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"And
how are the four frames of reference developed & pursued so as to bring the
seven factors of awakening to their culmination?
"[1]
On whatever occasion the monk remains focused on the body in & of itself --
ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside greed & distress with
reference to the world, on that occasion his mindfulness is steady &
without lapse. When his mindfulness is steady & without lapse, then
mindfulness as a factor of awakening becomes aroused. He develops it, and for
him it goes to the culmination of its development.
"[2]
Remaining mindful in this way, he examines, analyzes, & comes to a
comprehension of that quality with discernment. When he remains mindful in this
way, examining, analyzing, & coming to a comprehension of that quality with
discernment, then analysis of qualities as a factor of awakening becomes
aroused. He develops it, and for him it goes to the culmination of its
development.
"[3]
In one who examines, analyzes, & comes to a comprehension of that quality
with discernment, unflagging persistence is aroused. When unflagging
persistence is aroused in one who examines, analyzes, & comes to a comprehension
of that quality with discernment, then persistence as a factor of awakening
becomes aroused. He develops it, and for him it goes to the culmination of its
development.
"[4]
In one whose persistence is aroused, a rapture not-of-the-flesh arises. When a
rapture not-of-the-flesh arises in one whose persistence is aroused, then
rapture as a factor of awakening becomes aroused. He develops it, and for him
it goes to the culmination of its development.
"[5]
For one who is enraptured, the body grows calm and the mind grows calm. When
the body & mind of an enraptured monk grow calm, then serenity as a factor
of awakening becomes aroused. He develops it, and for him it goes to the
culmination of its development.
"[6]
For one who is at ease -- his body calmed -- the mind becomes concentrated.
When the mind of one who is at ease -- his body calmed -- becomes concentrated,
then concentration as a factor of awakening becomes aroused. He develops it,
and for him it goes to the culmination of its development.
"[7]
He oversees the mind thus concentrated with equanimity. When he oversees the
mind thus concentrated with equanimity, equanimity as a factor of awakening
becomes aroused. He develops it, and for him it goes to the culmination of its
development.
[Similarly
with the other three frames of reference: feelings, mind, & mental
qualities.]
"This
is how the four frames of reference are developed & pursued so as to bring
the seven factors of awakening to their culmination.
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