9.
The Discourse on the Tree
220.
"There are, monks, great trees with small seeds and large bodies that climb over trees, by which trees, having been climbed over, lie broken and shattered, fallen down.
And what, monks, are those great trees with small seeds and large bodies that climb over trees, by which trees, having been climbed over, lie broken and shattered, fallen down?
The holy fig tree, the banyan tree, the wave-leafed fig tree, the glamorous fig tree, the marsh fig tree, the wood-apple tree -
these, monks, are those great trees with small seeds and large bodies that climb over trees, by which trees, having been climbed over, lie broken and shattered, fallen down.
So too, monks, here a certain son of good family, having left behind whatever sensual pleasures, has gone forth from home into homelessness, he lies broken and shattered, fallen down, by such sensual pleasures or by those even more wicked than that.
"Monks, these five are obstructions, mental hindrances, that climb over the mind, weakeners of wisdom. Which five? Sensual desire, monks, is an obstruction, a mental hindrance, that climbs over the mind, a weakener of wisdom. Anger, monks, is an obstruction, a mental hindrance, that climbs over the mind, a weakener of wisdom. Sloth and torpor, monks, is an obstruction, a mental hindrance, that climbs over the mind, a weakener of wisdom. Restlessness and remorse, monks, is an obstruction, a mental hindrance, that climbs over the mind, a weakener of wisdom. Sceptical doubt, monks, is an obstruction, a mental hindrance, that climbs over the mind, a weakener of wisdom. These, monks, are the five obstructions, mental hindrances, that climb over the mind, weakeners of wisdom.
"Monks, these seven factors of enlightenment are without obstruction, without hindrance, do not climb over the mind; when developed and cultivated, they lead to the realisation of the fruit of true knowledge and liberation. Which seven? The enlightenment factor of mindfulness, monks, is without obstruction, without hindrance, does not climb over the mind; when developed and cultivated, it leads to the realisation of the fruit of true knowledge and liberation. Etc. The enlightenment factor of equanimity, monks, is without obstruction, without hindrance, does not climb over the mind; when developed and cultivated, it leads to the realisation of the fruit of true knowledge and liberation. These, monks, are the seven factors of enlightenment which are without obstruction, without hindrance, do not climb over the mind; when developed and cultivated, they lead to the realisation of the fruit of true knowledge and liberation." The ninth.