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Explanation of the Connected Discourses on Mental Defilements

322-331. In the Kilesa Saṃyutta, "that is an impurity of the mind" - of which mind? Of the four-plane mind. Let it be of the three-plane mind for now; how is it an impurity of the supramundane? Because of preventing its arising. For that should be understood as an impurity by not allowing it to arise. "Slanting towards renunciation" means slanting towards the nine supramundane states. "Mind" means the mind of serenity meditation and insight meditation. "For phenomena to be realised by direct knowledge" means regarding the phenomena of the six direct knowledges to be realised by having directly known through reviewing knowledge; or by one taking one phenomenon, "renunciation" should be taken. The remainder is clear everywhere.

The explanation of the Connected Discourses on Mental Defilements is finished.