1.
The Chapter on Security
1.
The Discourse on Khema
52. "'Security, security', friend, is said. In what respect, friend, has security been spoken of by the Blessed One?"
"Here, friends, a monk, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... etc. he enters and dwells in the first meditative absorption. To this extent too, friends, security has been spoken of by the Blessed One by method... etc.
"Furthermore, friends, a monk, having completely transcended the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, enters and dwells in the cessation of perception and feeling, and having seen with wisdom, his mental corruptions are completely eliminated. To this extent too, friends, security has been spoken of by the Blessed One without qualification." The first.
2.
The Discourse on Attaining Security
53. "'Having attained security, having attained security', friend, is said. Etc. The second.
3.
The Discourse on the Deathless
54. "'The Deathless, the Deathless', friend, is said. Etc. The third.
4.
The Discourse on Attaining the Deathless
55. "'Attained the Deathless, attained the Deathless', friend, is said. Etc. The fourth.
5.
The Discourse on Fearlessness
56. "'Safety, safety', friend, is said. Etc. The fifth.
6.
The Discourse on Attaining Fearlessness
57. "'Attained fearlessness, attained fearlessness', friend, is said. Etc. The sixth.
7.
The Discourse on Tranquillity
58. "'Tranquillity, tranquillity', friend, is said. Etc. The seventh.
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The Discourse on Progressive Tranquillity
59. "'Progressive tranquillity, progressive tranquillity', friend, is said. Etc. The eighth.
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The Discourse on Cessation
60. "'Cessation, cessation', friend, is said. Etc. The ninth.
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The Discourse on Gradual Cessation
61. "'Gradual cessation, gradual cessation', friend, is said. In what respect, friend, has gradual cessation been spoken of by the Blessed One?"
"Here, friends, a monk, quite secluded from sensual pleasures... etc. he enters and dwells in the first meditative absorption. To this extent too, friends, gradual cessation has been spoken of by the Blessed One by method... etc.
"Furthermore, friends, a monk, having completely transcended the plane of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, enters and dwells in the cessation of perception and feeling, and having seen with wisdom, his mental corruptions are completely eliminated. To this extent too, friends, gradual cessation has been spoken of by the Blessed One without qualification." The tenth.
11.
The Discourse on the Unable
62. "Monks, without abandoning nine qualities, one is incapable of realizing arahantship. Which nine? Lust, hate, delusion, wrath, hostility, contempt, insolence, envy, stinginess - these, monks, without abandoning these nine qualities, one is incapable of realizing arahantship.
"Monks, having abandoned nine qualities, one is capable of realizing arahantship. Which nine? Lust, hate, delusion, wrath, hostility, contempt, insolence, envy, stinginess - these, monks, having abandoned these nine qualities, one is capable of realizing arahantship." The eleventh.
The Chapter on Security is the first.
Its summary:
Cessation and Gradual, Teaching, and by Abandoning and Capable.