Abandoning Six Things One Is Capable of Realizing Accomplishment in View

Monks, without having abandoned six things, one is incapable of realizing accomplishment in view.

What six?

Personal existence view,

doubt,

wrong behavior and observance,

craving leading to the plane of misery,

anger leading to the plane of misery, and

ignorance (unknowing of true reality) leading to the plane of misery.

Without having abandoned these six things, one is incapable of realizing accomplishment in view.

Monks, having abandoned six things, one is capable of realizing accomplishment in view.

What six?

Personal existence view,

doubt,

wrong behavior and observance,

craving leading to the plane of misery,

anger leading to the plane of misery, and

ignorance (unknowing of true reality) leading to the plane of misery.

Having abandoned these six things, one is capable of realizing accomplishment in view.

(Reference: AN 6.89)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares how to realize or attain Right View a Practitioner will need to “abandon six things”.

The six things to eliminate from one’s life practice, and thus the mind, are the first three fetters along with craving, anger, and ignorance (unknowing of true reality) leading to the plane of misery (i.e. lower realms of existence). Having eliminated these, one is considered to have fully realized Right View.

The first three (3) fetters are described throughout this book series for deeper investigation.

Detailed explanation of Personal Existence View is available in this same book series found in Chapter 4 and 16 of the book “Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenment” (Volume 1).

Craving, anger, and ignorance (unknowing of true reality) are also described as The Three Poisons, The Three Unwholesome Roots, or The Three Fires. It is important to deeply understand these and the remedies to eliminate these from the mind.

Detailed explanation of The Three Poisons is available in this same book series found in Chapter 8 of the book “Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenment” (Volume 1).