7.
The Discourse on the Monks
819.
"Whatever monks, monks, in the past period of time, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves, having attained, dwelt in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions, all of them did so because of having developed and cultivated the four bases for spiritual power.
Whatever monks, monks, in the future period of time, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves, having attained, will dwell in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions, all of them will do so because of having developed and cultivated the four bases for spiritual power.
Whatever monks, monks, at present, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves, having attained, dwell in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions, all of them do so because of having developed and cultivated the four bases for spiritual power.
"Which four? Here, monks, a monk develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to desire and volitional activities of striving, concentration due to energy, etc. concentration due to mind, etc. develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to investigation and volitional activities of striving. Whatever monks, monks, in the past period of time, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves, having attained, dwelt in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions, all of them did so because of having developed and cultivated these same four bases for spiritual power. Whatever monks, monks, in the future period of time, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves, having attained, will dwell in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions, all of them will do so because of having developed and cultivated these same four bases for spiritual power. Whatever monks, monks, at present, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves, having attained, dwell in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions, all of them do so because of having developed and cultivated these same four bases for spiritual power." The seventh.