unleashing the 7sb dragon

Dragon hidden underwater

If one doesn't practice 4sp remembering faculty assiduously, it's like a dormant dragon hidden underwater. Cool image here, notice the ying yang ☯ embedded.

If you practice 4sp intermittently

It's like the dragon pokes it's head out of the water occasionally

If you practice 4sp assiduously, and slurp in 7sb

The hidden dragon steps out of the water, the whole body (7sb), not just the head (sati) is out in the open and ready to rumble.

If you get the hang of maintaining passadhi all the time while doing 7sb

Then 4 jhanas and samadhi are almost permanently switched on, and your dragon has taken flight.



SN 46.1 Himavantasutta: The Himalayas

• (🐉 enter the dragon)
• (1. 🐘 Sati -sb)
• (2. 💭 Dhamma-vicaya-sb)
• (3. 🏹 vīriya -sb)
• (4. 😁 Pīti -sb)
• (5. 🌊 Passaddhi-sb)
• (6. 🌄 samādhii -sb)
• (7. 👁 Upekkhā -sb)
• (conclusion)

• SN 47.4 sāla-suttaṃ
• (newly ordained)
  • (1. kāye kāyānupassino)
  • (2. vedanāsu vedanānupassino)
  • (3. citte cittānupassino)
  • (4. dhammesu dhammānupassino )
• (non arahant trainees do same exact practice)
  • (1. kāye kāyānupassino)
  • (2. vedanāsu vedanānupassino)
  • (3. citte cittānupassino)
  • (4. dhammesu dhammānupassino )
• (arahants do same practice)
  • (1. kāye kāyānupassino)
  • (2. vedanāsu vedanānupassino)
  • (3. citte cittānupassino)
  • (4. dhammesu dhammānupassino )
  • (conclusion)

(newly ordained)

♦ “ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū navā	“Monks, the new monks—
acira-pabbajitā	those who have not long gone forth,
adhunāgatā imaṃ dhamma-vinayaṃ,	who are newcomers in this Dhamma & Vinaya—
te vo, bhikkhave, bhikkhū	For those monks,
catunnaṃ satipaṭṭhānānaṃ	(regarding the) four remembrance-establishings,
bhāvanāya samādapetabbā nivesetabbā patiṭṭhāpetabbā.	should be encouraged, exhorted, & established (by you).
katamesaṃ catunnaṃ?	“Which four?

(1. kāye kāyānupassino)

etha tumhe, āvuso,	‘Come, friends.
kāye kāy-ānupassino viharatha	(the) body as-the-body(he) continuously-sees; (he) abides [in that way]:
ātāpino sampajānā ekodibhūtā	(he is) ardent, a lucid-discerner, transcended-into-singularity,
vippasanna-cittā	clear-minded,
samāhitā	(having become) undistractible-&-lucid,
ek'-agga-cittā,	(with) single-preoccupation-(in)-mind,
kāyassa yathā-bhūtaṃ ñāṇāya;	{for-the-knowledge-of} (the) body as-it-actually-is;

(2. vedanāsu vedanānupassino)

vedanāsu vedanānupassino viharatha	experienced-sensations as-experienced-sensations(he) continuously-sees; (he) abides [in that way]:
ātāpino sampajānā ekodibhūtā	(he is) ardent, a lucid-discerner, transcended-into-singularity,
vippasanna-cittā	clear-minded,
samāhitā	(having become) undistractible-&-lucid,
ek'-agga-cittā,	(with) single-preoccupation-(in)-mind,
vedanānaṃ yathābhūtaṃ ñāṇāya	{for-the-knowledge-of} experienced-sensations as-it-actually-is;

(3. citte cittānupassino)

citte cittānupassino viharatha	(the) mind as-the-mind(he) continuously-sees; (he) abides [in that way]:
ātāpino sampajānā ekodibhūtā	(he is) ardent, a lucid-discerner, transcended-into-singularity,
vippasanna-cittā	clear-minded,
samāhitā	(having become) undistractible-&-lucid,
ek'-agga-cittā,	(with) single-preoccupation-(in)-mind,
cittassa yathābhūtaṃ ñāṇāya;	{for-the-knowledge-of} (the) mind as-it-actually-is;

(4. dhammesu dhammānupassino )

dhammesu dhammānupassino viharatha	(the) Dhamma as-the-Dhamma(he) continuously-sees; (he) abides [in that way]:
ātāpino sampajānā ekodibhūtā	(he is) ardent, a lucid-discerner, transcended-into-singularity,
vippasanna-cittā	clear-minded,
samāhitā	(having become) undistractible-&-lucid,
ek'-agga-cittā,	(with) single-preoccupation-(in)-mind,
dhammānaṃ yathābhūtaṃ ñāṇāya.	{for-the-knowledge-of} Dhamma as-it-actually-is;

Destruction of the Āsavas, from Māra's point of view: