10.
The Discourse on Cessation
257.
"The perception of cessation, monks, when developed and cultivated, is of great fruit and great benefit.
And how, monks, is the perception of cessation developed, how is it cultivated, so that it is of great fruit and great benefit?
Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of cessation, etc.
He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of cessation, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release.
Thus developed, monks, the perception of cessation, thus cultivated, is of great fruit and great benefit."
"When the perception of cessation, monks, has been developed and cultivated, one of two fruits is to be expected: final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning. And how, monks, is the perception of cessation developed, how is it cultivated, so that one of two fruits is to be expected: final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of cessation, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of cessation, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of cessation, thus cultivated, one of two fruits is to be expected: final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning."
"The perception of cessation, monks, when developed and cultivated, leads to great benefit, leads to great freedom from bondage, leads to great religious emotion, leads to great comfortable abiding. And how, monks, is the perception of cessation developed, how is it cultivated, so that it leads to great benefit, leads to great freedom from bondage, leads to great religious emotion, leads to great comfortable abiding? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of cessation, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of cessation, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of cessation, thus cultivated, leads to great benefit, leads to great freedom from bondage, leads to great religious emotion, leads to great comfortable abiding." The tenth.