One ThingEkadhammasutta

“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it is developed and cultivated like this, leads to giving up the things that tighten the fetters like the seven awakening factors.“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi, yo evaṁ bhāvito bahulīkato saṁyojanīyānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya saṁvattati, yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaṅgā. What seven?Katame satta? The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.Satisambojjhaṅgo …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo. And how are the seven awakening factors developed and cultivated so as to lead to giving up the things that tighten the fetters?Kathaṁ bhāvitā ca, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaṅgā kathaṁ bahulīkatā saṁyojanīyānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya saṁvattanti?

It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion,Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ …pe… and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. That’s how the seven awakening factors are developed and cultivated so as to lead to giving up the things that tighten the fetters.Evaṁ bhāvitā kho, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaṅgā evaṁ bahulīkatā saṁyojanīyānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya saṁvattanti.

And what are the things that tighten the fetters?Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojanīyā dhammā? The eye is something that tightens the fetters.Cakkhu, bhikkhave, saṁyojanīyo dhammo. This is where these fetters, shackles, and attachments arise.Etthete uppajjanti saṁyojanavinibandhā ajjhosānā …pe… The ear … nose … tongue … body …jivhā saṁyojanīyā dhammā. mind is something that tightens the fetters.mano saṁyojanīyo dhammo. This is where these fetters, shackles, and attachments arise.Etthete uppajjanti saṁyojanavinibandhā ajjhosānā. These are called the things that tighten the fetters.”Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojanīyā dhammā”ti.