an3.101:2.1 In the same way, a mendicant who is committed to the higher mind has coarse corruptions: bad bodily, verbal, and mental conduct. A sincere, proficient mendicant gives these up, dispels, eliminates, and obliterates them.
an3.101:2.2 When they’ve been given up and eliminated, there are middling corruptions: sensual, malicious, or cruel thoughts. A sincere, proficient mendicant gives these up, dispels, eliminates, and obliterates them.
an3.101:2.3 When they’ve been given up and eliminated, there are fine corruptions: thoughts of family, country, and status. A sincere, proficient mendicant gives these up, dispels, eliminates, and obliterates them.
an3.101:2.4 When they’ve been given up and eliminated, only thoughts about the teaching are left.
an3.101:2.5 That immersion is not peaceful or sublime or tranquil or unified, but is held in place by forceful suppression.
an3.101:2.6 But there comes a time when that mind is stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
an3.101:2.7 That immersion is peaceful and sublime and tranquil and unified, not held in place by forceful suppression.
an3.101:2.8 They extend the mind to realize by insight each and every thing that can be realized by insight; and they are capable of realizing those things, since each and every one is within range.
