an5.68:1.1 “Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still not awake but intent on awakening—I developed and cultivated five things.
an5.68:1.2 What five?
an5.68:1.3 The basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort …
an5.68:1.4 the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort …
an5.68:1.5 the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort …
an5.68:1.6 the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort.
an5.68:1.7 And the fifth is sheer vigor.
an5.68:1.8 When I had developed and cultivated these five things, with vigor as fifth,
an5.68:1.9 I extended the mind to realize by insight each and every thing that can be realized by insight; and I was capable of realizing those things, since each and every one was within range.
