Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

162 Vimuttimaggabliss can be known through two ways: through non-confusion and throughthe object. The rest is as was fully taught above.(7) " 'Experiencing the mental formations, I breathe in', thus he trainshimself": "Mental formations" means: "Perception and feeling". Hearouses these mental formations in four meditations, jhanas. He knowsthrough two ways: through non-confusion and through the object. Therest is as was fully taught above.(8) " 'Calming the mental formations, I breathe in', thus he trainshimself": The mental formations are called perception and feeling. Hecalms the gross mental formations and trains himself. The rest is as wasfully taught above.(9) " 'Experiencing the mind, I breathe in', thus he trains himself":He attends to the incoming breath and the outgoing breath. The mind isaware of entering into and going out of the object, through two ways: throughnon-confusion and through the object. The rest is as was fully taught above.(10) "'Gladdening the mind, I breathe in', thus he trains himself":Joy means rejoicing. In two meditations, jhanas, he causes the mind to exult.Thus he trains himself. The rest is as was fully taught above.(11) " 'Concentrating the mind, I breathe in', thus he trains himself":That yogin attends to the incoming breath and the outgoing breath. Throughmindfulness and through meditation, jhana, he causes the mind to be intenton the object. Placing the mind well he establishes it. 1 Thus he trains himself.(12) " 'Freeing the mind, I breathe in', thus he trains himself": Thatyogin attends to the incoming breath and the outgoing breath. If his mindis slow and slack, he frees it from rigidity; if it is too active, he frees it fromrestlessness. Thus he trains himself. If his mind is elated, he frees it fromlust. Thus he trains himself. If it is depressed, he frees it from hatred. Thushe trains himself. If his mind is sullied, he frees it from the lesser defilements.Thus he trains himself. And again, if his mind is not inclined towards theobject and is not pleased with it, he causes his mind to be inclined towards it.Thus he trains himself.(13) " 'Discerning impermanence, I breathe in', thus he trains himself":He attends to the incoming breath and the outgoing breath. Discerningthe incoming and the outgoing breath, the object of the incoming and theoutgoing breath, the mind and the mental properties and their arising andpassing away, he trains himself.(14) "'Discerning dispassion, I breathe in', thus he trains himself":He attends to the incoming breath and the outgoing breath (thinking) thus:"This is impermanence; this is dispassion; this is extinction, this is Nibbdna".Thus he breathes in and trains himself.1. Cp. Pts. I, 191: Digham assasavasena cittassa ekaggata avikkhepo samddhi, digham passasavasena, yd cittassa thiti santhiti avatthiti avisdharo avikkhepo