an3.70:16.1 A corrupt mind is cleaned by exertion.
an3.70:16.2 And how is a corrupt mind cleaned by exertion?
an3.70:16.3 It’s when a noble disciple recollects the deities:
an3.70:16.4 ‘There are the gods of the four great kings, the gods of the thirty-three, the gods of Yama, the joyful gods, the gods who love to create, the gods who control what is created by others, the gods of the Divinity’s host, and gods even higher than these.
an3.70:16.5 When those deities passed away from here, they were reborn there because of their faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. I, too, have the same kind of faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.’
an3.70:16.10 As they recollect the faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom of both themselves and those deities, their mind becomes clear, joy arises, and mental corruptions are given up. It’s just like cleansing corrupt native gold by exertion.

