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(ii)
non-association with careless and negligent people;
(iii)
association with mindful people;
(iv)
inclined to generate mindfulness in all posture.
(c-d) the components of moral shame and moral dread of doing evil are:
(i)
reflection on the danger of demeritoriousness;
(ii)
reflection on the danger of the realms of misery;
(iii)
reflection on the supporting character of meritoriousness;
(iv)
non-association with people who are devoid of moral shame and moral dread of
doing evil;
(v)
association with people who are endowed with moral shame and moral dread of
doing evil; and
(vi)
inclination for developing moral shame and moral dread of doing evil.
(e) the components of learning are:
(i)
previous efforts made for learning;
(ii)
being a constant enquirer;
(iii)
association with and practice of good Dhamma;
(iv)
pursuit of blameless knowledge;
(v)
maturity of faculties, such as faith, etc.;
(vi)
keeping away from defilements;
(vii)
non-association with the ignorant;
(viii)
association with the learned; and
(ix)
inclination for extending knowledge in all postures.
(f) the components of energy are:
(i)
reflection on the danger of the realms of misery;
(ii)
reflection on the benefit of strenuous effort;
(iii)
reflection on the desirability of following the path trod by the virtuous, such as
the Buddha, etc.;
(iv)
honouring the alms-food by devoting oneself to practice of Dhamma;
(v)
reflection on the noble heritage of the good
dhamma
;
(vi)
reflection on the supremacy of the Teacher who is a Buddha;
(vii)
reflection on one's eminent lineage as a descendent of a Buddha;
(viii)
reflection on the nobility of companions in the Dhamma;
(ix)
non-association with the indolent;
(x)
association with the industrious; and
(xi)
inclination for developing energy
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in all posture.
(g) the components of wisdom are:
(i)
(making) repeated enquiries about the aggregates (
khandhas
), the bases
(
Èyatanas
), the elements (
dhÈtus
) etc., of one' s body;
(ii)
purity of objects both inside and outside the body;
(iii)
keeping in perfect balance of the two pairs of faith and wisdom on the one hand
and energy and concentration on the other, in accordance with the saying:
17. Read also AnudÊpÈnÊ Chapter VI PÈramÊta (Prefections).