AN 6.21 - 6.30 Unsurpassable

AN 6.21 Even the gods know that some monks are falling away from their practice.AN 6.22 In the past, future, and present, practicing six good qualities protects against decline.AN 6.23 Sensual pleasures are perilous.AN 6.24 A mendicant who has fully mastered meditation could even split apart the Himalayas.AN 6.25 The six recollections are a way to escape from greed.AN 6.26 Mahākaccāna teaches that the six recollections are a way to escape from greed and lead to a mind as vast as space.An 6.27 The right time to visit an esteemed mendicant is when you need spiritual guidance and support.AN 6.28 Some senior mendicants discuss the right time to see an esteemed mendicant, and Mahākaccāna answers by quoting the Buddha from AN 6.27.AN 6.29 When the Buddha asks about the topics for recollection, a monk reveals his ignorance. Ānanda then gives an unusual list of five recollections, which the Buddha supplements with a sixth.AN 6.30 There are things in the world considered to be unsurpassed, but none of them compare with the Dhamma.