[102] It is possible, Cunda, that some bhikkhu here, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, might enter upon and dwell in the first jhāna (paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ), which is accompanied by applied thought (vitakka) and sustained thought (vicāra), with rapture (pīti) and pleasure born of seclusion. The thought might occur to him: "I am dwelling in effacement (sallekha)." But in the discipline of the Noble One, Cunda, these are not called "effacement"; in the discipline of the Noble One these are called "pleasant abidings in this very life (diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārā)."
It is possible, Cunda, that some bhikkhu here, with the subsiding of applied thought and sustained thought, might enter upon and dwell in the second jhāna, which has internal confidence and unification of mind (ekodibhāva), is without applied thought and without sustained thought, with rapture and pleasure born of concentration (samādhi). The thought might occur to him: "I am dwelling in effacement." But in the discipline of the Noble One, Cunda, these are not called "effacement"; in the discipline of the Noble One these are called "pleasant abidings in this very life."
It is possible, Cunda, that some bhikkhu here, with the fading away of rapture, might dwell equanimous, and, mindful and clearly comprehending, might experience pleasure with the body; he might enter upon and dwell in the third jhāna, on account of which the noble ones declare: "Equanimous and mindful, he dwells in pleasure." The thought might occur to him: "I am dwelling in effacement." But in the discipline of the Noble One, Cunda, these are not called "effacement"; in the discipline of the Noble One these are called "pleasant abidings in this very life."
It is possible, Cunda, that some bhikkhu here, with the abandoning of pleasure and the abandoning of pain, and with the previous disappearance of joy and grief, might enter upon and dwell in the fourth jhāna, which is neither painful nor pleasant and has purity of mindfulness by reason of equanimity. The thought might occur to him: "I am dwelling in effacement." But in the discipline of the Noble One, Cunda, these are not called "effacement"; in the discipline of the Noble One these are called "pleasant abidings in this very life."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.