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## A Table of the Wings to Awakening

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### I. The Seven Sets

The Four Frames of Reference (satipatthana)

> 1. Remaining focused on the body in & of itself -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.

> 2. Remaining focused on feelings in & of themselves -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.

> 3. Remaining focused on the mind in & of itself -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.

> 4. Remaining focused on mental qualities in & of themselves -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.

The Four Right Exertions (sammappadhana)

> 1. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one's intent for the sake of the non-arising of evil, unskillful qualities that have not yet arisen.

> 2. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one's intent for the sake of the abandoning of evil, unskillful qualities that have arisen.

> 3. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one's intent for the sake of the arising of skillful qualities that have not yet arisen.

> 3. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one's intent for the maintenance, non-confusion, increase, plenitude, development, & culmination of skillful qualities that have arisen.

The Four Bases of Power (iddhipada)

> 1. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on desire & the fabrications of exertion.

> 2. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on persistence & the fabrications of exertion.

> 3. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on intent & the fabrications of exertion.

> 4. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on discrimination & the fabrications of exertion.

The Five Faculties (indriya)

> 1. The faculty of conviction (saddha).

> 2. The faculty of persistence (viriya).

> 3. The faculty of mindfulness (sati).

> 4. The faculty of concentration (samadhi).

> 5. The faculty of discernment (pañña).

The Five Strengths (bala)

> 1. The strength of conviction (saddha).

> 2. The strength of persistence (viriya).

> 3. The strength of mindfulness (sati).

> 4. The strength of concentration (samadhi).

> 5. The strength of discernment (pañña).

The Seven Factors for Awakening (bojjhanga)

> 1. Mindfulness as a factor for Awakening (sati-sambojjhanga).

> 2. Analysis of qualities as a factor for Awakening (dhamma-vicaya-sambojjhanga).

> 3. Persistence as a factor for Awakening (viriya-sambojjhanga).

> 4. Rapture as a factor for Awakening (piti-sambojjhanga).

> 5. Serenity as a factor for Awakening (passaddhi-sambojjhanga).

> 6. Concentration as a factor for Awakening (samadhi-sambojjhanga).

> 7. Equanimity as a factor for Awakening (upekkha-sambojjhanga).

The Noble Eightfold Path (ariya-magga)

> 1. Right view (samma-ditthi).

> 2. Right resolve (samma-sankappa).

> 3. Right speech (samma-vaca).

> 4. Right action (samma-kammanta).

> 5. Right livelihood (samma-ajiva).

> 6. Right effort (samma-vayama).

> 7. Right mindfulness (samma-sati).

> 8. Right concentration (samma-samadhi).

### II. The Factors of the Seven Sets classed under the Five Faculties

Conviction

- Right Speech (Eightfold Path)
- Right Action (Eightfold Path)
- Right Livelihood (Eightfold Path)
- Desire (Bases of Power)

Persistence

- Right Effort (Eightfold Path)
- Four Right Exertions
- Persistence (Bases of Power)
- Persistence (Factors for Awakening)

Mindfulness

- Four Frames of Reference
- Right Mindfulness (Eightfold Path)
- Intent (Bases of Power)
- Mindfulness (Factors for Awakening)

Concentration

- Four Bases for Power
- Right Concentration (Eightfold Path)
- Rapture (Factors for Awakening)
- Serenity (Factors for Awakening)
- Concentration (Factors for Awakening)
- Equanimity (Factors for Awakening)

Discernment

- Right View (Eightfold Path)
- Right Aspiration (Eightfold Path)
- Analysis of Qualities (Factors for Awakening)
- Discrimination (Bases of Power)
- Equanimity (Factors for Awakening)

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