Posted by Pariyatti on 11/15/2011

25 Blessings from the Maṅgala Sutta

Thus have I heard that at one time the Blessed One was staying in Savatthi at Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Then a certain deva, in the far extreme of the night, her extreme radiance lighting up the entirety of Jeta's Grove, approached the Blessed One. On approaching, having bowed down to the Blessed One, she stood to one side. As she stood to one side, she addressed him with a verse—

Many devas and human beings give thought to protection, desiring well-being.

Tell, then, the highest protection.

1. to associate with the wise
2. to honor those who are worthy of honor
3. to reside in a suitable locality
4. to have done meritorious actions in the past
5. to have much learning
6. to be skillful in handicraft
7. to be good of speech
8. to support mother and father
9. to cherish spouse and children
10. to be engaged in peaceful occupation
11. to be generous in giving
12. to be righteous in conduct
13. to care for one’s relatives
14. to be blameless in action
15. to abstain from unwholesomeness
16. to refrain from intoxicants
17. to be steadfast in virtue
18. to be respectful and humble
19. to be contented, grateful, and tolerant
20. to listen to Dhamma
21. to witness the Four Noble truths
22. to experience nibbāna
23. to have a mind free from sorrow
24. to have a mind free from fear
25. to have a mind unshaken, secure when faced with vicissitudes of life

Mangala Sutta