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AN 7.69 The blossoming of the Shady Orchid Tree delights the gods of the Thirty-Three, and in the same way, the renunciation of a Buddhist ascetic is delightful.
AN 7.70 Sāriputta reflects on what a mendicant should revere in order to develop the wholesome. He reports to the Buddha that these things are indeed found in himself.
AN 7.71 Liberation doesn’t happen because you wish for it, but because you develop the path.
AN 7.72 It would be better for a monk to embrace a blazing fire than to lie with a maiden.
AN 7.73 There have been many great teachers in the past, who should not be reviled. But reviling a single noble disciple is even more serious.
AN 7.74 Araka was a famous teacher long ago, when the life span was much greater than today. Nevertheless, he still taught impermanence; how much more is it relevant today!

AN 7.65 A sense of conscience is the foundation that leads step by step to liberation.
AN 7.66 A rare discourse on cosmic evolution. The Buddha describes the successive appearance of seven suns and how even the earth will be burned up.
AN 7.67 When a king’s fortress is well supplied with seven things and has four kinds of food supplies it is impregnable. Similarly, a noble disciple with seven qualities and the four absorptions is impregnable.
AN 7.68 A mendicant who has seven qualities is worthy, with a special emphasis on listening to and learning the teaching.

AN 6.117 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on the body.
AN 6.118 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on various things.
An 6.119 Possessing six qualities, the householder Tapussa sees the Dhamma.
AN 6.120 -139 Possessing six qualities, various householders see the Dhamma.

AN 6.107 Antidotes for greed, hate, and delusion.
AN 6.108 Antidotes for bad conduct.
AN 6.109 Antidotes for bad thoughts.
AN 6.110 Antidotes for harmful perceptions.
AN 6.111 Antidotes for harmful properties.
AN 6.112 Antidotes for views of gratification, self, and wrong views.
AN 6.113 Antidotes for discontent, cruelty, and misconduct.
AN 6.114 Antidotes for discontent, unawareness, and desire.
AN 6.115 Antidotes for being hard to correct, bad friendship, and distraction.
AN 6.116 Antidotes for restlessness, lack of restraint, and heedlessness.

AN 6.96 Things rare to find in the world.
AN 6.97 Benefits of stream-entry.
AN 6.98 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as permanent.
AN 6.99 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as pleasurable.
AN 6.100 A mendicant on the path cannot see any thing as not-self.
AN 6.101 A mendicant on the path cannot see extinguishment as suffering.
AN 6.102 Reasons for meditating on impermanence.
AN 6.103 Reasons for meditating on suffering.
AN 6.104 Reasons for meditating on not-self.
AN 6.105 Giving up rebirth in the three realms of existence, and developing the three trainings.
AN 6.106 Giving up conceit and craving.

AN 6.85 Things leading to growth or deterioration by day or night.
AN 6.86 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings.
AN 6.87 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings.
AN 6.88 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings.
AN 6.89 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer.
AN 6.90 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer.
AN 6.91 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
AN 6.92 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
AN 6.93 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
AN 6.94 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.
AN 6.95 Things impossible for a stream-enterer.

There's nothing so conducive to happiness as a mind that has been tamed. 

AN 6.75 Six qualities that lead to suffering, and whose absence leads to happiness.
AN 6.76 Qualities for realizing arahantship.
AN 6.77 Qualities for realizing superhuman states.
AN 6.78 Qualities leading to happiness.
AN 6.79 Qualities for gaining and strengthening good qualities.
AN 6.80 Possessing six qualities a mendicant attains to greatness.
AN 6.81 Things leading to hell or heaven.
AN 6.82 Things leading to hell or heaven.
AN 6.83 Things leading to or obstructing the attainment of perfection.
AN 6.84 Things leading to growth or deterioration by day or night.

The Buddha enumerates twenty things of singular importance to the spiritual path.