5.
The Discourse on the Bases of Overcoming
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"There are, monks, these eight bases of overcoming.
What are the eight?
Perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, limited, beautiful or ugly.
"Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception.
This is the first basis of overcoming.
"Perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, immeasurable, beautiful or ugly. "Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception. This is the second basis of overcoming.
"Not perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, limited, beautiful or ugly. "Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception. This is the third basis of overcoming.
"Not perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, immeasurable, beautiful or ugly. "Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception. This is the fourth basis of overcoming.
"Not perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, blue, of blue colour, of blue appearance, of blue lustre. "Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception. This is the fifth basis of overcoming.
"Not perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, yellow, of yellow colour, of yellow appearance, of yellow lustre. "Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception. This is the sixth basis of overcoming.
"Not perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, red, of red colour, of red appearance, of red lustre. "Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception. This is the seventh basis of overcoming.
"Not perceiving material forms internally, one sees forms externally, white, of white colour, of white appearance, of white lustre. "Having overcome them, I know, I see" - one has this perception. This is the eighth basis of overcoming. These, monks, are the eight bases of overcoming." The fifth.