Itivuttaka 21

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Adapted From the Translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(Geoffrey DeGraff)

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21. Pasannacittasuttam (Blissful-Mind)

This was said by the Lord Buddha(Bhagavata), said by the Arahant, so I have heard:

“Monks, there is the case where a certain person is with blissful-mind. Having encompassed that mind with [my] awareness, I discern, ‘If this person were to die at this instant, then as if he were to be carried off, he would thus be placed in heaven.’ Why is that? Because his mind is blissful. It’s because of with blissful-mind that there are cases where some beings—at the break-up of the body, after death reappear in a heavenly world.”

Knowing the case of one with blissful-mind person, the One Awakened explained its meaning in the presence of the monks. If that person were to die at this instant, he’d reappear in heaven because his mind is blissful— as if he were carried off and placed there. It’s because of blissful-mindedness that beings go to a good destination.