Saṃyutta Nikāya
Mahāvaggo
Bojjhaṅgasaṃyuttaṃ
Nīvaraṇavaggo
Āvaraṇanīvaraṇasuttaṃ
SN46.38
These five, almsmen, are obstacles, obstructions, stains of mind, for making it difficult for wisdom to be powerful.
Which five?
Desire for lust, almsman, is an obstacle, an obstruction, a stain of mind, for making it difficult for wisdom to be powerful. Anger ... Dullness ... Remorse ... Unclarity ... OK these, almsmen, five are obstacles, obstructions, stains of mind, for making it difficult for wisdom to be powerful.
These seven, almsmen, members of enlightenment are not obstacles, not obstructions, not stains of mind, for cultivated, for made a lot of, they lead to realisation of the fruits knowing and emancipation.
Which seven?
Meditation as member of enlightenment, almsmen, is not an obstacle, not an obstruction, not a stain of mind, for cultivated, for made a lot of, it lead to realisation of the fruits knowing and emancipation. Discernment of principles ... Vigour ... Pleasantness ... Calmness ... Concentration ... Objectivity ... OK these, almsmen, seven members of enlightenment are not obstacles, not obstructions, not a stain of mind, for cultivated, for made a lot of, they lead to realisation of the fruits knowing and emancipation.
On what, almsmen, occasion a hearer of what is noble is genuine paying attention, having collected together all of mind, lend an ear, hears the principle, for this the five obstructions on that occasion are not. The seven members of enlightenment on that occasion are going to pour over by cultivation.
Which five obstructions on that occasion are not?
The obstruction of desire for lust on that occasion is not, the obstruction of anger ... dullness ... remorse ... unclarity ... For this the five obstructions on that occasion are not.
Which seven members of enlightenment on that occasion are going to pour over by cultivation?
Meditation as member of enlightenment on that occasion is going to pour over by cultivation. Discernment of principles as member of enlightenment ... Vigour as member of enlightenment ... Pleasantness as member of enlightenment ... Calmness as member of enlightenment ... Concentration as member of enlightenment ... Objectivity as member of enlightenment ... These seven members of enlightenment on that occasion are going to pour over by cultivation.
On what, almsmen, occasion a hearer of what is noble is genuine paying attention, having collected together all of mind, lend an ear, hears the principle, for this the five obstructions on that occasion are not. These seven members of enlightenment on that occasion are going to pour over by cultivation.