Itivuttaka 45

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45. Patisallanasuttam (Aloofness)

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

“Monks, live enjoying aloofness, delighting in aloofness, inwardly committed to awareness-tranquility, not neglecting jhana(meditation), endowed with clear-seeing insight, and frequenting empty buildings. As you live enjoying aloofness, delighting in aloofness, inwardly committed to awareness-tranquility, not neglecting jhana(meditation), endowed with clear-seeing insight, and frequenting empty buildings, then one of two fruits can be expected: either divine awakening right in the here-&-now, or—if there be any remnant of clinging-sustenance—non-return(no rebirth).”

Those with calm minds— masterful, focussed(in meditation), absorbed in Jhana(trance)— clearly see Dhamma rightly, not intent on sensual pleasures. Delighting in alertness, calm, seeing danger in sloth, they —incapable of falling away— are right in the presence of Unbinding (nibbana).