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Four practices 176. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…etc… and dwells having attained the first jhāna, with painful practice and slow comprehension, focusing on the earth kasina, at that time there is contact…etc… there is non-distraction…etc… these phenomena are wholesome. 177. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…etc… and dwells having attained the first jhāna, with painful practice and swift comprehension, focusing on the earth kasina, at that time there is contact…etc… there is non-distraction…etc… these phenomena are wholesome. 178. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…etc… and dwells having attained the first jhāna, with pleasant practice and slow comprehension, focusing on the earth kasina, at that time there is contact…etc… there is non-distraction…etc… these phenomena are wholesome. 179. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…etc… and dwells having attained the first jhāna, with pleasant practice and swift comprehension, focusing on the earth kasina, at that time there is contact…etc… there is non-distraction…etc… these phenomena are wholesome. These states are wholesome... 180. What are wholesome states? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, with the cessation of applied thought and sustained thought... having entered and dwells in the second jhāna... the third jhāna... the fourth jhāna... the first jhāna... the fifth jhāna, practicing with difficulty, with slow insight, with the earth kasiṇa... practicing with difficulty, with swift insight, with the earth kasiṇa... practicing with ease, with slow insight, with the earth kasiṇa... practicing with ease, with swift insight, with the earth kasiṇa – at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. Four modes of practice. Four objects. 181. What are wholesome states? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, having become secluded from sensual pleasures... having entered and dwells in the first jhāna, with a limited (kasiṇa) and a limited object (of concentration), the earth kasiṇa – at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 182. What are wholesome states? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, having become secluded from sensual pleasures... having entered and dwells in the first jhāna, with a limited (kasiṇa) and an immeasurable object (of concentration), the earth kasiṇa – at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 183. What are wholesome states? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, having become secluded from sensual pleasures... having entered and dwells in the first jhāna, with an immeasurable (kasiṇa) and a limited object (of concentration), the earth kasiṇa – at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 184. What are wholesome states? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, having become secluded from sensual pleasures... having entered and dwells in the first jhāna, with an immeasurable (kasiṇa) and an immeasurable object (of concentration), the earth kasiṇa – at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 185. What are wholesome states? When one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, with the cessation of applied thought and sustained thought... the second... Whatever jhāna... the third jhāna... the fourth jhāna... the first jhāna... the fifth jhāna, having attained, one dwells. A limited earth-kasiṇa with a limited object... a limited earth-kasiṇa with an immeasurable object... an immeasurable earth-kasiṇa with a limited object... an immeasurable earth-kasiṇa with an immeasurable object, at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. Four objects. Sixteen times. 186. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... having attained the first jhāna, one dwells, with difficult practice and slow direct knowledge, with a limited earth-kasiṇa having a limited object, at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 187. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... having attained the first jhāna, one dwells, with difficult practice and slow direct knowledge, with a limited earth-kasiṇa having an immeasurable object, at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 188. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... having attained the first jhāna, one dwells, with difficult practice and slow direct knowledge, with an immeasurable earth-kasiṇa having a limited object, at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 189. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... having attained the first jhāna, one dwells, with difficult practice and slow direct knowledge, with an immeasurable earth-kasiṇa having an immeasurable object, at that time, contact arises... non-distraction arises... these states are wholesome. 190. What states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... having attained the first jhāna, one dwells, painful practice, quick comprehension, limited (mind), limited object, earth kasina. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 191. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, quick comprehension, limited (mind), immeasurable object, earth kasina. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 192. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, quick comprehension, immeasurable (mind), limited object, earth kasina. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 193. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with painful practice, quick comprehension, immeasurable (mind), immeasurable object, earth kasina. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 194. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with pleasant practice, slow comprehension, limited (mind), limited object, earth kasina. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 195. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana, with pleasant practice, slow comprehension, limited (mind), immeasurable object, earth kasina. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction... these states are wholesome. 196. Which states are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... one enters and dwells in the first jhana... When one dwells with pleasant practice, with slow direct knowledge, boundless, with a limited object, the earth kasina; at that time contact arises…and so on… undistractedness arises…and so on… these phenomena are wholesome. 197. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…and so on… one enters and dwells in the first jhana with pleasant practice, with slow direct knowledge, boundless, with an immeasurable object, the earth kasina; at that time contact arises…and so on… undistractedness arises…and so on… these phenomena are wholesome. 198. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…and so on… one enters and dwells in the first jhana with pleasant practice, with swift direct knowledge, limited, with a limited object, the earth kasina; at that time contact arises…and so on… undistractedness arises…and so on… these phenomena are wholesome. 199. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…and so on… one enters and dwells in the first jhana with pleasant practice, with swift direct knowledge, limited, with an immeasurable object, the earth kasina; at that time contact arises…and so on… undistractedness arises…and so on… these phenomena are wholesome. 200. Which phenomena are wholesome? At the time when one develops the path to rebirth in the fine-material realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures…and so on… one enters and dwells in the first jhana with pleasant practice, with swift direct knowledge, boundless,