AN5.113 — The Sammāsamādhi Sutta - Andhakavindavagga

Disciples, a disciple endowed with five qualities is incapable of attaining and dwelling in right concentration. What are these five? Here a disciple is intolerant of forms, intolerant of sounds, intolerant of smells, intolerant of tastes, and intolerant of tactile sensations. A disciple endowed with these five qualities is incapable of attaining and dwelling in right concentration.

Conversely a disciple endowed with five other qualities is capable of attaining and dwelling in right concentration. What are these five? Here a disciple is tolerant of forms, tolerant of sounds, tolerant of smells, tolerant of tastes, and tolerant of tactile sensations. A disciple endowed with these five qualities is capable of attaining and dwelling in right concentration.

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