<p>In Buddhism, it is impossible to develop samadhi and vipassana without sila.</p>
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<p><em>If a bhikkhu should wish: ‘May I become one to obtain at will, without trouble or difficulty, the <strong>four jhānas</strong> that constitute the higher mind and provide a pleasant abiding here and now,’ let him <strong>fulfil the precepts</strong>…</em></p>
<p><em>If a bhikkhu should wish: ‘May I, by realising for myself with <strong>direct knowledge</strong>, here and now enter upon and abide in the deliverance of mind and deliverance by <strong>wisdom</strong> that are taintless with the destruction of the taints,’ let him <strong>fulfil the precepts</strong>...</em></p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/mn6/en/bodhi?lang=en&amp;reference=none&amp;highlight=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN 6</a></p>
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<p>In Buddhism, sila is the cause of samadhi &amp; vipassana.</p>
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<p><em>In one of right view, right resolve comes into being. In one of right resolve, right speech comes into being. In one of <strong>right speech</strong>, right action... In one of <strong>right action</strong>, right livelihood... In one of <strong>right livelihood</strong>, right effort... In one of right effort, right mindfulness... In one of right mindfulness, right concentration... In one of <strong>right concentration, right knowledge [vipassana]</strong>... In one of right knowledge, right release comes into being.</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.117.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN 117</a></p>
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<p>I am practicing Vipassana meditation and I want to know is it possible to practice samadhi/anapana and pragya/Vipassana without following Sila.</p>

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Samadhi and pragya without sila
# Samadhi and pragya without sila

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-07-28)

I am practicing Vipassana meditation and I want to know is it possible to practice samadhi/anapana and pragya/Vipassana without following Sila.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-07-28. Score: 1

In Buddhism, it is impossible to develop samadhi and vipassana without sila.

> *If a bhikkhu should wish: ‘May I become one to obtain at will, without trouble or difficulty, the **four jhānas** that constitute the higher mind and provide a pleasant abiding here and now,’ let him **fulfil the precepts**…*
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> *If a bhikkhu should wish: ‘May I, by realising for myself with **direct knowledge**, here and now enter upon and abide in the deliverance of mind and deliverance by **wisdom** that are taintless with the destruction of the taints,’ let him **fulfil the precepts**...*
>
> [MN 6](https://suttacentral.net/mn6/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false)

In Buddhism, sila is the cause of samadhi & vipassana.

> *In one of right view, right resolve comes into being. In one of right resolve, right speech comes into being. In one of **right speech**, right action... In one of **right action**, right livelihood... In one of **right livelihood**, right effort... In one of right effort, right mindfulness... In one of right mindfulness, right concentration... In one of **right concentration, right knowledge [vipassana]**... In one of right knowledge, right release comes into being.*
>
> [MN 117](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.117.than.html)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: what about army? Should we abolish them. What about many enlightened person with multiple wives ? What about telling lies in order to save someone's life  ?  What about downloading movies / books from internet ?  

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