Investigation of the Dhamma - Seeing the law of nature of causality (Seven Enlightenment Factors)
Channel: Dhamma Talks at Dhammagiri
Date: 2023-02-06

Investigation of the Dhamma (Dhamma Vicaya), one of the 7 enlightenment factors, leads us to understand the teaching of the Buddha more deeply and also to see the law of nature of causality how conditioned phenomena operate more deeply. We learn to understand how our mind/heart works, how suffering originates and how we can practice and which inner qualities we have to develop (the noble eightfold path) in order to realize the cessation of suffering/liberation (Nibbana).

“And what, bhikkhus, is the nutriment for the arising of the unarisen enlightenment factor of investigation of Dhamma and for the fulfilment by development of the arisen enlightenment factor of investigation of Dhamma? There are, bhikkhus, wholesome and unwholesome states, blameable and blameless states, inferior and superior states, dark and bright states with their counterparts: frequently giving careful attention to them is the nutriment for the arising of the unarisen enlightenment factor of investigation of Dhamma and for the fulfilment by development of the arisen enlightenment factor of investigation of Dhamma."
- Samyutta Nikaya 46:2

See also Samyutta Nikaya 46:3 and Majjhima Nikaya 118 for a description of the development of the seven enlightenment factors:

https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN46_3.html

https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN118.html


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