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The Book of the Fives
The Book of the Fives

98(8)A Forest Dweller

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi @ IAPT

98(8)A Forest Dweller

"Bhikkhus,possessing five things,a bhikkhu cultivating mindfulness of breathing in no long time penetrates to the unshakable.
What five?
(1)Here,a bhikkhu has few undertakings...
(2)He eats little...
(3)He is seldom drowsy...
(4)He is a forest dweller who resorts to remote lodgings.
(5)He reviews the extent to which his mind is liberated.
Possessing these five things,a bhikkhu cultivating mindfulness of breathing in no long time penetrates to the unshakable."