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B01030101cittuppādakaṇḍaṃ (mind arising section)

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for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage (of awakening), from the cessation of applied thought and sustained thought... one enters and dwells in the second jhana... the third jhana... the fourth jhana... the first jhana... the fifth jhana, with painful practice, slow comprehension, undirected — this is wholesome... with painful practice, slow comprehension, undirected — this is a result... with painful practice, slow comprehension, undirected — this is wholesome... with painful practice, slow comprehension, signless — this is a result... painful... Pathless, slow comprehension, undirected is wholesome... Painful path, slow comprehension, emptiness is result. At that time, contact occurs... non-distraction occurs... these phenomena are indeterminate. 527. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhāna, leading to liberation, leading to cessation, for abandoning wrong views, for attaining the first stage, secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, with painful practice, swift comprehension, undirected... with pleasant practice, slow comprehension, undirected... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, undirected... the second jhāna... the third jhāna... the fourth jhāna... the first jhāna... the fifth jhāna, one enters and dwells in, with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, undirected is wholesome... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, undirected is result... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, undirected is wholesome... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, signless is result... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, undirected is wholesome... with pleasant practice, swift comprehension, emptiness is result. At that time, contact occurs... non-distraction occurs... these phenomena are indeterminate. The Undirected Path. Twenty Great Methods. 528. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops the supramundane path... develops supramundane foundations of mindfulness... develops supramundane right exertions... develops supramundane bases of psychic power... develops supramundane faculties... develops supramundane powers... develops supramundane factors of awakening... develops supramundane truths... develops supramundane tranquility... develops supramundane phenomena... develops supramundane aggregates... develops supramundane sense bases... develops supramundane elements... develops supramundane nutriments... develops supramundane contact... develops supramundane feeling. ...etc... develops supramundane perception, ...etc... develops supramundane volition, ...etc... develops supramundane consciousness, leading to liberation, leading to decrease, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage (of sainthood), quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...etc... enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, with slow direct knowledge. At that time, there is contact, ...etc... there is non-distraction, ...etc... these states are wholesome. As a result of the doing and developing of that very supramundane wholesome jhana, the result, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...etc... enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, with slow direct knowledge, empty, ...etc... signless, ...etc... desireless. At that time, there is contact, ...etc... there is non-distraction, ...etc... these states are indeterminate. Twenty great methods. Practice with Zeal as Dominance. 529. Which states are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhana, leading to liberation, leading to decrease, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage (of sainthood), quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...etc... enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, with slow direct knowledge, with zeal as dominance. At that time, there is contact, ...etc... there is non-distraction, ...etc... these states are wholesome. As a result of the doing and developing of that very supramundane wholesome jhana, the result, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...etc... enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, with slow direct knowledge, empty, with zeal as dominance. At that time, there is contact, ...etc... there is non-distraction, ...etc... these states are indeterminate. 530. Which states are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhana, leading to liberation, leading to decrease, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage (of sainthood), quite secluded from sensual pleasures, ...etc... enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, with slow direct knowledge, with zeal as dominance. At that time, there is contact, ...etc... there is non-distraction, ...etc... these states are wholesome. As a result of the doing and developing of that very supramundane wholesome jhana, the result, vi... Secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, slow insight, signless, with desire as dominance. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... These phenomena are indeterminate. 531. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhana, leading out, tending to decrease, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, slow insight, with desire as dominance. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... These phenomena are wholesome. The result of having done and developed that same supramundane wholesome jhana: secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, slow insight, undirected, with desire as dominance. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... These phenomena are indeterminate. 532. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhana, leading out, tending to decrease, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, from the fading away of initial 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, with desire as dominance—that is wholesome... with painful practice, slow insight, empty, with desire as dominance—that is a result... with painful practice, slow insight, with desire as dominance—that is wholesome... with painful practice, slow insight, signless, with desire as dominance—that is a result... with painful practice, slow insight, with desire as dominance—that is wholesome... with painful practice, slow insight, undirected, with desire as dominance—that is a result. At that time there is contact... there is non-distraction... These phenomena are indeterminate. 533. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhana, leading out, tending to de... leading to accumulation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having entered the first jhana, with painful practice, quick insight, with desire as dominance... with pleasant practice, slow insight, with desire as dominance... with pleasant practice, quick insight, with desire as dominance... the second jhana... the third jhana... the fourth jhana... the first jhana... the fifth jhana, he abides having entered, with pleasant practice, quick insight, with desire as dominance - this is wholesome... with pleasant practice, quick insight, emptiness, with desire as dominance - this is result... with pleasant practice, quick insight, with desire as dominance - this is wholesome... with pleasant practice, quick insight, signless, with desire as dominance - this is result... with pleasant practice, quick insight, with desire as dominance - this is wholesome... with pleasant practice, quick insight, desireless, with desire as dominance - this is result. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. The practice purified by desire as dominance. The emptiness purified by desire as dominance. 534. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At what time one develops the supramundane jhana, leading to liberation, not leading to accumulation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having entered the first jhana, emptiness, with desire as dominance. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. As a result of the doing and developing of that same supramundane wholesome jhana, the result, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having entered the first jhana, emptiness, with desire as dominance. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 535. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At what time one develops the supramundane jhana, leading to liberation, not leading to accumulation, for the abandoning of wrong views, for the attainment of the first stage, having quite secluded from sensual pleasures... He abides having entered the first jhana, empty, with desire as dominance. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are wholesome. Because of the doing and developing of that same supramundane wholesome jhana, as its result, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he abides having entered the first jhana, signless, with desire as dominance. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these phenomena are indeterminate. 536. Which phenomena are indeterminate? At the time when one develops supramundane jhana, leading out, tending to diminish,