ལས་རྣམ་པར་འབྱད་པ 11

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thinking, ‘Consciousness is infinite,’ one has perfected the sphere of infinity of consciousness and abides in it.¹²⁹ Having entirely and completely transcended the sphere of infinity of consciousness, thinking, ‘Nothing at all exists,’ one has perfected the sphere of nothingness and abides in it.¹³⁰ Having entirely and completely transcended the sphere of nothingness, one has perfected the sphere of neither perception nor nonperception and abides in it.¹³¹ This kind of action leads to rebirth as a deva belonging to the formless realm.

“What kind of action is performed but not accumulated?¹³² Having carried out an action,¹³³ one feels shame, remorse,¹³⁴ and deprecation, and one confesses and openly admits one’s faults; one parts with it and vows not to do it again in the future.¹³⁵ This kind of action is performed but not accumulated.

“What kind of action is accumulated but not carried out? An action that is to be completed with the body and concerning which one says with a defiled mind, ‘I will do this,’ but then does not actually follow through¹³⁶—this kind of action is accumulated but not carried out.

“What kind of action is both carried out and accumulated?¹³⁷ Having carried out an action, one does not feel shame; one does not remedy it, regret it, deprecate it, confess it, admit it, renounce it, or give it up; and one does not vow to not do it again in the future—action like this is both carried out and accumulated.

“What kind of action is neither carried out nor accumulated?¹³⁸ An action that one has intentionally carried out or made someone else carry out in a dream¹³⁹—action like this is neither carried out nor accumulated.

“What kind of action leads to being reborn in hell and passing away from there only after having completely exhausted the lifespan of the hell?¹⁴⁰ In this regard, one has carried out actions that lead to rebirth as a hell being, and these actions are accumulated,