an8.21:4.1 With confident heart I paid homage to the Buddha.
an8.21:4.2 The Buddha taught me step by step,
an8.21:4.3 with a talk on giving, ethical conduct, and heaven. He revealed the drawbacks of sensual pleasures, so sordid and corrupt, and the benefit of renunciation.
an8.21:4.4 And when he knew that my mind was ready, pliable, rid of hindrances, elated, and confident he revealed the special teaching of the Buddhas:
an8.21:4.5 suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
an8.21:4.6 Just as a clean cloth rid of stains would properly absorb dye,
an8.21:4.7 in that very seat the stainless, immaculate vision of the Dhamma arose in me:
an8.21:4.8 ‘Everything that is liable to arise is liable to cease.’
an8.21:4.9 I saw, attained, understood, and fathomed the Dhamma. I went beyond doubt, got rid of indecision, and became self-assured and independent of others regarding the Teacher’s instructions.
an8.21:4.10 Right there I went for refuge to the Buddha, his teaching, and the Saṅgha. And I undertook the five training rules with chastity as the fifth.
an8.21:4.11 This is the second incredible and amazing quality found in me.
