Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.69
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 45.69
7. Ekadhammapeyyālavagga
7. Abbreviated Texts on One Thing
Yonisomanasikārasampadāsutta
Accomplishment in Rational Application of Mind (1st)
“Yadidaṁ—yonisomanasikārasampadā.
“… accomplishment in rational application of mind.
Yonisomanasikārasampannassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati.
A mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yonisomanasikārasampanno ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāveti, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaroti?
And how does a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ.
It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yonisomanasikārasampanno ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāveti, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarotī”ti.
That’s how a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path.”
Sattamaṁ.