Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

Subjects of Meditation\l§recollects: When he entered the sphere of the infinity of consciousness, hedestroyed space. One recollects: When he entered the sphere of nothingness,he destroyed the perception of the sphere of the infinity of consciousness.One recollects: When he entered the sphere of neither perception nor nonperception,he destroyed the perception of the sphere of nothingness. Onerecollects: When he entered the state of the dissolution of perception andsensation, he destroyed perception and sensation. One recollects: When heattained to the Fruit of Stream-entrance, he destroyed the defilements whichare together with views (Lit. as that of views) 1 . One recollects: When heattained to the Fruit of Once-returning, he destroyed coarse passion, coarsehatred and coarse defilements. 2 One recollects: When he attained to theFruit of Non-returning, he destroyed fine defilements, fine passion and finehate. 3 One recollects: When he attained to the Fruit of the ConsummateOne, he destroyed all defilements. 4 And one recollects: When he attainsto extinction, Nibbdna, he destroys everything. Thus in the recollection ofpeace (one recalls that bhikkhu to mind.)That yogin, in these ways and through these merits recalls peace to mind,and is endowed with confidence. Through being unrestricted in faith, herecollects with ease, is in mind undisturbed. When his mind is undisturbed,he destroys the hindrances, causes the arising of meditation (jhana) factorsand attains to access-meditation.The recollection of peace has ended.MISCELLANEOUS TEACHINGSThe following are the miscellaneous teachings concerning these tenrecollections. One recalls to mind the merits of the Buddhas of the past andthe future—this is called the practice of the recollection of the Buddha. Inthe same way one recollects on the Pacceka-buddhas. If a man recalls tomind one of the doctrines that has been taught, it is called the practice of therecollection of the Law. If a man recalls to mind the merits of the life ofone hearer, it is called the recollection of the Community of Bhikkhus. If aman recalls virtue to mind, it is called the practice of the recollection ofvirtue. If a man recollects liberality, it is called the recollection of liberality.If a man rejoices in the recollection of liberality, he gives to men who are1. D. 1,156: Idha Mahdli bhikkhu tinnarh samyojandnam (sakkdyaditthi, vicikicchd, silabbatapardmdsa)parikkhaya sotdpanno hoti.2. Ibid. Tinnam samyojandnam parikkhaya rdga-dosa-mohdnam tanutta sakaddgdmi hoti.3. Ibid. Pancannam orambhagiyanam samyojandnam parikkhaya opapdtiko hoti.4. Ibid. Asavanam khaya andsavam ceto-vimuttim pannd-vimuttim ditthe va dhamme sayamabhifind sacchikatvd upasampajja viharati.