The third 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 approach that person who is a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching and should ask him- Friend, how are determinations to be known, how are they to be thoroughly grasped, how should they be wisely seen? He would explain it to him, as he had known and seen them.

Friend, determinations should be known thus, thoroughly grassped thus and they should be wisely seen thus. 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 a gainer of internal appeasement of mind should approach that person who is a gainer of internal appeasement of mind and ask him- Friend, how should the mind be settled, how should it be quieted, how should the mind brought to a single point be made to concentrate. He would explain it to him, as he had known it and seen it. Friend, the mind should be settled thus, quieted thus and brought to a single point should be made to concentrate thus. In the meantime he will be a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching and a gainer of internal appeasement of mind.

Here, bhikkhus, that person who is not a gainer of internal appeasement of mind nor a gainer of higher wisdom through reflecting the Teaching should approach that person who is a gainer of internal appeasement of mind and also a gainer of higher wisdom through reflection of the Teaching and should ask him- Friend, how should the mind be settled, how should it be quieted, how should the mind be brought to a single point and made to concentrate, how are determinations to be known, how are they to be thoroughly grasped, how should they be wisely seen? He would explain it to him, as he had known it and seen it Friend, the mind should be settled thus, quieted thus and brought to a single point should be made to concentrate thus. Determinations should be known thus, thoroughly grasped thus and they should be wisely seen thus. 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, established in those meritorious thoughts should further exert for the destruction of desires.

Bhikkhus, these four persons are evident in the world.