[542] How is the mind seized by restlessness concerning dhammas (dhammuddhaccaviggahitamānasa)?
When one attends [to formations] as impermanent, illumination (obhāsa) arises. One adverts to the illumination thus: "Illumination is a dhamma." The distraction due to that is restlessness. With a mind seized by that restlessness, one does not understand as it really is the appearing [of formations] as impermanent, does not understand as it really is the appearing as suffering (dukkha), does not understand as it really is the appearing as not-self. Therefore it is said that the mind is seized by restlessness concerning dhammas. There comes a time when that mind (citta) becomes steadied internally, settles down, becomes unified, and is concentrated; then the path arises for him. How does the path arise? … Thus the path arises. … Thus the fetters are abandoned, and the latent tendencies (anusaya) are eliminated.
When one attends as impermanent, knowledge (ñāṇa) arises, rapture arises, tranquility arises, happiness arises, resolution (adhimokkha) arises, exertion (paggāha) arises, established mindfulness (upaṭṭhāna) arises, equanimity arises, attachment (nikanti) arises. One adverts to the attachment thus: "Attachment is a dhamma." The distraction due to that is restlessness. With a mind seized by that restlessness, one does not understand as it really is the appearing as impermanent, does not understand as it really is the appearing as suffering, does not understand as it really is the appearing as not-self. Therefore it is said that the mind is seized by restlessness concerning dhammas. There comes a time when that mind becomes steadied internally, settles down, becomes unified, and is concentrated; then the path arises for him. How does the path arise? … Thus the path arises. … Thus the fetters are abandoned, and the latent tendencies are eliminated.
When one attends as suffering … When one attends as not-self, illumination arises, knowledge arises, rapture arises, tranquility arises, happiness arises, resolution arises, exertion arises, established mindfulness arises, equanimity arises, attachment arises. One adverts to the attachment thus: "Attachment is a dhamma." The distraction due to that is restlessness. With a mind seized by that restlessness, one does not understand as it really is the appearing as not-self, the appearing as impermanent, the appearing as suffering. Therefore it is said that the mind is seized by restlessness concerning dhammas … Thus the fetters are abandoned, and the latent tendencies are eliminated.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.