[178] Bhikkhus, these four persons are found existing in the world. Which four? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind (cetovimutti). He attends to the cessation (nirodha) of identity (sakkāya). While he is attending to the cessation of identity, his mind (citta) does not leap forward, does not become confident, does not become steady, does not resolve upon the cessation of identity. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the cessation of identity is not to be expected. Suppose, bhikkhus, a man were to grasp a branch with a hand smeared with glue: his hand would stick to it, grasp hold of it, and be bound fast to it. Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind. He attends to the cessation of identity. While he is attending to the cessation of identity, his mind does not leap forward, does not become confident, does not become steady, does not resolve upon the cessation of identity. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the cessation of identity is not to be expected.
But here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind. He attends to the cessation of identity. While he is attending to the cessation of identity, his mind leaps forward, becomes confident, becomes steady, resolves upon the cessation of identity. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the cessation of identity is to be expected. Suppose, bhikkhus, a man were to grasp a branch with a clean hand: his hand would neither stick to it, nor grasp hold of it, nor be bound fast to it. Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind. He attends to the cessation of identity. While he is attending to the cessation of identity, his mind leaps forward, becomes confident, becomes steady, resolves upon the cessation of identity. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the cessation of identity is to be expected.
But here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind. He attends to the breaking up of ignorance (avijjā). While he is attending to the breaking up of ignorance, his mind does not leap forward, does not become confident, does not become steady, does not resolve upon the breaking up of ignorance. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the breaking up of ignorance is not to be expected. Suppose, bhikkhus, there were a waste-water pool (jambālī) many years old, and a man were to close up its inlets and open up its outlets, and the sky were not to send down proper showers of rain: in such a case, bhikkhus, a breach of that waste-water pool's embankment is not to be expected. Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind. He attends to the breaking up of ignorance. While he is attending to the breaking up of ignorance, his mind does not leap forward, does not become confident, does not become steady, does not resolve upon the breaking up of ignorance. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the breaking up of ignorance is not to be expected.
But here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind. He attends to the breaking up of ignorance. While he is attending to the breaking up of ignorance, his mind leaps forward, becomes confident, becomes steady, resolves upon the breaking up of ignorance. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the breaking up of ignorance is to be expected. Suppose, bhikkhus, there were a waste-water pool many years old, and a man were to open up its inlets and close up its outlets, and the sky were to send down proper showers of rain: in such a case, bhikkhus, a breach of that waste-water pool's embankment is to be expected. Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu attains and dwells in a certain peaceful liberation of mind. He attends to the breaking up of ignorance. While he is attending to the breaking up of ignorance, his mind leaps forward, becomes confident, becomes steady, resolves upon the breaking up of ignorance. For that bhikkhu, bhikkhus, the breaking up of ignorance is to be expected.
These, bhikkhus, are the four persons found existing in the world.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.