[268] Which phenomena (dhammā) are wholesome (kusala)? On the occasion when one develops the supramundane (lokuttara) jhāna — leading out (niyyānika), conducing to dismantling (apacayagāmī) — for the abandonment of views (diṭṭhigata), for the attainment of the first stage (bhūmi): quite secluded from sensual pleasures … one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, of painful practice (dukkhāpaṭipadā) and sluggish direct knowledge (dandhābhiññā), desireless (appaṇihita) — on that occasion there is contact (phassa) … there is non-distraction (avikkhepa) … These phenomena are wholesome.
Which phenomena are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the supramundane jhāna — leading out, conducing to dismantling — for the abandonment of views, for the attainment of the first stage: quite secluded from sensual pleasures … one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, of painful practice and quick direct knowledge (khippābhiññā), desireless — on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome.
Which phenomena are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the supramundane jhāna — leading out, conducing to dismantling — for the abandonment of views, for the attainment of the first stage: quite secluded from sensual pleasures … one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, of pleasant practice (sukhāpaṭipadā) and sluggish direct knowledge, desireless — on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome.
Which phenomena are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the supramundane jhāna — leading out, conducing to dismantling — for the abandonment of views, for the attainment of the first stage: quite secluded from sensual pleasures … one enters and dwells in the first jhāna, of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless — on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome.
Which phenomena are wholesome? On the occasion when one develops the supramundane jhāna — leading out, conducing to dismantling — for the abandonment of views, for the attainment of the first stage: with the stilling of applied thought and sustained thought (vitakka-vicāra) … the second jhāna … the third jhāna … the fourth jhāna … the first jhāna … one enters and dwells in the fifth jhāna, of painful practice and sluggish direct knowledge, desireless … of painful practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless … of pleasant practice and sluggish direct knowledge, desireless … of pleasant practice and quick direct knowledge, desireless — on that occasion there is contact … there is non-distraction … These phenomena are wholesome.
The modes of practice rooted in the desireless (appaṇihitamūlaka-paṭipadā).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.