A Constitution for Living
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3. Yonisomanasikåra: thinking wisely; having learned, seen, read or heard about something, he reflects on it for himself, analyzes it to see its true nature and looks into it to see the what, when, where, why and how of it; he sees its merits and demerits, benefit and harm, etc. 4. Dhammånudhammapa†ipatti: practicing in accordance with principles; the things he has learned, heard and thoroughly considered he puts into practice correctly in accordance with the principles and their objectives, so that the minor principles accord with the major ones and the minor practices are harmonious with the overall objective; he practices the teaching with its objective in mind; for example, contentment as a support for effort, but not leading to laziness. (A.II.245)
D. Learning to be learned: whatever he learns or studies, he makes himself well versed in that field by increasing and clarifying his knowledge and understanding until he is endowed with the five qualities of a learned one (bahussuta): 1. Bahussutå: hearing much; he learns, hears, sees, experiences, reads and amasses a large and extensive amount of knowledge in his field. 2. Dhatå: retaining; he grasps the gist or essence and remembers the subject matter accurately. 3. Vacaså paricitå: becoming fluent; he recites or speaks about the subject often so that he is fluent in and clear about it, and can answer any queries about it. 4. Manasånupekkhitå: becoming thoroughly familiarized; he thinks about the subject so often that he is thoroughly familiar with it; whenever he calls it to mind the content is vivid to him, and he perceives it clearly and thoroughly. 5. Di††hiyå supa†ividdhå: having penetrated; he clearly understands the overall meaning and rationale of the subject; he thoroughly and penetratingly knows its source, its logic and the relationship of the content and details within the subject itself and in relation to other subjects within that field or theory. (A.III.112)