[487] Bhikkhus, furthermore, when a wise man is seated on a chair, or lying on a bed, or resting on the ground, whatever good deeds he has done in the past — good conduct by body, good conduct by speech, good conduct by mind — these hang down upon him at that time, hang down over him, and hang down all around him. Just as, bhikkhus, the shadows of great mountain peaks in the evening time hang down upon the earth, hang down over it, and hang down all around it, even so, bhikkhus, when a wise man is seated on a chair, or lying on a bed, or resting on the ground, whatever good deeds he has done in the past — good conduct by body, good conduct by speech, good conduct by mind — these hang down upon him at that time, hang down over him, and hang down all around him. Therein, bhikkhus, it occurs to the wise man thus: "Indeed, I have done no evil, done no cruelty, done no wickedness; I have done what is good, done what is wholesome, done what gives shelter from fear. To whatever destination go those who have done no evil, done no cruelty, done no wickedness, who have done what is good, done what is wholesome, done what gives shelter from fear — to that destination shall I go when I pass on." He does not sorrow, does not grow weary, does not lament, does not wail beating his breast, does not fall into confusion. This, bhikkhus, is the third pleasure and gladness that the wise man experiences here and now.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.