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without initial application but with sustained application, born of seclusion, with joy and pleasure, he enters and dwells in the second jhana, accompanied by sympathetic joy. Whatever sympathetic joy at that time, the arising of sympathetic joy, the state of having sympathetic joy, the liberation of mind through sympathetic joy – this is called "sympathetic joy". The remaining phenomena are associated with sympathetic joy. Here, a monk, at the time when he develops the path for rebirth in the form realm, from the fading away of initial and sustained application... ...he enters and dwells in the third jhana, accompanied by sympathetic joy. Whatever sympathetic joy at that time, the arising of sympathetic joy, the state of having sympathetic joy, the liberation of mind through sympathetic joy – this is called "sympathetic joy". The remaining phenomena are associated with sympathetic joy. Here, a monk, at the time when he develops the path for rebirth in the form realm, from the fading away of joy... ...he enters and dwells in the fourth jhana, accompanied by sympathetic joy. Whatever sympathetic joy at that time, the arising of sympathetic joy, the state of having sympathetic joy, the liberation of mind through sympathetic joy – this is called "sympathetic joy". The remaining phenomena are associated with sympathetic joy. 690. What is equanimity there? Here, a monk, at the time when he develops the path for rebirth in the form realm, from the abandoning of pleasure... ...he enters and dwells in the fourth jhana, accompanied by equanimity. Whatever equanimity at that time, the arising of equanimity, the state of having equanimity, the liberation of mind through equanimity – this is called equanimity. is called "equanimity". The remaining phenomena are associated with equanimity. 691. Four immeasurables – loving-kindness, compassion, altruistic joy, equanimity. 692. What is loving-kindness there? Here, a monk, at whatever time, develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana accompanied by loving-kindness, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction. These phenomena are wholesome. Due to the doing and accumulating of that very wholesome karma of the form realm, as a result, secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana accompanied by loving-kindness, whatever loving-kindness, act of loving-kindness, state of having loving-kindness, liberation of mind through loving-kindness there is at that time – this is called "loving-kindness". The remaining phenomena are associated with loving-kindness. What is loving-kindness there? Here, a monk, at whatever time, develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, with the calming of initial and sustained application... he enters and dwells in the second jhana accompanied by loving-kindness, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction. These phenomena are wholesome. Due to the doing and accumulating of that very wholesome karma of the form realm, as a result, with the calming of initial and sustained application... he enters and dwells in the second jhana accompanied by loving-kindness, ...the third jhana... ...the first jhana... ...the second jhana... ...the third jhana... ...the fourth jhana accompanied by loving-kindness, whatever loving-kindness, act of loving-kindness, state of having loving-kindness, liberation of mind through loving-kindness there is at that time – this is called "loving-kindness". The remaining phenomena are associated with loving-kindness. 693. What is compassion there? Here, a monk, at whatever time, develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana accompanied by compassion, at that time there is contact... there is non-distraction. These phenomena are wholesome. Due to the doing and accumulating of that very wholesome karma of the form realm, as a result, secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana accompanied by compassion, whatever compassion, act of compassion The act of compassion, the state of being compassionate, the liberation of mind through compassion – this is called "compassion". The remaining phenomena are associated with compassion. Therein, what is compassion? Here, a monk, at whatever time, develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, having quieted initial and sustained application... he enters and dwells in the second jhana, accompanied by compassion. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction. These phenomena are wholesome. As a result of the doing and accumulating of that same wholesome kamma of the form realm, as a result, having quieted initial and sustained application... he enters and dwells in the second jhana... the third jhana... the first jhana... the second jhana... the third jhana... the fourth jhana, accompanied by compassion. That compassion at that time, the act of compassion, the state of being compassionate, the liberation of mind through compassion – this is called "compassion". The remaining phenomena are associated with compassion. 694. Therein, what is appreciative joy? Here, a monk, at whatever time, develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana, accompanied by appreciative joy. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction. These phenomena are wholesome. As a result of the doing and accumulating of that same wholesome kamma of the form realm, as a result, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... he enters and dwells in the first jhana, accompanied by appreciative joy. That appreciative joy at that time, the act of appreciative joy, the state of being appreciative, the liberation of mind through appreciative joy – this is called "appreciative joy". The remaining phenomena are associated with appreciative joy. Therein, what is appreciative joy? Here, a monk, at whatever time, develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, having quieted initial and sustained application... he enters and dwells in the second jhana, accompanied by appreciative joy. At that time, there is contact... there is non-distraction. These phenomena are wholesome. As a result of the doing and accumulating of that same wholesome kamma of the form realm, as a result, having quieted initial and sustained application... he enters and dwells in the second jhana... the third jhana... the first jhana... the second jhana... ...and... the third jhana... ...and... the fourth jhana, he enters and abides, accompanied by appreciative joy. That which at that time is appreciative joy, the way of appreciative joy, the state of being appreciative joy, the liberation of mind through appreciative joy – this is called "appreciative joy". The remaining phenomena are associated with appreciative joy. 695. What is equanimity there? Here, a monk, at the time when he develops the path to rebirth in the form realm, by the abandoning of pleasure... ...and... enters and abides in the fourth jhana, accompanied by equanimity. At that time, there is contact... ...and... there is non-distraction. These phenomena are wholesome. As a result of that same wholesome kamma of the form realm, having been done and accumulated, as a result, by the abandoning of pleasure and the abandoning of pain... ...and... enters and abides in the fourth jhana, accompanied by equanimity. That which at that time is equanimity, the way of equanimity, the state of being equanimity, the liberation of mind through equanimity – this is called "equanimity". The remaining phenomena are associated with equanimity. 696. Four immeasurables – loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, equanimity. 697. What is loving-kindness there? Here, a monk, at the time when he develops a form-realm jhana, which is functional, neither wholesome nor unwholesome, and not a result of kamma, for a pleasant abiding in this very life, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... ...and... enters and abides in the first jhana, accompanied by loving-kindness. That which at that time is loving-kindness, the way of loving-kindness, the state of being loving-kindness, the liberation of mind through loving-kindness – this is called "loving-kindness". The remaining phenomena are associated with loving-kindness. What is loving-kindness there? Here, a monk, at the time when he develops a form-realm jhana, which is functional, neither wholesome nor unwholesome, and not a result of kamma, for a pleasant abiding in this very life, by the calming of initial and sustained application... ...and... the second jhana... ...and... the third jhana... ...and... the first jhana... ...and... the second jhana... ...and... the third jhana... ...and... the fourth jhana, he enters and abides, accompanied by loving-kindness. That which at that time is loving-kindness, the way of loving-kindness, the state of being loving-kindness, the liberation of mind through loving-kindness – this is called "loving-kindness". The remaining phenomena are associated with loving-kindness. associated with that. 698. What is compassion there? ... What is sympathetic joy there? ... What is equanimity there? Here, a monk, at the time when he develops a form-sphere jhana, which is action, neither wholesome nor unwholesome, nor a result of kamma, a pleasant abiding in this very life, from the abandoning of pleasure and the abandoning of pain ... he enters and dwells in the fourth jhana, accompanied by equanimity. That equanimity at that time, the state of being equanimous, the quality of being equanimous, the liberation of mind through equanimity – this is called "equanimity". The remaining phenomena are associated with equanimity. The Abhidhamma analysis. 3. The Question Section 699. The four immeasurables: Here, a monk, with a mind accompanied by loving-kindness, dwells pervading one direction,