AN 11.15 - 11.21 Recollection Part 2

11.15 The meditation on love has eleven benefits.11.16 Asked by a householder to teach a path to freedom, Venerable Ānanda explains no less than eleven meditative states that may serve as doors to the deathless.11.17 A cowherd with eleven qualities is competent to look after a herd of cattle. Likewise, a mendicant with eleven qualities can grow in the Dhamma.11.18 The Buddha is asked by the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.11.19 The Buddha teaches the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.11.20 Sāriputta is asked by the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.11.21 Sāriputta teaches the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.