{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an6.68/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an6.68","id":"suttacentral_an6.68","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an6.68/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, it is quite impossible that a mendicant who enjoys company and groups, who loves them and likes to enjoy them, should take pleasure in being alone in seclusion. Without taking pleasure in being alone in seclusion, it\u2019s impossible to learn the patterns of the mind. Without learning the mind\u2019s character, it\u2019s impossible to fulfill right view. Without fulfilling right view, it\u2019s impossible to fulfill right immersion. Without fulfilling right immersion, it\u2019s impossible to give up the fetters. Without giving up the fetters, it\u2019s impossible to realize extinguishment. It\u2019s quite possible that a mendicant who doesn\u2019t enjoy company and groups, who doesn\u2019t love them and like to enjoy them, should take pleasure in being alone in seclusion. For someone who takes pleasure in being alone in seclusion, it\u2019s possible to learn the mind\u2019s character. For someone who learns the mind\u2019s character, it\u2019s possible to fulfill right view. Having fulfilled right view, it\u2019s possible to fulfill right immersion. Having fulfilled right immersion, it\u2019s possible to give up the fetters. Having given up the fetters, it\u2019s possible to realize extinguishment.\u201d","title":"Enjoying Company","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":178}