clothing that is extremely dirty, the grosser dirt is removed first and after a while only the smaller or subtler stains remain and are harder to remove. (See chart next page.) Chart 5: Afflictive emotions to be abandoned in terms of the three realms and nine levels (Read from bottom to top) Peak of Cyclic 73-81 (ninth level) Nothingness 64-72 afflictive emotions (eighth level) to the Formless Realm Infinite Consciousness 55-63 (seventh level) Infinite Space 46-54 (sixth level) Fourth Concentration 37-45 (fifth level) Third Concentration 28-36 afflictive emotions (fourth level) to the Form Realm Second Concentration 19-27 (third level) First Concentration 10-18 (second level) small of the small 9 small medium of the small 8 great of the small 7 afflictive emotions small of the medium 6 to the Desire medium medium of the medium 5 Realm (first level) great of the medium 4 small of the great 3 great medium of the great 2 great of the great 1 The series of objects to be abandoned go from the big to the small. First the big of the big, then the medium of the big, and the small of the big; then the big of the medium, the medium of the medium, and the small of the medium; then the big of the small, the medium of the small, and the small of the small. The antidotes, however, begin with the small and go to the big. The small of the
clothing that is extremely dirty, the grosser dirt is removed first and after a while only the smaller or subtler stains remain and are harder to remove. (See chart next page.) Chart 5: Afflictive emotions to be abandoned in terms of the three realms and nine levels (Read from bottom to top) afflictive emotions to the Formless Realm Peak of Cyclic (ninth level) 73-81 Nothingness (eighth level) 64-72 Infinite Consciousness (seventh level) 55-63 Infinite Space (sixth level) 46-54 afflictive emotions to the Form Realm Fourth Concentration (fifth level) 37-45 Third Concentration (fourth level) 28-36 Second Concentration (third level) 19-27 First Concentration (second level) 10-18 afflictive emotions to the Desire Realm (first level) small small of the small 9 medium of the small 8 great of the small 7 medium small of the medium 6 medium of the medium 5 great of the medium 4 great small of the great 3 medium of the great 2 great of the great 1 The series of objects to be abandoned go from the big to the small. First the big of the big, then the medium of the big, and the small of the big; then the big of the medium, the medium of the medium, and the small of the medium; then the big of the small, the medium of the small, and the small of the small. The antidotes, however, begin with the small and go to the big. The small of the