Himavanta Sutta Sutra Buddha Factors Of Awakening Himalayas

This is a reading of the Buddha's Himavanta Sutta, The Himalayas - on the factors for awakening. This is a short sutta that explains how virtue and practice of the factors of awakening can lead to the attainment of greatness and prosperity in terms of mental qualities. I hope you enjoy this short sutta that the Buddha so gracefully offered us.

The original translation from the Pali was done by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

Transcript

Today I'd like to offer you the Himavanta Sutta,

The Hamalayas,

On the factors for awakening.

This was translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

Monks,

It is in dependence on the Hamalayas,

The king of mountains,

That serpents grow in body and gain in strength.

Having grown in body and gained strength,

There they descend to the small lakes.

Having descended to the small lakes,

They descend to the large lakes,

The small rivers,

The large rivers,

To the great ocean.

There they attain greatness and prosperity in terms of the body.

In the same way,

It is the dependence on virtue,

Established on virtue,

Having developed and pursued the seven factors of awakening,

That a monk attains to greatness and prosperity in terms of mental qualities.

And how is it that a monk,

In dependence on virtue,

Established on virtue,

Having developed and pursued the seven factors for awakening,

Attains to greatness and prosperity in terms of mental qualities?

There is the case where a monk develops mindfulness as a factor for awakening,

Dependent on seclusion,

Dependent on dispassion,

Dependent on cessation,

Resulting in relinquishment.

He develops analysis of qualities as a factor for awakening,

Persistence as a factor for awakening,

Rapture as a factor for awakening,

Serenity as a factor for awakening,

Concentration and equanimity as factors for awakening,

Dependent on seclusion,

Dependent on dispassion,

Dependent on cessation,

Resulting in relinquishment.

This is how a monk,

In dependence on virtue,

Established on virtue,

Having developed and pursued the seven factors of awakening,

Attains greatness and prosperity in terms of mental qualities.

Thank you.