SN 47.95–104 — Higher Fetters, Etc.

“Mendicants, there are five higher fetters. What five? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance. These are the five higher fetters. The four kinds of mindfulness meditation should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters. What four? It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings … mind … principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. These four kinds of mindfulness meditation should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.” (The Linked Discourses on Mindfulness Meditation should be told in full as in the Linked Discourses on the Path. These ten discourses correspond to SN 45.171–179, with the above as the final discourse.) Floods, yokes, grasping, ties, and underlying tendencies, kinds of sensual stimulation, hindrances, aggregates, and fetters high and low. The Linked Discourses on Mindfulness Meditation, the third section. Linked Discourses on the Faculties Contents The Chapter on the Plain Version SN 48.1 Plain Version Suddhikasutta SN 48.2 A Stream-Enterer (1st) Paṭhamasotāpannasutta SN 48.3 A Stream-Enterer (2nd) Dutiyasotāpannasutta SN 48.4 A Perfected One (1st) Paṭhamaarahantasutta SN 48.5 A Perfected One (2nd) Dutiyaarahantasutta SN 48.6 Ascetics and Brahmins (1st) Paṭhamasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 48.7 Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd) Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 48.8 Should Be Seen Daṭṭhabbasutta SN 48.9 Analysis (1st) Paṭhamavibhaṅgasutta SN 48.10 Analysis (2nd) Dutiyavibhaṅgasutta The Chapter on Weaker SN 48.11 Gain Paṭilābhasutta SN 48.12 In Brief (1st) Paṭhamasaṁkhittasutta SN 48.13 In Brief (2nd) Dutiyasaṁkhittasutta SN 48.14 In Brief (3rd) Tatiyasaṁkhittasutta SN 48.15 In Detail (1st) Paṭhamavitthārasutta SN 48.16 In Detail (2nd) Dutiyavitthārasutta SN 48.17 In Detail (3rd) Tatiyavitthārasutta SN 48.18 Practicing Paṭipannasutta SN 48.19 Endowed Sampannasutta SN 48.20 The Ending of Defilements Āsavakkhayasutta The Chapter on the Six Faculties SN 48.21 Future Lives Punabbhavasutta SN 48.22 The Life Faculty Jīvitindriyasutta SN 48.23 The Faculty of Enlightenment Aññindriyasutta SN 48.24 A One-Seeder Ekabījīsutta SN 48.25 Plain Version Suddhakasutta SN 48.26 A Stream-Enterer Sotāpannasutta SN 48.27 A Perfected One Arahantasutta SN 48.28 Awakened Sambuddhasutta SN 48.29 Ascetics and Brahmins (1st) Paṭhamasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 48.30 Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd) Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta The Chapter on the Pleasure Faculty SN 48.31 Plain Version Suddhikasutta SN 48.32 A Stream-Enterer Sotāpannasutta SN 48.33 A Perfected One Arahantasutta SN 48.34 Ascetics and Brahmins (1st) Paṭhamasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 48.35 Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd) Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 48.36 Analysis (1st) Paṭhamavibhaṅgasutta SN 48.37 Analysis (2nd) Dutiyavibhaṅgasutta SN 48.38 Analysis (3rd) Tatiyavibhaṅgasutta SN 48.39 The Simile of the Fire Sticks Kaṭṭhopamasutta SN 48.40 Irregular Order Uppaṭipāṭikasutta The Chapter on Old Age SN 48.41 Old Age Jarādhammasutta SN 48.42 The Brahmin Uṇṇābha Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta SN 48.43 At Sāketa Sāketasutta SN 48.44 At the Eastern Gate Pubbakoṭṭhakasutta SN 48.45 At the Eastern Monastery (1st) Paṭhamapubbārāmasutta SN 48.46 At the Eastern Monastery (2nd) Dutiyapubbārāmasutta SN 48.47 At the Eastern Monastery (3rd) Tatiyapubbārāmasutta SN 48.48 At the Eastern Monastery (4th) Catutthapubbārāmasutta SN 48.49 About Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer Piṇḍolabhāradvājasutta SN 48.50 At Āpaṇa Āpaṇasutta The Chapter on the Boar’s Cave SN 48.51 At Sālā Sālasutta SN 48.52 In the Land of the Mallas Mallikasutta SN 48.53 A Trainee Sekhasutta SN 48.54 Footprints Padasutta SN 48.55 Heartwood Sārasutta SN 48.56 Grounded Patiṭṭhitasutta SN 48.57 With the Divinity Sahampati Sahampatibrahmasutta SN 48.58 The Boar’s Cave Sūkarakhatasutta SN 48.59 Arising (1st) Paṭhamauppādasutta SN 48.60 Arising (2nd) Dutiyauppādasutta The Chapter on Leading to Awakening SN 48.61 Fetters Saṁyojanasutta SN 48.62 Tendencies Anusayasutta SN 48.63 Complete Understanding Pariññāsutta SN 48.64 Ending of Defilements Āsavakkhayasutta SN 48.65 Two Fruits Paṭhamaphalasutta SN 48.66 Seven Benefits Dutiyaphalasutta SN 48.67 A Tree (1st) Paṭhamarukkhasutta SN 48.68 A Tree (2nd) Dutiyarukkhasutta SN 48.69 A Tree (3rd) Tatiyarukkhasutta SN 48.70 A Tree (4th) Catuttharukkhasutta The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges SN 48.71–82 Slanting East, Etc. Gaṅgāpeyyālavagga The Chapter on Diligence SN 48.83–92 The Chapter on Diligence Appamādavagga The Chapter on Hard Work SN 48.93–104 The Chapter on Hard Work Balakaraṇīyavagga The Chapter on Searches SN 48.105–114 The Chapter on Searches Esanāvagga The Chapter on Floods SN 48.115–124 Floods, etc. Oghavagga Another Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges SN 48.125–136 Another on Sloping East, Etc. Punagaṅgāpeyyālavagga Another Chapter on Diligence SN 48.137–146 Another Chapter on Diligence Punaappamādavagga Another Chapter on Hard Work SN 48.147–158 Another Chapter on Hard Work Punagaṅgāpeyyālavagga Another Chapter on Searches SN 48.159–168 Another Chapter on Searches Punaesanāvagga Another Chapter on Floods SN 48.169–178 Another Series on Floods, Etc. Punaoghavagga The Chapter on the Plain Version