4.
The Chapter on the Bases for Spiritual Power
1.
The Discourse on Training
83. "There are, monks, these five weaknesses in training. Which five? Killing living beings... etc. spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence - these, monks, are the five weaknesses in training.
"For the abandoning of these five weaknesses in training, monks, the four bases for spiritual power are to be developed. Which four? Here, monks, a monk develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to desire and volitional activities of striving, concentration due to energy... concentration due to mind, He develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to investigation and volitional activities of striving. For the abandoning of these five weaknesses in training, monks, these four bases for spiritual power are to be developed." The first.
84-91.
10.
The Discourse on Bondage of Mind
92. "Monks, there are these five bondages of mind. Which five? Here, monks, a monk is not free from lust towards sensual pleasures... etc. These, monks, are the five bondages of mind.
"For the abandoning of these five bondages of mind, monks, these four bases for spiritual power are to be developed. Which four? Here, monks, a monk develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to desire and volitional activities of striving, concentration due to energy... concentration due to mind, He develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to investigation and volitional activities of striving. For the abandoning of these five bondages of mind, monks, these four bases for spiritual power are to be developed." The tenth.
The Chapter on the Bases for Spiritual Power is the fourth.
And the four bases for spiritual power, likewise one should apply.