[539] How does one develop serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of abandoning (pahāna)?
For one abandoning the defilements (kilesa) accompanied by restlessness, and the aggregates (khandha), one-pointedness of mind (citta), non-distraction—concentration (samādhi)—has cessation as its resort. For one abandoning the defilements accompanied by ignorance, and the aggregates, insight, in the sense of contemplation, has cessation as its resort. Thus, in the sense of abandoning, serenity (samatha) and insight (vipassanā) are of a single taste, are yoked together, and do not exceed one another. Therefore it is said: one develops serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of abandoning.
How does one develop serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of relinquishing (pariccāga)?
For one relinquishing the defilements accompanied by restlessness, and the aggregates, one-pointedness of mind, non-distraction—concentration—has cessation as its resort. For one relinquishing the defilements accompanied by ignorance, and the aggregates, insight, in the sense of contemplation, has cessation as its resort. Thus, in the sense of relinquishing, serenity and insight are of a single taste, are yoked together, and do not exceed one another. Therefore it is said: one develops serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of relinquishing.
How does one develop serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of emerging (vuṭṭhāna)?
For one emerging from the defilements accompanied by restlessness, and from the aggregates, one-pointedness of mind, non-distraction—concentration—has cessation as its resort. For one emerging from the defilements accompanied by ignorance, and from the aggregates, insight, in the sense of contemplation, has cessation as its resort. Thus, in the sense of emerging, serenity and insight are of a single taste, are yoked together, and do not exceed one another. Therefore it is said: one develops serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of emerging.
How does one develop serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of turning away (vivaṭṭana)?
For one turning away from the defilements accompanied by restlessness, and from the aggregates, one-pointedness of mind, non-distraction—concentration—has cessation as its resort. For one turning away from the defilements accompanied by ignorance, and from the aggregates, insight, in the sense of contemplation, has cessation as its resort. Thus, in the sense of turning away, serenity and insight are of a single taste, are yoked together, and do not exceed one another. Therefore it is said: one develops serenity and insight yoked together in the sense of turning away.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.