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and so on... abides having attained the first jhana, with pleasant practice, slow insight, limited (jhana), limited object, at that time there is contact... ...and so on... there is non-distraction... ...and so on... these states are wholesome. Which states are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form-realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally sees limited forms, overcoming them, "I know, I see," having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...and so on... abides having attained the first jhana, with pleasant practice, slow insight, immeasurable (jhana), limited object, at that time there is contact... ...and so on... there is non-distraction... ...and so on... these states are wholesome. Which states are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form-realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally sees limited forms, overcoming them, "I know, I see," having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...and so on... abides having attained the first jhana, with pleasant practice, quick insight, limited (jhana), limited object, at that time there is contact... ...and so on... there is non-distraction... ...and so on... these states are wholesome. Which states are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form-realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally sees limited forms, overcoming them, "I know, I see," having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...and so on... abides having attained the first jhana, with pleasant practice, quick insight... immeasurable, with a limited object, at that time there is contact... ...there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 222. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formless, externally seeing limited forms, having overcome them, "I know, I see" with the cessation of initial application and sustained application... ...the second jhana... ...the third jhana... ...the fourth jhana... ...the first jhana... ...the fifth jhana, one enters and dwells with painful practice, slow insight, limited, with a limited object... ...with painful practice, slow insight, immeasurable, with a limited object... ...with painful practice, swift insight, limited, with a limited object... ...with painful practice, swift insight, immeasurable, with a limited object... ...with pleasant practice, slow insight, limited, with a limited object... ...with pleasant practice, slow insight, immeasurable, with a limited object... ...with pleasant practice, swift insight, limited, with a limited object... ...with pleasant practice, swift insight, immeasurable, with a limited object, at that time there is contact... ...there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. Eightfold. This also is eightfold. 223. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formless, externally seeing limited forms, beautiful and ugly, having overcome them, "I know, I see" having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...the first jhana, one enters and dwells, at that time there is contact... ...there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 224. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formless, externally seeing limited forms, beautiful and ugly, having overcome them, "I know, I see" with the cessation of initial application and sustained application... ...the second jhana... ...the third jhana... ...the fourth jhana... ...the first jhana... ...the fifth jhana, one enters. He dwells. At that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these phenomena are wholesome. This also, eight times. Boundless 225. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, having overcome them, thinking 'I know, I see', quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana. At that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these phenomena are wholesome. 226. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, having overcome them, thinking 'I know, I see', with the stilling of initial application and sustained application... he enters and dwells in the second jhana... the third jhana... the fourth jhana... the first jhana... the fifth jhana. At that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these phenomena are wholesome. Four Ways of Progress 227. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, having overcome them, thinking 'I know, I see', quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice and slow comprehension. At that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these phenomena are wholesome. 228. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, having overcome them, thinking 'I know, I see', quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice and quick comprehension. At that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these phenomena are wholesome. 229. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, having overcome them, thinking 'I know, I see', quite secluded from sensual pleasures... having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... enters and dwells in the first jhāna with pleasant practice and slow direct knowledge, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 230. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, perceiving formless internally, seeing boundless forms externally, overcoming them, 'I know, I see', having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... enters and dwells in the first jhāna with pleasant practice and swift direct knowledge, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 231. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, perceiving formless internally, seeing boundless forms externally, overcoming them, 'I know, I see', with the stilling of applied thought and sustained thought... enters and dwells in the second jhāna... third jhāna... fourth jhāna... first jhāna... fifth jhāna with painful practice and slow direct knowledge... with painful practice and swift direct knowledge... with pleasant practice and slow direct knowledge... with pleasant practice and swift direct knowledge, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. Four practices. Two objects. 232. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, perceiving formless internally, seeing boundless forms externally, overcoming them, 'I know, I see', having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... enters and dwells in the first jhāna limited, with a boundless object, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 233. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, perceiving formless internally, seeing boundless forms externally, overcoming them, 'I know, I see', having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... enters and dwells in the first jhāna boundless, with a boundless object, at that time there is contact... undistractedness occurs... ...these phenomena are wholesome. 234. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, 'Having overcome them, I know, I see'—thus, from the cessation of initial application and sustained application... ...one abides having attained the second jhana... ...the third jhana... ...the fourth jhana... ...the first jhana... ...the fifth jhana, with a limited boundless object... ...with a boundless boundless object, at that time, contact occurs... ...undistractedness occurs... ...these phenomena are wholesome. Two objects. And further, eight times. 235. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, 'Having overcome them, I know, I see'—thus, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...one abides having attained the first jhana, with difficult practice, slow comprehension, with a limited boundless object, at that time, contact occurs... ...undistractedness occurs... ...these phenomena are wholesome. 236. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, 'Having overcome them, I know, I see'—thus, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...one abides having attained the first jhana, with difficult practice, slow comprehension, with a boundless boundless object, at that time, contact occurs... ...undistractedness occurs... ...these phenomena are wholesome. 237. Which phenomena are wholesome? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, internally perceiving formlessness, externally seeing boundless forms, 'Having overcome them, I know, I see'—thus, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...one abides having attained the first jhana, with difficult practice, quick comprehension, with a limited boundless object, at that time, contact occurs... ...undistractedness occurs... .