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7. Chanda Sutta
Discourse on Desire

403. Bhikkhus, there are these Four Methods of Steadfast Mindfulness. What are these Four? Bhikkhus, in this Teaching, the bhikkhu keeps his mind steadfastly on the body, with diligence, comprehension and mindfulness, thus keeping away covetousness and distress in the five khandhas. In the bhikkhu who thus keeps his mind stead-fastly on the body, desire with regard to the body disappears. When the desire disappear, there is the realization of the Deathless (i.e., Nibb±na).

The Bhikkhu keeps his mind steadfastly on Sensation, with diligence, comprehension and mindfulness, thus keeping away covetousness and distress in the five khandhas. In the bhikkhu who thus keeps his mind steadfastly on sensation, desire with regard to sensation disappears. When the desire disappears, there is realization of the Deathless (i.e., Nibb±na).

The bhikkhu concentrates steadfastly on mind with diligence, comprehension and mindfulness, thus keeping away covetousness and distress in the five khandhas. In the bhikkhu who thus concentrate steadfastly on mind, the desire with regard to the mind disappears. When the desire disappears, there is realization of the deathless (i.e., Nibb±na).

The bhikkhu keeps his mind steadfastly on mind-objects, with diligence, comprehension and mindfulness, thus keeping away covetousness and distress in the five khandhas. In the bhikkhu who thus keeps his mind steadfastly on Mind-Objects, the desire with regard to Mind-Objects disappears. When the desire disappears, there is realization of the deathless (i.e., Nibb±na).

End of the Chanda Sutta,

the seventh in this Vagga.

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