The mind set round with intelligence is freed from the great evils, that is to say, from sensuality, from individuality, from delusion, and from ignorance.

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Great is the fruit, great the advantage of earnest contemplation when set round with upright conduct. Great is the fruit, great the advantage of Intellect when set round with earnest contemplation. The mind set round with intelligence is freed from the great evils, that is to say, from sensuality, from individuality, from delusion, and from ignorance.

Source Mahâparinibbâna Sutta 1.11-12 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Mahâparinibbâna Sutta, the Buddha teaches that upright conduct nourishes contemplation, that contemplation nourishes intelligence, and that this intelligence frees the mind from what binds it. Today, do one simple thing with uprightness (keep a promise, speak the truth), then take a calm moment to look clearly at what troubles you.

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