on what the Buddha taught
Aṅguttara Nikāya
Dukanipātapāḷi
Adhikaraṇavaggo
AN2.13
'These two, almsmen, powers.
Which two?
And the power of reflection and the power of cultivation.
And which, almsmen, power of reflection?
Here, almsmen, someone thus regularly reflects:
'OK for bad behaviour by body the evil ripening is seen and like in principle and across the nearby and the further. OK for bad behaviour by speech the evil ripening is seen and like in principle and across the nearby and the further. OK for bad behaviour by intellect the evil ripening is seen and like in principle and across the nearby and the further.'
Thus he is reflecting, giving up bad behaviour by body cultivates good behaviour by body, giving up bad behaviour by speech cultivates good behaviour by speech, giving up bad behaviour by intellect cultivates good behaviour by intellect.
He maintains himself cleansed.
This is called, almsmen, the power of reflection.
And which, almsmen, power of cultivation?
Here, almsmen, an almsmen is just withdrawing from lusts, withdrawing from unwholesome principles, with thoughts with thinking, seclusion-borne the pleasantness and happiness, he dwells having obtained the first radiance.
From the relief of thoughts and thinking, internal serenity, singleness of mind, without thoughts without thinking, concentration-borne the pleasantness and happiness, he dwells having obtained the second radiance.
And from the pleasantness fading he dwells and objective and recollected, aware, and the happiness with the body he does experience, what therefor nobles do describe 'An objective recollector, a happy dweller', he dwells having obtained the third radiance.
And from the rejection of happiness and from the rejection of suffering, from the disappearance of the just prior contentment and distress, neither happily nor sufferingly, pure objective the recollection, he dwells having obtained the fourth radiance.
This is called, almsmen, the power of cultivation.
OK these, almsmen, two powers.'