Joy and Happiness

“Mendicants, when a mendicant has six things they’re full of joy and happiness in this very life, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.

What six?

It’s when a mendicant enjoys the teaching, meditation, giving up, seclusion, kindness, and non-proliferation.

When a mendicant possesses these six things they’re full of joy and happiness in this very life, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.”