7.
The Discourse on Protection
117.
"Monks, in four states diligence, mindfulness, and safeguarding of the mind is to be done by oneself.
In which four?
'May my mind not find pleasure in enticing mental states' - by oneself diligence, mindfulness, and safeguarding of the mind is to be done;
'May my mind not become corrupted towards mental states based on hate' - by oneself diligence, mindfulness, and safeguarding of the mind is to be done;
'May my mind not become deluded towards mental states leading to infatuation' - by oneself diligence, mindfulness, and safeguarding of the mind is to be done;
'May my mind not become intoxicated towards intoxicating mental states' - by oneself diligence, mindfulness, and safeguarding of the mind is to be done.
"When, monks, for a monk the mind does not find pleasure in enticing mental states because of being without lust, the mind does not become corrupted towards mental states based on hate because of being without hate, the mind does not become deluded towards mental states leading to infatuation because of being without delusion, the mind does not become intoxicated towards intoxicating mental states because of being without intoxication, he does not tremble, nor does he shake, nor does he quiver, nor does he experience terror, and he does not go even because of the words of ascetics." The seventh.