The perception of non-delight in the entire world, monks, when developed and frequently practiced, is of great fruit and benefit, leading to the deathless, having the deathless as its culmination, thus it has indeed been said.

Why has this been said? Monks, when a monk frequently dwells with his mind imbued with the perception of non-delight in the entire world, the mind withdraws from the allurements of the world... just as, monks... it withdraws, contracts, and recoils, it does not spread out. Just so, monks, when a monk frequently dwells with his mind imbued with the perception of non-delight in the entire world, the mind withdraws from the allurements of the world, it withdraws, contracts, and recoils, it does not spread out, either equanimity or repulsion arises.

If, monks, when a monk frequently dwells with his mind imbued with the perception of non-delight in the entire world, the mind leans towards the allurements of the world, non-repulsion arises; it should be understood by the monk, My perception of non-delight in the entire world is undeveloped, there is no distinction for me between before and after, my power of development is unattained.

Thus, he is aware there. However, monks, if a monk frequently dwells with his mind imbued with the perception of non-delight in the entire world, the mind withdraws from the allurements of the world... either equanimity or repulsion arises; it should be understood by the monk, My perception of non-delight in the entire world is well-developed, there is a distinction for me between before and after, my power of development is attained.

Thus, he is aware there.

The perception of non-delight in the entire world, monks, when developed and frequently practiced, is of great fruit and benefit, leading to the deathless, having the deathless as its culmination, thus it has been said in this regard.

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