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Then the Buddha without any pause continued to the next subject, on the eight stages of release (vimokkha), in His discourse to the Venerable 膧苍补苍诲补 thus:

鈥溎�苍补苍诲补, there are eight stages of release (vimokkha). These are:

i) Having attained 箩丑腻苍补 by contemplating on one鈥檚 own body, the yogi contemplates external forms as 办补蝉颈峁嘺 objects. This is the first Release.

ii) Not taking any internal object, i.e. without contemplating on one鈥檚 own body, the yogi contemplates external forms (as 办补蝉颈峁嘺 objects). This the second Release.

iii) The yogi contemplates the brightness and clarity (subha) of the object of contemplation. This is the third Release.

iv) Having completely transcended all forms of perception to corporeality (谤奴辫补-蝉补帽帽腻), all forms of consciousness arising out of contact between sense and sense object (辫补峁璱驳丑补-蝉补帽帽腻), having disappeared and completely disregarding all other forms of multifarious consciousness (n膩natta-蝉补帽帽腻), the yogi, contemplating "that space is infinite", achieves concentration on that object of contemplation, and dwells in 腻办腻蝉腻苍补帽肠腻测补迟补苍补-箩丑腻苍补. This is the fourth Release.

v) Having clearly advanced beyond the 箩丑腻苍补 of Infinity of Space, the yogi, contemplating "that Consciousness is infinite," achieves concentration on that object of contemplation, and dwells in vi帽帽膩峁嘺帽cayatana-箩丑腻苍补. This the fifth Release.

vi) Having clearly advanced beyond the 箩丑腻苍补 of the Infinity of Consciousness, the yogi, contemplating "that nothing is there," achieves concentration on that object of contemplation, and dwells in 膩ki帽ca帽膩yatana-箩丑腻苍补. This is the sixth Release.

vii) Having clearly advanced beyond the 箩丑腻苍补 of nothingness, the yogi, contemplating the subtle consciousness, achieves concentration on it, and dwells in the neva蝉补帽帽腻-n膩蝉补帽帽腻yatana-箩丑腻苍补. This is the seventh Release.

viii) Having clearly advanced beyond the 箩丑腻苍补 of Neither-Consciousness-nor-Non-Consciousness, the yogi achieves and dwells in sustained attainment of Cessation in which all forms of Consciousness and sensation cease. This is the eighth Release.

鈥溎�苍补苍诲补, these are the eight stages of Release.鈥�

(The discourse not ended yet.)

(Vimokkha means a total freedom from hindrances and opposing mental states that shroud the mind, a cultured state of ecstatic bliss which maybe likened to the peaceful repose of a child in his father鈥檚 chest. This freedom or release lasts as long as the 箩丑腻苍补 lasts. Vimokkha also means unity of mind and object of meditation unhampered by any other thought.)

Of those eight vimokkhas the first three are the 箩丑腻苍补 of the fine material sphere (谤奴辫腻-vacara-箩丑腻苍补s).

Of these three, the first vimokkha, the 箩丑腻苍补 of the Fine Material Sphere, is achieved by concentrating on internal as well as external objects. The second is the 箩丑腻苍补 of the Fine Material Sphere, is achieved by concentrating on external objects. The third is achieved by concentrating on material objects or 办补蝉颈峁嘺s of very clear and pure colour, namely: 苍墨濒补, 辫墨迟补, lohita, ad膩ta (dark-blue, yellow (golden), red, white). While the yogi is dwelling in this third stage of 箩丑腻苍补, he does not have such a thought as: 鈥淭his is exquisite,鈥� and yet since his mind gets fixed on exquisite objects, it appears as if he is entertaining such a thought. Hence the text describes it: 鈥淗e is concentrating that this is exquisite.鈥�

The four successive vimokkhas 鈥斺�攖he fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh鈥斺�攔efer to the four 箩丑腻苍补s of the Non-Material Sphere (A谤奴辫补-箩丑腻苍补s). These four a谤奴辫补-箩丑腻苍补 are called vimokkha because they are entirely free from perceptions of corporeality, and also because the yogi鈥檚 mind is in complete unity with the object of meditation, unhampered by any other thought.

The eighth vimokkha refers to 狈颈谤辞诲丑补-蝉补尘腻辫补迟迟颈, It is called Release because while one dwells in nirodha-蝉补尘腻辫补迟迟颈, all mental phenomena, headed by perception and sensation, cease, i.e. the mental process is suspended altogether, and along with it, mind-born corporeality also ceases, so that one is totally free from being a conditioned state. This cessation of the four mental aggregates and mind-born corporeality lasts during Nirodha蝉补尘腻辫补迟迟颈.

For those persons who find pleasure in the woeful round of rebirth and are satisfied with their sentient existence in the three sphere, Release is a dreadful idea. As for the Buddha, it was a very pleasant thing to dwell in Release. He has no fear to experience Release. The Buddha discoursed on the eight stages of Release to let the Venerable 膧苍补苍诲补 understand the fearless nature of the Buddha.

鈥溎�苍补苍诲补,鈥� the Buddha continued, 鈥渢he 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 who has dwelt in the eight stages of Release and has emerged from them, has no fear or dread at all. That being so, how could anyone say that the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 was afraid of 惭腻谤补 who came to him alone? 膧苍补苍诲补, in relinquishing the life-maintaining mental process, the 罢补迟丑腻驳补迟补 did so fearlessly, with mindfulness and clear comprehension.鈥� (These also are the Buddha鈥檚 words to 膧苍补苍诲补, as continued in the 笔补办颈峁囜箛补办补 Dhamma desan膩).