The second on concentration

Bhikkhus, these four persons are evident in the world. What four?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is a gainer of internal appeasement of mind not a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching. Another is the gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching and not the gainer of internal appeasement of mind.

Bhikkhus, a certain person is neither a gainer of internal appeasement of mind nor a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching. Bhikkhus, another is the gainer of internal appeasement of mind and a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching.

Here, bhikkhus, that person who is a gainer of internal appeasement of mind and not the gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching, should establish himself in the internal appeasement of mind and exert for the gain of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching. In the meantime he will be a gainer of internal appeasement of mind and a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching.

Here, bhikkhus, that person who is a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching and not the gainer of internal appeasement of mind,. should establish himself in higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching and exert for the gain of internal appeasement of mind. In the meantime he will be a gainer of higher of wisdom through reflecting the Teaching and a gainer of internal appeasement of mind.

Here, bhikkhus, that person who is neither a gainer of internal appeasement of mind nor the gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching, should arouse interest, effort and exert unhindered, with mindfull awareness for the gain of those meritorious thoughts.

Like a man whose clothes or head is burning would arouse interest, effort and exert unhindered with mindfull awareness to extinguish that fire, in the same manner he should arouse interest, effort and exert unhindered with mindfull awareness for the gain of those meritorious thoughts. In the meantime he will be a gainer of internal appeasement of mind and a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching.

Here, bhikkhus, that person who is a gainer of internal appeasement of mind and a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching, establishing himself in those meritorious thoughts should further exert for the destruction of desires.

Bhikkhus, these four persons are evident in the world.