Table of Contents

Introduction 

Foreword

About the References


FIRST DAY

• Introduction 
• Diseases of the Mind 
• Two Kinds of Medicine 
• The Medicine of the Bojjhanghas
• Benefits on the Mundane Level 
• Disappearance of Bodily Diseases
• How Sickness Disappears 
• Sayadaw U Sobhitabhivamsa and the Medicine of the Bojjhanghas
• Confidence
• Nowadays Too, Diseases Disappear 
• Dr. Khin Myint Yee's Gynaecological Illness
• The Stomach Ache and Nausea of the Swiss Nun
• Inge's Tumour
• The Satipatthana Hospital 

SECOND DAY

• Diseases of the Mind Disappear Too
• Subrahma's Disease of the Mind 
• Mahagandhayon Sayadaw's Advice 
• A Personal Experience 
• Used in the West As Well
• The Hunter's Unusual Experience

THIRD DAY

• The Bojjhangas
• Sati-sambojjhanga: The Enlightenment Factor of Mindfulness 
• The Characteristic of Mindfulness
• The Function of Mindfulness
• The Manifestation of Mindfulness
• The Proximate Cause of Mindfulness

Dhammavicaya-sambojjhanga: The Enlightenment Factor of Investigation of States

• The Characteristic of Investigation of States
• The Function of Investigation of States 
• The Manifestation of Investigation of States
• The Proximate Cause of Investigation of States 48 
• Ask Questions
• Keep Things Clean and Pure
• Balance the Mental Faculties
• Avoid Unwise Person
• Associate with Wise Persons
• Reflect on Profound Dhammas
• Incline the Mind to Arouse the Enlightenment Factor of Investigation of States

Viriya-sambojjhanga: The Enlightenment Factor of Effort

• The Characteristic of Effort 
• The Function of Effort 
• The Manifestation of Effort
• The Proximate Cause of Effort
• Reflect on the Dangers of the Lower Realms
• Reflect on the Benefits of Effort 
• Reflect on the Right Path 
• Respect and Appreciation for Food and Other Requisites You Have Received  
• Reflect on the Nobility of the Inheritance
• Reflect on the Nobility of the Buddha
• Reflect on the Nobility of the Lineage
• Reflect on the Nobility of the Companions in the Holy Life
• Avoid the Company of Lazy Persons and Associate with Energetic Persons
• Incline the Mind to Strive Continuously

Piti-sambojjhanga: The Enlightenment Factor of Rapture

• The Characteristic of Rapture
• The Function of Rapture

          Minor Rapture
          Momentary Rapture
          Showering or Flood of Rapture
          Uplifting Rapture
          Pervading Rapture

• The Manifestation of Rapture
• The Proximate Cause of Rapture

          Recollection of the Attributes of the Buddha
          The Buddha's Virtuous Conduct
          The Virtues of the Buddha's Body
          The Virtues of the Buddha's Mind


FOURTH DAY

• Passaddhi-sambojjhanga: The Enlightenment Factor of Tranquility 

          The Characteristic of Tranquillity
          The Function of Tranquillity
          The Manifestation of Tranquillity
          The Proximate Cause of Tranquillity

• Samaddhi-sambojjhanga: The Enlightenment Factor of Concentration

          The Characteristic of Concentration
          The Function of Concentration
          The Manifestation of Concentration
          The Proximate Cause of Concentration

• Upekkha-sambhojjhanga: The Enlightenment Factor of Equanimity

          The Characteristic of Equanimity
          The Function of Equanimity
          The Manifestation of Equanimity
                    Chalangupekkha
                    Brahmaviharupekkha
                    Jhanupekkha
                    Tatramajjhattupekkha
                    Vipassanupekkha and Bojjhangupekkha
                    Sankharupekkha
                    Viriyupekkha
                    Vedanupekkha
          The Proximate Cause of Equanimity


FIFTH DAY 

• How to Apply the Medicine of the Bojjhangas
• Homage to the Five Kinds of Objects of Infinite Gratitude
• Asking for Forgiveness
• Entrusting 
• The Sitting Posture
• The Recollection of the Buddha's Attributes
• The Cultivation of Loving-Kindness
• The Recollection on the Loathsomeness of the Body
• The Recollection on Death 
• The Enlightenment Factors: Cause and Effect
• Mindfulness: the Great Physician
• Only Develop the Enlightenment Factors that Are a Cause
• The Development of the Factors of Enlightenment According to the Pali Text

          The Bojjhangas (Pali Version)
          The Bojjhangas (English Version)
          The Bojjhanga Sutta (Pali Version)
          The Bojjhanga Sutta (English Version)


GLOSSARY


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