7.
The Chapter on In-and-Out Breathing
1.
The Discourse on the Great Fruit of Bones
238. At Sāvatthī. "The perception of a skeleton, monks, when developed and cultivated, is of great fruit and great benefit. And how, monks, is the perception of a skeleton developed, how is it cultivated, so that it is of great fruit and great benefit? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of a skeleton, thus cultivated, is of great fruit and great benefit."
The Discourse on a Certain Fruit
"When the perception of a skeleton, monks, has been developed and cultivated, one of two fruits is to be expected: final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning. And how, monks, is the perception of a skeleton developed, how is it cultivated, so that one of two fruits is to be expected: final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of a skeleton, thus cultivated, one of two fruits is to be expected: final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning."
The Discourse on Great Benefit
"The perception of a skeleton, monks, when developed and cultivated, leads to great benefit. And how, monks, is the perception of a skeleton developed, how is it cultivated, so that it leads to great benefit? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of a skeleton, thus cultivated, leads to great benefit."
The Discourse on Freedom from Bondage
"The perception of a skeleton, monks, when developed and cultivated, leads to great freedom from bondage. And how, monks, is the perception of a skeleton developed, how is it cultivated, so that it leads to great freedom from bondage? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of a skeleton, thus cultivated, leads to great freedom from bondage."
The Discourse on Religious Emotion
"The perception of a skeleton, monks, when developed and cultivated, leads to great religious emotion. And how, monks, is the perception of a skeleton developed, how is it cultivated, so that it leads to great religious emotion? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of a skeleton, thus cultivated, leads to great religious emotion."
The Discourse on Comfortable Abiding
"The perception of a skeleton, monks, when developed and cultivated, leads to great comfortable abiding. And how, monks, is the perception of a skeleton developed, how is it cultivated, so that it leads to great comfortable abiding? Here, monks, a monk develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, etc. He develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of a skeleton, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus developed, monks, the perception of a skeleton, thus cultivated, leads to great comfortable abiding." The first.
2.
The Discourse on the Worm-Eaten
239. "The perception of worms, monks, when developed, etc. The second.
3.
The Discourse on the Discoloured
240. "The perception of the discoloured, monks, etc. The third.
4.
The Discourse on the Perforated
241. "Perception of the full of holes, monks, etc. The fourth.
5.
The Discourse on the Bloated
242. "Perception of the bloated, monks, etc. The fifth.
6.
The Discourse on Friendliness
243. "Friendliness, monks, when developed, etc. The sixth.
7.
The Discourse on Compassion
244. "Compassion, monks, when developed, etc. The seventh.
8.
The Discourse on Altruistic Joy
245. "Altruistic joy, monks, when developed, etc. The eighth.
9.
The Discourse on Equanimity
246. "Equanimity, monks, when developed, etc. The ninth.
10.
The Discourse on Breathing
247. "Mindfulness of breathing, monks, when developed, etc. The tenth.
The Breathing Chapter is the seventh.
Its summary:
Friendliness, compassion, altruistic joy, equanimity, and with breathing - these are ten.