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SN 4.23 translation error by Sujato, on the arahant said to always (all the time) be enjoying jhāna

  SN 4.23 is about Godhika the arahant who dies, and then Māra the wicked deity looks to see where he is reborn, and can not find him. The Buddha later says a verse in praise of Godhika and his practice,  (my translation with correction, based on Sujato's) Atha kho māro pāpimā beluvapaį¹‡įøuvÄ«į¹‡aį¹ƒ ādāya yena bhagavā tenupasaį¹…kami; upasaį¹…kamitvā bhagavantaį¹ƒ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: Then Māra, carrying his harp of yellow wood apple, went up to the Buddha and addressed him in verse: (verse) “Uddhaį¹ƒ adho ca tiriyaį¹ƒ, “Above, below, and all around, disā anudisā svahaį¹ƒ; in the four quarters and in-between, Anvesaį¹ƒ nādhigacchāmi, I’ve been searching without success: godhiko so kuhiį¹ƒ gato”ti. where has that Godhika got to?” (Buddha responds) “Yo dhÄ«ro dhitisampanno, “He was a wise and steadfast sage, jhāyÄ« jhāna-rato sadā ; a jhāna meditator who enjoyed jhāna all the time . Ahorattaį¹ƒ anuyuƱjaį¹ƒ, By day and by night he applied himself, jÄ«vitaį¹ƒ anikāmayaį¹ƒ. without concern for his life. Jetvāna maccuno
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SN 4.25 Māra's daughters (illustrated)

 sutta text link:    SN  4.25  - MāradhÄ«tu: Māra’s Daughters
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SN 4.25, KN Snp 4.9 Māra's 3 daughters: taį¹‡haį¹ aratiį¹ ragaƱca: Sujato claims paįø·i error, Why?

 I believe everyone else translates the daughter arati as "dissatisfaction". Sujato renders it as the opposite 'rati', meaning satisfied, delighted. Why? Snp 4.9: Māgaį¹‡įøiyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) “Disvāna taį¹‡haį¹ aratiį¹ ragaƱca, “Even when I saw the sirens Craving, Delight, and Lust, Sujato's note: Māra’s daughters, the archetypal temptresses. Their failed seduction is told at SN 4.25 . |  Arati seems to be an error in the Pali tradition for rati. Frankk comment Sujato doesn't explain his reasoning in detail, so we can only guess. In SN 4.25, when Buddha is sitting in meditation attaining enlightenment, Māra sends these 3 daughters to seduce the Buddha. So I can only guess Sujato thinks the 3 daughters are all seductive temptresses,  and therefore their names should be related to lust. However, the first daughter "tanha" (thirst, craving), is not limited to sexual lust. The third daughter 'ragā', is not the usual spelling of &#
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Physics of jhāna

  šŸ”—šŸ“notes related to Jhāna force and J.A.S.I. effect šŸ”—šŸ“ notes on PIE 100% Jhāna in sitting 50-75% jhāna coefficient while walking 30-80% jhāna power in all postures, activities, depending on skill level, PIE
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MN 66 simile of poor man (illustrated)

I always found the image for this simile very striking and memorable   MN  66  – MN 66 Laį¹­ukik-opama: quail simile      MN  66.1  - (not eating after noon, reason Buddha made rule)      MN  66.2  - (simile of quail)      MN  66.3  - (simile of royal bull elephant)      MN  66.4  - (simile of poor man and not the best kind of wife)      MN  66.5  - (simile of rich man)      MN  66.6  - (four kinds of people)      MN  66.7  - (5kg sensuality-strings should be feared)      MN  66.8  - (4j jhānas are to be developed, not feared)      MN  66.9  - (1st jhāna: V&V vitakka & vicara are perturbable/iƱjita)      MN  66.10  - (2nd jhāna: piti & sukha are perturbable/iƱjita)      MN  66.11  - (3rd jhāna: sukha is perturbable/iƱjita)      MN  66.12  - (4th jhāna: is im-perturbable/an-iƱjita)      MN  66.13  - (don’t be satisfied with just 1st jhāna)      MN  66.14  - (don’t be satisfied with just the four jhānas)      MN  66.15  - (conclusion: no fetter too small to give up) 66.4 - (s
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MN 117 Sujato's fraudulent/criminal interpretation of 'vitakka' is based on this sutta

I don't use the word "fraud" or "criminal" lightly, or hyperbolically.  To wrongly accuse a monastic of crime, is a sure ticket to hell. I did my research carefully for more than 10 years,  and have published detailed audits for at least the past 5. If I don't use strong words to emphasize the situation, then people think it's just some minor error I'm critiquing in a friendly way, or that the source text is somewhat ambiguous and there are different legitimate interpretations. The fact that LBT Theravada works like KN Pe and Vimuttimagga, supports my interpretation of jhāna and vitakka (of just looking at the suttas), gives me complete confidence in its correctness. This is an important topic, and therefore I do not mince words. It would be wrong speech, wrong action, wrong view, wrong intention to downplay a horrific crime of promulgating a corrupt version of Buddha Dhamma, as some trivial difference of opinion. MN 117: MahācattārÄ«sakasutta—Bhikkhu
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AN 7.67 sati, not sati (illustrated): treat the defilements with the respect that they deserve

This article  is a sequel to: AN 7.67 Who's your gatekeeper (mindfulness/sati) that keeps evil out of the fortress? (illustrated) What kind of gate keeper (sati/"mindfulness") are you?  Do you defend your fortress properly? Do you keep evil Dharmas out, or let them in? Do you recognize their disguises?  Sati Not Sati. Sati Not Sati Sati Not Sati Sati Not Sati Sati Treat the defilements with the respect they deserve
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in the 4ip iddhi-pāda: what's the relationship between citta in 4ip and citta in satipaį¹­į¹­hāna 3rd frame?

  Re: I figured out what citta samādhi in 4ip (iddhi-pāda) actually means Edit Delete Report Quote Post   by  frank k  »  Tue Oct 08, 2024 3:47 am Neo  wrote:  ↑ Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:20 am Is there a difference between chitta samaadhi & chittaanupashyanaa? There's a big difference between the 3rd satipaį¹­į¹­hāna and the 3rd iddhi-pāda. satipaį¹­į¹­hāna is about remembering and applying Dharma every moment. In the 3rd frame, it's seeing the mind as a mind truly is, rather than following the unskillful impulses of a deluded mind. The 4 iddhipāda are about how one uses right effort, equivalent to the vÄ«riya awakening factor, and also in the 5 indriya and bala, to perfect four jhānas to the point we can exercise any up to all of the 6 higher knowledges (psychic powers, up to arahantship). As the four jhānas all contain sati and sampajāno, thus 3rd satipaį¹­į¹­hāna is contained in all 4 jhānas and 7 perception attainments. So if you want to find a relationship between the two, it's that
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