6.
The Second Discourse on Fruit
838.
"Monks, there are these 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.
he develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to investigation and volitional activities of striving -
these, monks, are the four bases for spiritual power.
Because of having developed and cultivated these four bases for spiritual power, monks, seven fruits and seven benefits are to be expected.
"What are the seven fruits and seven benefits? He attains final liberating knowledge early in this very life. If he does not attain final liberating knowledge early in this very life, then he attains final liberating knowledge at the time of death. If he does not attain final liberating knowledge early in this very life, if he does not attain final liberating knowledge at the time of death, then with the utter elimination of the five lower mental fetters he becomes an attainer of final nibbāna in the interval, an attainer of final nibbāna after the interval, an attainer of final nibbāna without exertion, an attainer of final nibbāna through exertion, an upstream-goer heading toward the Akaniṭṭha realm. Because of having developed and cultivated these four bases for spiritual power, monks, these seven fruits and seven benefits are to be expected." The sixth.