Short teachings on the radiant mind.
AN 1.49
"Bhikkhus, this mind is radiant (shining, bright, brilliant, Pali: pabhassara), and it is defiled by incoming defilements."
AN 1.50
"Bhikkhus, this mind is radiant, and it is freed from incoming defilements."
AN 1.51
"Bhikkhus, this mind is radiant, and it is defiled by incoming defilements. The uninstructed ordinary person does not understand this as it truly is. Therefore, I say that there is no mental development for the uninstructed ordinary person."
AN 1.52
"Bhikkhus, this mind is radiant, and it is freed from incoming defilements. The instructed disciple of the noble ones understands this as it truly is. Therefore, I say that there is mental development for the instructed disciple of the noble ones."
Related Teachings:
Mind precedes all mental states (Dhp 1, 2) - If with a clear mind, one speaks or acts; happiness follows them, like a never-departing shadow.
Eight Persons Worth of Gifts (AN 8.59) - The three defilements and their corresponding ten fetters are shared in this discourse.
Gradual Training, Gradual Practice, and Gradual Progress (MN 107) - The gradual training guideline teaching of the Buddha is how a student starting out in the teachings of the Buddha should gradually practice in to see gradual progress.
