[SaLa]

Hello! Can a putujana also go into the enlightenment factors at will, or can one do this only when one has the first stage of enlightenment or higher? Thank you 🙏 

[Lal]

Welcome to the forum!

1. It is a lengthy process to be able to cultivate the Enlightenment factors. One must understand the futility of the “sensory pleasures” to understand the value of cultivating the Enlightenment factors. I will summarize the steps briefly below.

• First, one must live a moral life, abstaining from the dasa akusala as much as possible. See “Ten Immoral Actions (Dasa Akusala).” 
• Trying to adhere to the five precepts will help: “The Five Precepts – What the Buddha Meant by Them“
• More posts on the fundamentals in the following section: “Moral Living and Fundamentals“
• You don’t need to read all. Just read those that you think could be helpful.

2. Once the fundamentals are understood, only then can one start understanding the deeper concepts.

• The following section may be helpful in the transition: “Transition to Noble Eightfold Path.”
• More relevant posts in “Living Dhamma.”

3. Please feel free to ask questions as you go through the suggested posts. It may seem overwhelming first, but it is better to take the time and grasp the fundamentals.

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