[543] "And how, bhikkhus, does the view that is noble and emancipating (niyyānikā) lead the one who acts in accordance with it to the complete destruction of suffering (dukkha)? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu gone to the forest, or gone to the root of a tree, or gone to an empty dwelling, reflects thus: 'Is there any obsession (pariyuṭṭhāna) within me, unabandoned, obsessed by which obsession my mind (citta) would not know and would not see as it really is?' If, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is obsessed by sensual lust, his mind is obsessed indeed; if, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is obsessed by ill will, his mind is obsessed indeed; if, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is obsessed by dullness and drowsiness, his mind is obsessed indeed; if, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is obsessed by restlessness and remorse, his mind is obsessed indeed; if, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is obsessed by doubt, his mind is obsessed indeed; if, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is intent upon speculation about this world, his mind is obsessed indeed; if, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is intent upon speculation about the other world, his mind is obsessed indeed; if, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells given to quarrels, given to strife, fallen into dispute, wounding one another with the daggers of the mouth, his mind is obsessed indeed. He understands thus: 'There is no obsession within me, unabandoned, obsessed by which obsession my mind would not know and would not see as it really is. My mind is well directed for awakening to the truths.' This is the first knowledge (ñāṇa) attained by him, noble, supramundane, not shared with worldlings.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.