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maintaining balance of spiritual faculties
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indriya samatva[indriya samatta] maintaining balance of spiritual faculties. According to some scholars, samatta comes from samādatta in Sanskrit which means properly received. Indriya samatta means maintaining a proper balance between the five spiritual faculties, namely, faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. Faith should be supported by wisdom; otherwise it tends to be a blind faith. Unless wisdom is supported by faith, it would be vain. Similarly, when energy and concentration go together, then only the desired fruit can be obtained. Each of the above faculties should be accompanied by mindfulness.

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Buddhānusmṛti - A Glossary of Buddhist Terms
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