“Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the four bases of psychic power slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops the four bases of psychic power slant, slope, and incline to extinguishment? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm … energy … mental development … inquiry, and active effort.

That’s how a mendicant who develops and cultivates the four bases of psychic power slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.”

Six on slanting to the east, and six on slanting to the ocean; these two sixes make twelve, and that’s how this chapter is recited.

Linked Discourses 51.45–54 5. Diligence Diligence

(Tell in full as in the chapter on diligence at SN 45.139–148.)

The Realized One, footprint, roof peak, roots, heartwood, jasmine, monarch, sun and moon, and cloth is the tenth.

Linked Discourses 51.55–66 6. Hard Work Hard Work

(Tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160.)

Hard work, seeds, and dragons, a tree, a pot, and a spike, the atmosphere, and two on clouds, a ship, a guest house, and a river.

Linked Discourses 51.67–76 7. Searches Searches

(Tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170.)

Searches, discriminations, defilements, states of existence, three kinds of suffering, barrenness, stains, and troubles, feelings, craving, and thirst.

Linked Discourses 51.77–86 8. Floods Floods, Etc.