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twelve supports. The discourse on seclusion is concluded. 5. Discourse on Conduct 28. Conduct, there are eight kinds of conduct – conduct of bodily postures, conduct of sense bases, conduct of mindfulness, conduct of concentration, conduct of knowledge, conduct of the path, conduct of attainment, conduct for the welfare of the world. Conduct of bodily postures is in the four bodily postures. Conduct of sense bases is in the six internal and external sense bases. Conduct of mindfulness is in the four in the foundations of mindfulness. The practice of concentration is in the four jhānas. The practice of knowledge is in the four Noble Truths. The practice of the path is in the four Noble Paths. The practice of attainment is in the four fruits of recluseship. The practice of benefiting the world is in the Tathāgatas, Arahants, Perfectly Self-Enlightened Ones; in part, in Paccekabuddhas; in part, in disciples. The practice of postures is for those endowed with aspirations. The practice of sense-bases is for those whose sense-doors are guarded. The practice of mindfulness is for those who dwell in heedfulness. The practice of concentration is for those devoted to higher consciousness. The practice of knowledge is for those endowed with wisdom. The practice of the path is for those who practice rightly. The practice of attainment is for those who have realized the fruits. The practice of benefiting the world is for the Tathāgatas, Arahants, Perfectly Self-Enlightened Ones; in part, for Paccekabuddhas; in part, for disciples. These are the eight practices. 29. There are also another eight practices. One who resolves practices with faith. One who exerts practices with energy. One who establishes practices with mindfulness. One who makes undistracted practices with concentration. One who understands practices with wisdom. One who discerns practices with the practice of consciousness. For one who practices thus, wholesome states come to be, thus one practices with the practice of sense-bases. One who practices thus attains distinction, thus one practices with the practice of distinction. These are the eight practices. There are also another eight practices. The practice of seeing is with right view. The practice of application is with right thought. The practice of comprehension is with right speech. The practice of origination is with right action. The practice of purification is with right livelihood. The practice of exertion is with right effort. The practice of establishment is with right mindfulness. The practice of non-distraction is with right concentration. These are the eight practices. The discourse on practices is concluded. 6. The Discourse on Wonders 30. "There are these three wonders, bhikkhus. Which three? The wonder of psychic power, the wonder of mind-reading, the wonder of instruction. "And what, bhikkhus, is the wonder of psychic power? Here, bhikkhus, someone performs various kinds of psychic power: experiences various kinds – being one, he becomes many; being many, he becomes one; appearing and vanishing… …he wields power with his body even up to the Brahma-world. This, monks, is called the miracle of psychic power. And what, monks, is the miracle of telepathy? Here, monks, someone predicts by a sign – ‘Such is your mind, thus is your mind, so is your thought.’ Even if he predicts much, it is just so, not otherwise. But here, monks, someone does not predict by a sign, but having heard the sound of humans or non-humans or deities, he predicts – ‘Such is your mind, thus is your mind, so is your thought.’ Even if he predicts much, it is just so, not otherwise. But here, monks, someone does not predict by a sign, nor having heard the sound of humans or non-humans or deities, but having heard the sound of the spreading of thoughts of one who is thinking and pondering, he predicts – ‘Such is your mind, thus is your mind, so is your thought.’ Even if he predicts much, it is just so, not otherwise. But here, monks, someone does not predict by a sign, nor having heard the sound of humans or non-humans or deities, nor having heard the sound of the spreading of thoughts of one who is thinking and pondering, but having encompassed the mind with his own mind, he discerns the mind of one who has attained a concentration free from initial and sustained thought – ‘As this venerable one’s mental formations are directed, immediately after this mind, he will think such and such a thought.’ Even if he predicts much, it is just so, not otherwise. This, monks, is called the miracle of telepathy. And what, monks, is the miracle of instruction? Here, monks, someone thus instructs – ‘Think in this way, do not think in that way. Attend in this way, do not attend in that way. Abandon this, dwell having attained this.’ This, monks, is called the miracle of instruction. These, monks, are the three miracles. Renunciation succeeds – this is power. It repels sensual desire – this is a miracle. Those endowed with that renunciation, all of them have purified minds and undefiled intentions – this is the miracle of manifestation. ‘‘That renunciation, indeed, should be cultivated in this way, should be developed in this way, should be made much of in this way, mindfulness in accordance with it should be established in this way’’ – this is the miracle of instruction. Non-ill-will succeeds – this is power. It repels ill-will – this is a miracle. Those endowed with that non-ill-will, all of them have purified minds and undefiled intentions – this is the miracle of manifestation. ‘‘That non-ill-will, indeed, should be cultivated in this way, should be developed in this way, should be made much of in this way, mindfulness in accordance with it should be established in this way’’ – this is the miracle of instruction. The perception of light succeeds – this is power. It repels sloth and torpor – this is a miracle. Those endowed with that perception of light, all of them have purified minds and undefiled intentions – this is the miracle of manifestation. ‘‘That perception of light, indeed, should be cultivated in this way, should be developed in this way, should be made much of in this way, mindfulness in accordance with it should be established in this way’’ – this is the miracle of instruction. Non-distraction succeeds – this is power. It repels restlessness – this is a miracle. Those endowed with that non-distraction, all of them have purified minds and undefiled intentions – this is the miracle of manifestation. ‘‘That non-distraction, indeed, should be cultivated in this way, should be developed in this way, should be made much of in this way, mindfulness in accordance with it should be established in this way’’ – this is the miracle of instruction. The discernment of phenomena succeeds – this is power. It repels doubt – this is a miracle. Those endowed with that discernment of phenomena, all of them have purified minds and undefiled intentions – this is the miracle of manifestation. Indeed, they are pure in mind, with unclouded intentions — this is the miracle of declaration. "That determination of Dhamma, indeed, should be practiced thus, should be developed thus, should be made much of thus, thus in accordance with the Dhamma, mindfulness should be established" — this is the miracle of admonition. Knowledge succeeds — this is power. It repels ignorance — this is a miracle. Those who are endowed with that knowledge, all of them are pure in mind, with unclouded intentions — this is the miracle of declaration. "That knowledge, indeed, should be practiced thus, should be developed thus, should be made much of thus, thus in accordance with the Dhamma, mindfulness should be established" — this is the miracle of admonition. Joy succeeds — this is power. It repels discontent — this is a miracle. Those who are endowed with that joy, all of them are pure in mind, with unclouded intentions — this is the miracle of declaration. "That joy, indeed, should be practiced thus, should be developed thus, should be made much of thus, thus in accordance with the Dhamma, mindfulness should be established" — this is the miracle of admonition... (and so on). The first jhana succeeds — this is power. It repels hindrances — this is a miracle. Those who are endowed with that first jhana, all of them are pure in mind, with unclouded intentions — this is the miracle of declaration. "That first jhana, indeed, should be practiced thus, should be developed thus, should be made much of thus, thus in accordance with the Dhamma, mindfulness should be established" — this is the miracle of admonition... (and so on). The path of arahantship succeeds — this is power. It repels all defilements — this is a miracle. Those who are endowed with that path of arahantship, all of them are pure in mind, with unclouded intentions — this is the miracle of declaration. "That path of arahantship, indeed, should be practiced thus, should be developed thus, should be made much of thus, thus in accordance with the Dhamma, mindfulness should be established" — this is the miracle of admonition. 32. Renunciation succeeds — this is power. It repels sensual desire — this is a miracle. And that power and that miracle, this This is called the miracle of psychic power. Non-ill-will succeeds – this is psychic power. It repels ill-will – this is a miracle. That which is psychic power and that which is a miracle, this is called the miracle of psychic power. Perception of light succeeds – this is psychic power. It repels sloth and torpor – this is a miracle... (and so on)... The path of arahantship succeeds – this is psychic power. It repels all defilements – this is a miracle. That which is psychic power and that which is a miracle, this is called the miracle of psychic power. The discourse on miracles is concluded. 7. Discourse on Equanimity 33. The wisdom of non-arising in the right eradication and cessation of all phenomena,