sn.46.47 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Prosperous

“Venerable sir, it is said, ‘prosperous, prosperous.’ In what way, venerable sir, is one called ‘prosperous’?”

“Bhikkhus, it is because one has developed and cultivated the seven factors of enlightenment that one is called ‘prosperous.’ What seven?” As above.

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Prosperous

“Sir, they speak of someone who is ‘prosperous’.
How is a prosperous person defined?”
“Mendicant, they’re called prosperous because they’ve developed and cultivated the seven awakening factors.
What seven?
The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.
They’re called prosperous because they’ve developed and cultivated these seven awakening factors.”