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one who promotes secluded dwellings. If, monks, a bhikkhu should wish: 'I would understand the minds of other beings, other individuals, having encompassed them with my own mind: I would understand a mind with lust as 'a mind with lust'; I would understand a mind without lust as 'a mind without lust'; I would understand a mind with hatred as 'a mind with hatred'; I would understand, a mind with ill-will as a mind with ill-will. I would understand, a mind free from ill-will as a mind free from ill-will. I would understand, a mind with delusion as a mind with delusion. I would understand, a mind free from delusion as a mind free from delusion. I would understand, a constricted mind as a constricted mind. I would understand, a distracted mind as a distracted mind. I would understand, an exalted mind as an exalted mind. I would understand, an unexalted mind as an unexalted mind. I would understand, a surpassable mind as a surpassable mind. I would understand, an unsurpassable mind as an unsurpassable mind. I would understand, a concentrated mind as a concentrated mind. I would understand, an unconcentrated mind as an unconcentrated mind. I would understand, a liberated mind as a liberated mind. I would understand, an unliberated mind as an unliberated mind.’ He would be one who fulfills the precepts… one who frequents empty dwellings. “If, monks, a bhikkhu should wish: ‘May I recollect my manifold past lives, that is to say— one birth, two births, three births, four births, five births, ten births, twenty births, thirty births, forty births, fifty births, one hundred births, one thousand births, one hundred thousand births, many eons of world-contraction, many eons of world-expansion, many eons of world-contraction and expansion— ‘There I was named thus, of such a clan, of such a color, eating such food, experiencing such pleasure and pain, having such a lifespan. Passing away from there, I reappeared there. There too I was named thus, of such a clan, of such a color, eating such food, experiencing such pleasure and pain, having such a lifespan. Passing away from there, I reappeared here.’ Thus he would recollect his manifold past lives, with their aspects and details.’ He would be one who fulfills the precepts… one who frequents empty dwellings. “If, monks, a bhikkhu should wish: ‘May I, with the divine eye, purified and surpassing that of humans, see beings passing away and reappearing, low and noble, beautiful and ugly, well-destined and ill-destined, beings going according to their kamma, I would discern: 'These beings, sirs, are endowed with misconduct in body, endowed with misconduct in speech, endowed with misconduct in mind, revilers of the noble ones, holding wrong view, undertaking kamma based on wrong view. With the breaking up of the body, after death, they are reborn in a state of woe, a bad destination, a downfall, hell. Or these beings, sirs, are endowed with good conduct in body, endowed with good conduct in speech, endowed with good conduct in mind, not revilers of the noble ones, holding right view, undertaking kamma based on right view. With the breaking up of the body, after death, they are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world.' Thus, with the divine eye, purified and surpassing human sight, I would see beings passing away and reappearing, low and noble, beautiful and ugly, well-destined and ill-destined, discerning beings according to their kamma." He should be one who fulfills the precepts, devoted to inner tranquility of mind, not neglecting jhāna, endowed with insight, and a frequenter of empty dwellings. 69. "If, monks, a bhikkhu should wish: 'By the destruction of the taints, may I enter and dwell in the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom, having realized it for myself with direct knowledge in this very life,' he should be one who fulfills the precepts, devoted to inner tranquility of mind, not neglecting jhāna, endowed with insight, and a frequenter of empty dwellings." "Dwell, monks, perfect in virtue, perfect in the Pātimokkha. Dwell restrained by the Pātimokkha restraint, perfect in conduct and resort, seeing danger in the slightest faults. Undertake and train in the training rules." "That which was said, it was said with reference to this." This the Blessed One said. Delighted, those bhikkhus rejoiced in the Blessed One's words. The Ākaṅkheyya Sutta, the sixth, is finished. 7. The Cloth Sutta 70. Thus have I heard: On one occasion, the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. There, the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus... He addressed them – "Monks." "Venerable Sir," those monks replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this: Just as, monks, a cloth is stained, dirt-ridden; if a dyer were to apply it to any dye-color – whether blue, or yellow, or red, or crimson – it would be poorly dyed, its color impure. Why is that? Because of the impurity, monks, of the cloth. Even so, monks, when the mind is stained, a bad destination is to be expected. Just as, monks, a cloth is pure, bright; if a dyer were to apply it to any dye-color – whether blue, or yellow, or red, or crimson – it would be well-dyed, its color pure. Why is that? Because of the purity, monks, of the cloth. Even so, monks, when the mind is unstained, a good destination is to be expected. 71. And what, monks, are the defilements of the mind? Covetousness and unrighteous greed are defilements of the mind. Ill will is a defilement of the mind. Anger is a defilement of the mind. Hostility is a defilement of the mind. Denigration is a defilement of the mind. Domineering is a defilement of the mind. Envy is a defilement of the mind. Stinginess is a defilement of the mind. Deceit is a defilement of the mind. Fraud is a defilement of the mind. Obstinacy is a defilement of the mind. Presumption is a defilement of the mind. Conceit is a defilement of the mind. Arrogance is a defilement of the mind. Intoxication is a defilement of the mind. Heedlessness is a defilement of the mind. 72. That monk, monks, "Covetousness and unrighteous greed are defilements of the mind" – thus knowing, abandons covetousness and unrighteous greed, the defilement of the mind. "Ill will is a defilement of the mind" – thus knowing, abandons ill will, the defilement of the mind. "Anger is a defilement of the mind" – ‘Anger is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons anger, a defilement of the mind; ‘Resentment is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons resentment, a defilement of the mind; ‘Denigration is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons denigration, a defilement of the mind; ‘Domineering is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons domineering, a defilement of the mind; ‘Envy is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons envy, a defilement of the mind; ‘Stinginess is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons stinginess, a defilement of the mind; ‘Deceit is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons deceit, a defilement of the mind; ‘Craftiness is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons craftiness, a defilement of the mind; ‘Obstinacy is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons obstinacy, a defilement of the mind; ‘Presumption is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons presumption, a defilement of the mind; ‘Conceit is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons conceit, a defilement of the mind; ‘Arrogance is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons arrogance, a defilement of the mind; ‘Intoxication is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons intoxication, a defilement of the mind; ‘Heedlessness is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, he abandons heedlessness, a defilement of the mind. When, monks, for a monk: ‘Covetousness and unrighteous greed is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, covetousness and unrighteous greed, a defilement of the mind, has been abandoned; ‘Ill will is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, ill will, a defilement of the mind, has been abandoned; ‘Anger is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, anger, a defilement of the mind, has been abandoned; ‘Resentment is a defilement of the mind’ – thus knowing, resentment, a defilement of the mind, has been abandoned; ‘Denigration is a defilement of the mind’ – "Disparagement is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, disparagement, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Scorn is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, scorn, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Envy is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, envy, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Stinginess is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, stinginess, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Deceit is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, deceit, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Fraud is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, fraud, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Obstinacy is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, obstinacy, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Rivalry is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, rivalry, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Conceit is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, conceit, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Arrogance is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, arrogance, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Infatuation is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, infatuation, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. "Heedlessness is a defilement of the mind" - thus having known, heedlessness, a defilement of the mind, is abandoned. 74. He is endowed with unwavering faith in the Buddha: "Indeed, the Blessed One is Arahant, Perfectly Self-Awakened, Endowed with knowledge and conduct, Well-gone, Knower of the worlds, Unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed,