Reverend, they speak of ‘a safe place’. In what way did the Buddha speak of a safe place?”

“First, take a mendicant who, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and remains in the first absorption. To this extent the Buddha spoke of a safe place in a qualified sense. …

Furthermore, take a mendicant who, going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, enters and remains in the cessation of perception and feeling. And, having seen with wisdom, their defilements come to an end. To this extent the Buddha spoke of a safe place in a definitive sense.”

Numbered Discourses 9.53 6. A Safe Place Reaching a Safe Place

“Reverend, they speak of ‘reaching a safe place’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.54 6. A Safe Place Freedom From Death

“Reverend, they speak of ‘freedom from death’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.55 6. A Safe Place Reaching Freedom From Death

“Reverend, they speak of ‘reaching freedom from death’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.56 6. A Safe Place A Place Without Fear

“Reverend, they speak of ‘a place without fear’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.57 6. A Safe Place Reaching a Place Without Fear

“Reverend, they speak of ‘reaching a place without fear’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.58 6. A Safe Place Tranquility

“Reverend, they speak of ‘tranquility’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.59 6. A Safe Place Progressive Tranquility

“Reverend, they speak of ‘progressive tranquility’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.60 6. A Safe Place Cessation

“Reverend, they speak of ‘cessation’. …”

Numbered Discourses 9.61 6. A Safe Place Progressive Cessation