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- Anguttara Nikaya I.49-52
- Pabhassara Suttas
- Luminous
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"Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is defiled by incoming defilements."
"Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is freed from incoming defilements."
"Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is defiled by incoming defilements. The
uninstructed run-of-the-mill person doesn't discern that as it actually is present, which
is why I tell you that -- for the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person -- there is no
development of the mind."
"Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is freed from incoming defilements. The
well-instructed noble disciple discerns that as it actually is present, which is why I
tell you that -- for the well-instructed noble disciple -- there is development of the
mind."