7.
The Chapter of the Consecutive Repetitions on One Thing
1.
The Good Friend Discourse
63. At Sāvatthī. "One thing, monks, is very helpful for the arising of the noble eightfold path. What is that one thing? That is to say - good friendship. For a monk with good friends, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk with good friends develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc. he develops right concentration, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus, monks, a monk with good friends develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The first.
2-6.
The Set of Five Discourses Beginning with the Accomplishment in Morality
64-68. "One thing, monks, is very helpful for the arising of the noble eightfold path. What is that one thing? That is to say - accomplishment in morality... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in desire... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in self... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in right view... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in diligence... etc. The sixth.
7.
The Accomplishment in Wise Attention Discourse
69. "That is to say - accomplishment in wise attention. For a monk accomplished in wise attention, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk accomplished in wise attention develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc. he develops right concentration, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus, monks, a monk accomplished in wise attention develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The seventh.
1.
The Good Friend Discourse
70. At Sāvatthī. "One thing, monks, is very helpful for the arising of the noble eightfold path. What is that one thing? That is to say - good friendship. For a monk with good friends, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk with good friends develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal, etc. he develops right concentration, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal. Thus, monks, a monk with good friends develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The first.
2-6.
The Set of Five Discourses Beginning with the Accomplishment in Morality
71-75. At Sāvatthī. "One thing, monks, is very helpful for the arising of the noble eightfold path. What is that one thing? That is to say - accomplishment in morality... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in desire... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in self... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in right view... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in diligence... etc. The sixth.
7.
The Accomplishment in Wise Attention Discourse
76. "That is to say - accomplishment in wise attention. For a monk accomplished in wise attention, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk accomplished in wise attention develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, etc. he develops right concentration, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal. Thus, monks, a monk accomplished in wise attention develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The seventh.
The One Thing Repetition Chapter is the seventh.
Its summary:
View and diligence, wise is the seventh.