an5.75:15.1 Gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut, he sits down cross-legged, sets his body straight, and brings mindfulness to the present.
an5.75:15.2 Giving up covetousness for the world, he meditates with a heart rid of covetousness, cleansing the mind of covetousness.
an5.75:15.3 Giving up ill will and malevolence, he meditates with a mind rid of ill will, full of sympathy for all living beings, cleansing the mind of ill will.
an5.75:15.4 Giving up dullness and drowsiness, he meditates with a mind rid of dullness and drowsiness, perceiving light, mindful and aware, cleansing the mind of dullness and drowsiness.
an5.75:15.5 Giving up restlessness and remorse, he meditates without restlessness, his mind settled internally, cleansing the mind of restlessness and remorse.
an5.75:15.6 Giving up doubt, he meditates having gone beyond doubt, not undecided about skillful qualities, cleansing the mind of doubt.
an5.75:15.7 He gives up these five hindrances, corruptions of the heart that weaken wisdom.
an5.75:15.8 Then, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, he enters and remains in the first absorption …
an5.75:15.9 second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption.
