SN 49.45–54 — Floods, 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 right efforts 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 generates enthusiasm … so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise. … so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed. These four right efforts should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.” (Tell in full as in 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 the Right Efforts, the fifth section. Linked Discourses on the Five Powers Contents The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges SN 50.1–12 Sloping East, Etc. Gaṅgāpeyyālavagga The Chapter on Diligence SN 50.13–22 Diligence Appamādavagga The Chapter on Hard Work SN 50.23–34 Hard Work Balakaraṇīyavagga The Chapter on Searches SN 50.35–44 Searches Esanāvagga The Chapter on Floods SN 50.45–54 Floods, Etc. Oghavagga Another Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges SN 50.55–66 Sloping East, Etc. Punagaṅgāpeyyālavagga Another Chapter on Diligence SN 50.67–76 Another Chapter on Diligence Punaappamādavagga Another Chapter on Hard Work SN 50.77–88 Another Chapter on Hard Work Punabalakaraṇīyavagga Another Chapter on Searches SN 50.89–98 Another Series on Searches, Etc. Punaesanāvagga Another Chapter on Floods SN 50.99–108 Another Series on Floods, Etc. Punaoghavagga The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges