggo VI. Luminous 51 (1) Luminous, Bhikkhus, is this mind, but it is defiled by adventitious defilements. The uninstructed worldling does not understand this as it really is; therefore I say that for the uninstructed worldling there is no development of the mind. 52 (2) Luminous, Bhikkhus, is this mind, and it is freed from

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 7. Viriyārambhavaggo VII. Arousal of Energy 61 (1) Bhikkhus, I do not see even a single thing that so causes unarisen wholesome qualities to arise and arisen unwholesome qualities to decline as arousal of energy. For one who has aroused energy, unarisen wholesome qualities arise and arisen unwholesome qualities decline. 62 (2) Bhikkhus, I do not

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 8. Kalyāṇamittavago VIII. Good Friendship 71 (1) Bhikkhus, I do not see even a single thing that so causes unarisen wholesome qualities to arise and arisen unwholesome qualities to decline as good friendship. For one with good friends, unarisen wholesome qualities arise and arisen unwholesome qualities decline. 72 (2) Bhikkhus, I do not see even a

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1. Ekakanipāta 9. Pamādavaggo IX. Heedlessness 82 (1) Bhikkhus, I do not see even a single thing that leads to such great harm as heedlessness. Heedlessness leads to great harm. 83 (2) Bhikkhus, I do not see even a single thing that leads to such great good as heedfulness. Heedfulness leads to great good. 84 (3)–97 (16) (84)