an3.70:18.1 And how is a corrupt mind cleaned by exertion?
BAGIAN 18
an3.70:18.2 It’s when a noble disciple recollects the deities:
an3.70:18.3 ‘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 imagine, the gods who control what is imagined by others, the gods of the Divinity’s host, and gods even higher than these.
an3.70:18.4 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.’
an3.70:18.9 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.
an3.70:18.10 This is called: ‘A noble disciple who observes the sabbath of the deities, living together with the deities. And because they think of the deities their mind becomes clear, joy arises, and mental corruptions are given up.’
an3.70:18.11 That’s how a corrupt mind is cleaned by applying effort.