The Seven Dimensions of Self-Awakening
There are, friends, seven dimensions of self-awakening.
What seven?
The memory-dimension of self-awakening.
When, the memory-dimension of self-awakening
as fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened,
as seated in solitude,
seated in dispassion,
seated in ending,
culminating in giving up,
is made to live,
made a big thing of,
it conduces to higher knowledge,
self-awakening,
Nibbāna.
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The investigation-of-things-demension of self-awakening.
When, the investigation-of-things-dimension of self-awakening
as fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened,
as seated in solitude,
seated in dispassion,
seated in ending,
culminating in giving up,
is made to live,
made a big thing of,
it conduces to higher knowledge,
self-awakening,
Nibbāna.
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The energy-demension of self-awakening.
When, the energy-dimension of self-awakening
as fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened,
as seated in solitude,
seated in dispassion,
seated in ending,
culminating in giving up,
is made to live,
made a big thing of,
it conduces to higher knowledge,
self-awakening,
Nibbāna.
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The appreciation-demension of self-awakening.
When, the appreciation-dimension of self-awakening
as fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened,
as seated in solitude,
seated in dispassion,
seated in ending,
culminating in giving up,
is made to live,
made a big thing of,
it conduces to higher knowledge,
self-awakening,
Nibbāna.
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The impassivity-demension of self-awakening.
When, the impassivity-dimension of self-awakening
as fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened,
as seated in solitude,
seated in dispassion,
seated in ending,
culminating in giving up,
is made to live,
made a big thing of,
it conduces to higher knowledge,
self-awakening,
Nibbāna.
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The serenity-demension of self-awakening.
When, the serenity-dimension of self-awakening
as fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened,
as seated in solitude,
seated in dispassion,
seated in ending,
culminating in giving up,
is made to live,
made a big thing of,
it conduces to higher knowledge,
self-awakening,
Nibbāna.
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The detachment-demension of self-awakening.
When, the detachment-dimension of self-awakening
as fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened,
as seated in solitude,
seated in dispassion,
seated in ending,
culminating in giving up,
is made to live,
made a big thing of,
it conduces to higher knowledge,
self-awakening,
Nibbāna.
These, friends are the seven dimensions of self-awakening!
References:
See SN 46 Bojjhaṅga Saɱyutta for the way the Seven Dimensions are fully described by the Consummately Self-Awakened.
