Source:: [SuttaCentral.net](https://suttacentral.net/an6.68/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&script=latin) # AN6.68 Saṅgaṇikārāmasutta | Enjoying Company Tags:: [[Paviveke|Seclusion]], [[Nimitta]], Right [[Samma Ditthi|View]] ## Notes > [!summary] AN6.68 Saṅgaṇikārāmasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an6.68/en/sujato)) > - [[Paviveke|Seclusion]] -> Learning the [[Nimitta]] (pattern) of the mind -> Gaining the right [[Samma Ditthi|View]] > - ... -> right immersion -> giving up fetters -> reaching [[Nibbana]] ^summary > [!NOTE] [[Paviveke|Seclusion]] -> Learns the [[Nimitta]] of the mind -> Right [[Samma Ditthi|View]] -> ... | In Saṅgaṇikārāmasutta ([AN6.68](https://suttacentral.net/an6.68/en/sujato)) > **(1)** “Mendicants, it’s quite impossible that a mendicant who **enjoys company and groups**, who loves them and likes to enjoy them, should **take pleasure in ==being alone in seclusion==**. > > _“‘So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saṅgaṇikārāmo saṅgaṇikarato saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ anuyutto, gaṇārāmo gaṇarato gaṇārāmataṁ anuyutto, **==eko paviveke== abhiramissatī**’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati._ > > --- > **(2)** Without taking pleasure in being alone in seclusion, it’s impossible to **learn the ==patterns of the mind==**. > _‘Eko paviveke anabhiramanto **==cittassa nimittaṁ== gahessatī**’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati._ > > --- > **(3)** Without learning the patterns of the mind, it’s impossible to **fulfill ==right view==**. > _‘Cittassa nimittaṁ agaṇhanto **==sammādiṭṭhiṁ== paripūressatī**’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati._ > > --- > **(4)** Without fulfilling right view, it’s impossible to **fulfill ==right immersion==**. > _‘Sammādiṭṭhiṁ aparipūretvā **==sammāsamādhiṁ== paripūressatī**’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati._ > > --- > **(5)** Without fulfilling right immersion, it’s impossible to **give up the ==fetters==**. > _‘Sammāsamādhiṁ aparipūretvā **==saṁyojanāni== pajahissatī**’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati._ > > --- > **(6)** Without giving up the fetters, it’s impossible to **realize ==extinguishment==**. > _‘Saṁyojanāni appahāya **==nibbānaṁ== sacchikarissatī**’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati._ ^core ## Sutta (Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato) Numbered Discourses 6.68 Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.68 7. A God 7. Devatāvagga Enjoying Company Saṅgaṇikārāmasutta “Mendicants, it’s quite impossible that a mendicant who enjoys company and groups, who loves them and likes to enjoy them, should take pleasure in being alone in seclusion. “‘So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saṅgaṇikārāmo saṅgaṇikarato saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ anuyutto, gaṇārāmo gaṇarato gaṇārāmataṁ anuyutto, eko paviveke abhiramissatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. Without taking pleasure in being alone in seclusion, it’s impossible to learn the patterns of the mind. ‘Eko paviveke anabhiramanto cittassa nimittaṁ gahessatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. Without learning the patterns of the mind, it’s impossible to fulfill right view. ‘Cittassa nimittaṁ agaṇhanto sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. Without fulfilling right view, it’s impossible to fulfill right immersion. ‘Sammādiṭṭhiṁ aparipūretvā sammāsamādhiṁ paripūressatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. Without fulfilling right immersion, it’s impossible to give up the fetters. ‘Sammāsamādhiṁ aparipūretvā saṁyojanāni pajahissatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. Without giving up the fetters, it’s impossible to realize extinguishment. ‘Saṁyojanāni appahāya nibbānaṁ sacchikarissatī’ti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. It’s quite possible that a mendicant who doesn’t enjoy company and groups, who doesn’t love them and like to enjoy them, should take pleasure in being alone in seclusion. ‘So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na saṅgaṇikārāmo na saṅgaṇikarato na saṅgaṇikārāmataṁ anuyutto, na gaṇārāmo na gaṇarato na gaṇārāmataṁ anuyutto, eko paviveke abhiramissatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. For someone who takes pleasure in being alone in seclusion, it’s possible to learn the patterns of the mind. ‘Eko paviveke abhiramanto cittassa nimittaṁ gahessatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. For someone who learns the patterns of the mind, it’s possible to fulfill right view. ‘Cittassa nimittaṁ gaṇhanto sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. Having fulfilled right view, it’s possible to fulfill right immersion. ‘Sammādiṭṭhiṁ paripūretvā sammāsamādhiṁ paripūressatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. Having fulfilled right immersion, it’s possible to give up the fetters. ‘Sammāsamādhiṁ paripūretvā saṁyojanāni pajahissatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati. Having given up the fetters, it’s possible to realize extinguishment.” ‘Saṁyojanāni pahāya nibbānaṁ sacchikarissatī’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjatī”ti.