Saṁyutta Nikāya — Discursos Conectados — 46.1 — The Himalaya

1At Sāvatthī.

2“Mendicants, dragons grow and wax strong supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains. When they’re strong they dive into the pools. Then they dive into the lakes, the streams, the rivers, and finally the ocean. There they acquire a great and abundant body.

3In the same way, a mendicant develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities. And how does a mendicant develop the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities?

4It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factor of mindfulness, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go.

5They develop the awakening factor of investigation of principles …

6They develop the awakening factor of energy …

7They develop the awakening factor of rapture …

8They develop the awakening factor of tranquility …

9They develop the awakening factor of immersion …

10They develop the awakening factor of equanimity, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go.

11That’s how a mendicant develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities.”