The perception of not-self in suffering, monks, when developed and frequently practiced, is of great fruit and benefit, leading to the deathless, having the deathless as its culmination, thus indeed it has been said. Why has this been said? Because, monks, when a monk frequently dwells with a mind imbued with the perception of not-self in suffering, in this conscious body and externally in all signs, the mind becomes devoid of egoism, conceit, and arrogance, surpassed, peaceful, and utterly liberated.

If, monks, when a monk frequently dwells with a mind imbued with the perception of not-self in suffering, in this conscious body and externally in all signs, the mind does not become devoid of egoism, conceit, and arrogance, surpassed, peaceful, and utterly liberated. It should be understood by a monk, My perception of not-self in suffering is undeveloped, I see no difference between before and after, my power of development has not been attained. Thus, he is aware there.

However, if, monks, when a monk frequently dwells with a mind imbued with the perception of not-self in suffering, in this conscious body and externally in all signs, the mind becomes devoid of egoism, conceit, and arrogance, surpassed, peaceful, and utterly liberated. It should be understood by a monk, My perception of not-self in suffering is well developed, I see a difference between before and after, my power of development has been attained. Thus, he is aware there.

The perception of not-self in suffering, 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 relation to this. These seven perceptions, monks, when developed and frequently practiced, are of great fruit and benefit, leading to the deathless, having the deathless as their culmination.

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