“… And it’s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I understand the minds of other beings and individuals, having encompassed them with my mind.“Imesañca panāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāmi—I understand mind with greed as ‘mind with greed’ …sarāgaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘sarāgaṁ cittan’ti pajānāmi …pe…I understand unfreed mind as ‘unfreed mind’.”avimuttaṁ vā cittaṁ ‘avimuttaṁ cittan’ti pajānāmī”ti.
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