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181-183. J Good Herdsman I 267 HOW GOTAMA ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT The Four Trances. "Aroused indeed was my vigor, not relaxed; fixed was my attention, not distracted; tranquil was my body, not agitated; concentrated were my thoughts, focussed on a single point. Thus did I dwell, having utterly isolated myself from the pleasures of sense, having isolated myself from evil ways, having entered upon the First Trance, with which is associated reasoning, with which is associated investigation, which h...as its beginning in isolation, which is full of joy and bliss. "Then did I dwell, through the cessation of reasoning and investiga- tion, having entered upon the Second Trance, — a trance devoid of reasoning, devoid of investigation, a tranquillization of the inner self, a focussing of the thoughts, which has its beginning in Concentration, which is full of joy and bliss. "Then did I dwell, indifferent to joy and to absence of passion, and mindful, and conscious, experiencing bliss in the body, — a monk such as he of whom the Noble say, 'He is indifferent; he is mindful; he dwells in bliss;' — I dwelt, having entered upon the Third Trance.
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