Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante, ‘imasmiṁ dhammavinaye daharānaṁ daharānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ nekkhamme cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
I have heard that in this teaching and training there are very young mendicants whose minds are secure in renunciation; they’re confident, settled, and decided about it. They see it as peaceful. passato → passataṁ (?)
Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante, ‘imasmiṁ dhammavinaye daharānaṁ daharānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ nekkhamme cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
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Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, nekkhamme cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in renunciation; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me nekkhamme cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in renunciation, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me nekkhamme cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in renunciation, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me nekkhamme cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
It’s possible that my mind would become secure in renunciation; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, nekkhamme cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind became secure in renunciation; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, avitakke cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in not placing the mind; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me avitakke cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in not placing the mind, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me avitakke cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in not placing the mind, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ vitakkesu ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, avitakke ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me avitakke cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of placing the mind, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of not placing the mind, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would be secure in not placing the mind; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, avitakke cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind was secure in not placing the mind; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, nippītike cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in freedom from rapture; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me nippītike cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in freedom from rapture, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me nippītike cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in freedom from rapture, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ pītiyā ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, nippītike ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me nippītike cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of rapture, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of freedom from rapture, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would be secure in being free from rapture; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, nippītike cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind became secure in freedom from rapture; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, adukkhamasukhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in being without pleasure and pain; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me adukkhamasukhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in being without pleasure and pain, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me adukkhamasukhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in being without pleasure and pain, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ upekkhāsukhe ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, adukkhamasukhe ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me adukkhamasukhe cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of bliss with equanimity, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of being without pleasure and pain, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would be secure in being without pleasure and pain; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, adukkhamasukhe cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind was secure in being without pleasure and pain; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, ākāsānañcāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in the dimension of infinite space; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me ākāsānañcāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of infinite space, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me ākāsānañcāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of infinite space, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ rūpesu ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, ākāsānañcāyatane ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me ākāsānañcāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of forms, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of the dimension of infinite space, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would become secure in the dimension of infinite space; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, ākāsānañcāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind became secure in the dimension of infinite space; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, viññāṇañcāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in the dimension of infinite consciousness; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me viññāṇañcāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of infinite consciousness, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me viññāṇañcāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of infinite consciousness, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ ākāsānañcāyatane ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, viññāṇañcāyatane ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me viññāṇañcāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of the dimension of infinite space, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of the dimension of infinite consciousness, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would become secure in the dimension of infinite consciousness; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, viññāṇañcāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind became secure in the dimension of infinite consciousness; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, ākiñcaññāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in the dimension of nothingness; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me ākiñcaññāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of nothingness, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me ākiñcaññāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of nothingness, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ viññāṇañcāyatane ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, ākiñcaññāyatane ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me ākiñcaññāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of the dimension of infinite consciousness, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of the dimension of nothingness, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would become secure in the dimension of nothingness; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, ākiñcaññāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind became secure in the dimension of nothingness; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu ko paccayo, yena me nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ ākiñcaññāyatane ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of the dimension of nothingness, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would become secure in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind became secure in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, saññāvedayitanirodhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
But my mind wasn’t secure in the cessation of perception and feeling; it wasn’t confident, settled, and decided about it. I didn’t see it as peaceful.
‘ko nu kho hetu, ko paccayo, yena me saññāvedayitanirodhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’?  
‘What is the cause, what is the reason why my mind isn’t secure in the cessation of perception and feeling, and not confident, settled, and decided about it? Why don’t I see it as peaceful?’
Tasmā me saññāvedayitanirodhe cittaṁ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato’.  
That’s why my mind isn’t secure in the cessation of perception and feeling, and not confident, settled, and decided about it. And it’s why I don’t see it as peaceful.’
‘sace kho ahaṁ nevasaññānāsaññāyatane ādīnavaṁ disvā taṁ bahulaṁ kareyyaṁ, saññāvedayitanirodhe ānisaṁsaṁ adhigamma tamāseveyyaṁ, ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ vijjati yaṁ me saññāvedayitanirodhe cittaṁ pakkhandeyya pasīdeyya santiṭṭheyya vimucceyya etaṁ santanti passato’.  
‘Suppose that, seeing the drawbacks of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, I were to cultivate that. And suppose that, realizing the benefits of the cessation of perception and feeling, I were to develop that. It’s possible that my mind would become secure in the cessation of perception and feeling; it would be confident, settled, and decided about it. And I would see it as peaceful.’
Tassa mayhaṁ, ānanda, saññāvedayitanirodhe cittaṁ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati etaṁ santanti passato.  
Then my mind became secure in the cessation of perception and feeling; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful.