5.
The Discourse on the Bases of Recollection
25.
"There are, monks, these six states of recollection.
What are the six?
Here, monks, a noble disciple recollects the Truth-finder -
'Thus indeed is the Blessed One, etc.
Teacher of gods and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.'
Monks, at the time when a noble disciple recollects the Truth-finder, at that time his mind is not pervaded by lust, his mind is not pervaded by hate, his mind is not pervaded by delusion;
at that time his mind is upright, gone out, released, emerged from greed.
'Greed', monks, is a designation for these five kinds of sensual pleasure.
This too, monks, having made this an object, thus some beings here become purified.
"Furthermore, monks, a noble disciple recollects the Teaching - 'Well proclaimed by the Blessed One is the Teaching, etc. to be individually experienced by the wise.' Monks, at the time when a noble disciple recollects the Teaching, at that time his mind is not pervaded by lust, his mind is not pervaded by hate, his mind is not pervaded by delusion; at that time his mind is upright, gone out, released, emerged from greed. 'Greed', monks, is a designation for these five kinds of sensual pleasure. This too, monks, having made this an object, thus some beings here become purified.
"Furthermore, monks, a noble disciple recollects the Community - 'The Community of the Blessed One's disciples is practicing well, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.' Monks, at the time when a noble disciple recollects the Community, at that time his mind is not pervaded by lust, his mind is not pervaded by hate, his mind is not pervaded by delusion; at that time his mind is upright, gone out, released, emerged from greed. 'Greed', monks, is a designation for these five kinds of sensual pleasure. This too, monks, having made this an object, thus some beings here become purified.
"Furthermore, monks, a noble disciple recollects one's own moral practices that are unbroken, etc. conducive to concentration. Monks, at the time when a noble disciple recollects morality, at that time his mind is not pervaded by lust, his mind is not pervaded by hate, his mind is not pervaded by delusion; at that time his mind is upright, gone out, released, emerged from greed. 'Greed', monks, is a designation for these five kinds of sensual pleasure. This too, monks, having made this an object, thus some beings here become purified.
"Furthermore, monks, a noble disciple recollects one's own generosity - 'It is a gain for me indeed! It is well-gained for me indeed, etc. accessible to requests, delighting in giving and sharing.' At the time, etc. thus some beings here become purified.
"Furthermore, monks, a noble disciple recollects the deities - 'There are the gods ruled by the four great kings, there are the gods of the Thirty-three, there are the Yāma gods, there are the Tusita gods, there are the gods who delight in creation, there are the gods who wield power over others' creations, there are the gods of Brahmā's retinue, there are gods beyond that. Endowed with such faith as those deities were endowed with, having passed away from here, they were reborn there; such faith is also found in me. Endowed with such morality... is endowed with learning... is endowed with generosity... endowed with such wisdom, those deities, having passed away from here, were reborn there; such wisdom is also found in me.'
"At the time, monks, when a noble disciple recollects the faith and morality and learning and generosity and wisdom of oneself and of those deities, at that time his mind is not pervaded by lust, his mind is not pervaded by hate, his mind is not pervaded by delusion; at that time his mind is upright, gone out, released, emerged from greed. 'Greed', monks, is a designation for these five kinds of sensual pleasure. This too, monks, having made this an object, thus some beings here become purified. These, monks, are the six states of recollection." The fifth.