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The Discourse on Powers in Detail
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"There are, monks, these seven powers.
What are the seven?
The power of faith, the power of energy, the power of shame, the power of moral fear, the power of mindfulness, the power of concentration, the power of wisdom.
"And what, monks, is the power of faith? Here, monks, a noble disciple has faith, he believes in the enlightenment of the Truth-finder - 'Thus indeed is the Blessed One: the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, etc. Teacher of gods and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.' This is called, monks, the power of faith.
"And what, monks, is the power of energy? Here, monks, a noble disciple dwells putting forth strenuous energy for the abandoning of unwholesome mental states and for the acquisition of wholesome mental states, steadfast, of firm effort, not shirking the responsibility regarding wholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the power of energy.
"And what, monks, is the power of shame? Here, monks, a noble disciple has shame, he is ashamed of bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, he is ashamed of the attainment of evil unwholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the power of shame.
"And what, monks, is the power of moral fear? Here, monks, a noble disciple has moral fear, he fears bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, he fears the attainment of evil unwholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the power of moral fear.
"And what, monks, is the power of mindfulness? Here, monks, a noble disciple is mindful, endowed with the highest mindfulness and discretion, remembering and recollecting what was done long ago and what was said long ago. This is called, monks, the power of mindfulness.
"And what, monks, is the power of concentration? Here, monks, a noble disciple, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, etc. he enters and dwells in the fourth meditative absorption. This is called, monks, the power of concentration.
"And what, monks, is the power of wisdom? Here, monks, a noble disciple is wise, endowed with wisdom that discerns rise and fall, noble, penetrative, leading rightly to the complete elimination of suffering. This is called, monks, the power of wisdom. These, monks, are the seven powers."
The power of mindfulness and concentration, wisdom indeed is the seventh power;
A monk strong with these, the wise one lives happily.
Like the extinguishing of a lamp, there is deliverance of the mind." The fourth.