13. Bhikkhus, these two are powers. What two? They are the power of considering and the power of developing. Bhikkhus, a certain one considers bodily misconduct has evil results here and now and here after, verbal misconduct has evil results here and now and here after and mental misconduct has evil results here and now and here after. Considering thus he abstains from bodily misconduct and develops bodily good conduct. Abstains from verbal misconduct and develops verbal good conduct and abstains from mental misconduct and develops mental good conduct. Bhikkhus, to this is called the power of considering.

Bhikkhus, what is the power of concentration? Here bhikkhus, the bhikkhu secluding the mind from sensual desires, and demeritorious thoughts, with thoughts and thought processes and with the joy and pleasantness born of seclusion attains to the first jhana. Appeasing thoughts and thought processes and the mind internally appeased and brought to one point attains to the second jhana, which is without thoughts and thought processes and accompanied with joy and pleasantness born of concentration.

Also abiding with equanimity to joy and detachment, with mindful awareness experiences pleasantness with the body too[1] and attains the third jhana. To this jhana the noble ones say abiding in pleasantness mindful of equanimity. Giving up pleasantness and unpleasantness and earlier having given up pleasure and displeasure, feeling neither pleasant nor unpleasant by purifying mindfulness with equanimity, attains to the fourth jhana. Bhikkhus, to this is called the power of concentration and these are the two powers.