Paṭhamavasasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Sattakanipāta · Aṭṭhakanipāta · Navakanipāta · Vol. 23 · Section 37

[37] Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who possesses seven qualities wields mastery over the mind (citta), and the bhikkhu is not himself carried along under the mind's mastery. What are the seven? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is skilled in concentration (samādhi); he is skilled in the attainment (samāpatti) of concentration; he is skilled in the maintenance (ṭhiti) of concentration; he is skilled in emergence (vuṭṭhāna) from concentration; he is skilled in the fitness (kallita) of concentration; he is skilled in the range (gocara) of concentration; he is skilled in the application (abhinīhāra) of concentration. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who possesses these seven qualities wields mastery over the mind, and the bhikkhu is not himself carried along under the mind's mastery.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.