| Avaranata Sutta Five Hindrance |
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| "Endowed with these six qualities, a person is incapable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even when listening to the true Dhamma. Which six? "He is endowed with a present kamma obstruction, a defilement obstruction, a result-of-past-kamma obstruction; he lacks conviction, has no desire to listen, and has dull discernment. "Endowed with these six qualities, a person is incapable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even when listening to the true Dhamma. "Endowed with these six qualities, a person is capable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even while listening to the true Dhamma. Which six? "He is not endowed with a present kamma obstruction, a defilement obstruction, or a result-of-past-kamma obstruction; he has conviction, has the desire to listen, and is discerning. "Endowed with these six qualities, a person is capable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful mental qualities even while listening to the true Dhamma." |
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