Six Recollections
The Six Recollections are:
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- Recollection of the Buddha
- Recollection of the Dhamma
- Recollection of the Sangha
- Recollection of Generosity (cāgānussati)
- Recollection of Virtue
- Recollection of Deva virtues
The Buddha tells a disciple that the mind of one who practices these recollections "is not overcome with passion, not overcome with aversion, not overcome with delusion. His mind heads straight, ... gains joy connected with the Dhamma..., rapture arises..., the body grows calm ... experiences ease..., the mind becomes concentrated."
In Mahayana practice, the first six recollections were commonly taught and the Buddha anusmriti was particularly emphasized in many popular sutras such as the Medicine Buddha sutra.
Read more about this topic: Anussati, Sets of Recollections