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Review of Wise Effort, Expanding the Discussion of Viriya into the Seven Factors of Awakening (Satta Bojjhaṅgā) and the Four Bases of Power (Cattāro Iddhipādā)
2026-03-11 Review of Wise Effort, Expanding the Discussion of Viriya into the Seven Factors of Awakening (Satta Bojjhaṅgā) and the Four Bases of Power (Cattāro Iddhipādā) 33:36
Gullu Singh
In this talk, Gullu reviews prior week's teachings on Wise Effort, including what supports initiating effort, the middle way between extremes, and the four wise efforts using the acronym PACE: (P)reventing unwholesome states from arising, (A)bandoning unwholesome states that have arisen, (C)ultivating wholesome states, and (E)xtending (sustaining) those wholesome states. He then briefly discusses the Seven Factors of Awakening (Satta Bojjhaṅgā)—mindfulness, investigation of dhammas, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity—emphasizing that energy naturally arises from Mindfulness and investigation. He concludes with a quick overview of the Four Bases of Power (Cattāro Iddhipādā): chanda, viriya, citta, and vīmaṃsā. Particular attention is given to viriya as the engine of awakening and to vīmaṃsā as the spirit of ongoing discernment and refinement in practice. NOTE: Group discussion has been removed.
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