法苑珠林 84.18

84.18

Always sitting, the fifth, also has ten benefits: first, not craving bodily pleasure; second, not craving the pleasure of sleep; third, not craving the pleasure of bedding; fourth, free from the suffering of one's ribs touching the mat while lying down; fifth, not indulging bodily desires; sixth, easy to attain seated meditation; seventh, easy to read and recite scriptures; eighth, little sleep; ninth, the body is light and easy to rise; tenth, the mind that seeks bedding and robes becomes faint.