notes on the Dhamma

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

  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 satipaṭṭhāna and the 3rd iddhi-pāda. satipaṭṭhāna 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 vīriya 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 satipaṭṭhāna is contained in all 4 jhānas and 7 perception attainments. So if you want to find a relationship between the two, it's that

  4ip extended formula 4ip* = desire, vigor, mindset, wise discrimination 4ip* samādhip-padhāna-saṅkhāra-samannāgataṃ 4ip* (based) undistractible-lucidity: exertion-co-doings (it) possesses. iddhi-pādaṃ bhāveti, (this) [spiritual] power-base (he) develops. ‘iti me chando Thus my desire na ca atilīno bhavissati, not ** overly sluggish; it shall be, na ca atippaggahito bhavissati, not ** overly active; it shall be, na ca ajjhattaṃ saṃkhitto bhavissati, not ** inwardly restricted; it shall be, na ca bahiddhā vikkhitto bhavissati’. not ** outwardly scattered; it shall be,' Pacchā-pure-saññī ca viharati – (What’s in) front – (what’s) behind – that perception (he) dwells (in). yathā pure tathā pacchā, as in-front, so behind yathā pacchā tathā pure; as behind, so in-front yathā adho tathā uddhaṃ, as below, so above yathā uddhaṃ tathā adho; as above, so below yathā divā tathā rattiṃ, as (by) day, so (by) night yathā rattiṃ tathā divā. as (by) night, so (by) day Iti vivaṭena cetasā apariyon

1. Chanda (desire) The simile says, like a minister's son who has the desire to do all the things to serve all of the king's needs, to get a promotion. 2. Viriya (vigor) This one trumps the previous one, he is not only willing to work hard and devote all his time to serve the king, he rides the chariot out to fight the war for the king, putting his own life at risk. 3. Citta (mind set of certainty, inevitability of success) He's not just a nepo baby (beneficiary of nepotism, elitism, classism, high born rank or class) The simile says, this one trumps the previous two, because not only does he possess the work ethic, bravery, mental toughness of the previous two, he also has the advantage of being born into the right class, rank, to give him a edge.  He knows his success is inevitable, undeniable, a birth right. He can not imagine failure.  His mindset (citta samādhi padhāna sankhāra) sees only one outcome, success at attaining his goal. 4. Vimamsa (wise discrimination) The

Of the 4 iddhi pāda, the 3rd one is a little mysterious on exactly what it is and how it works. The other 3 iddhi pāda are straightforward and clear about their exact role, importance, and place in the hierarchy. 1. Desire (chanda) to do all the things that bring success, is trumped by 2. Vigor (vīriya), a heroic level of energy, such as riding a chariot out to battle for the king in war, is trumped by 3. Mind (citta), exact meaning unclear, which is trumped by 4. Wise discrimination (vimamsa, same level of hierarchy as pañña and right view) The suttas don't elucidate the meaning of citta samādhi,  but the commentaries give a very interesting simile. The similes for 1,2,4, are clear and straightforward. But not the simile for #3, citta.   It makes it seem like citta samādhi is just nepotism. Someone who knows they'll get the promotion from the king (over the first 2, desire + vigor) because they know citta has higher birth and rank than them. But one thing the Buddha's Dham

External 7sb awakening factors primer (illustrated)

   0. hear Dhamma and memorize  Dhamma is in the form of linguistic, communicable verbal thought that you memorize 1. sati:  remember what you heard and think about that linguistic verbal thought (vitakka) 2. dhamma-vicaya:  investigate the Dharma with wisdom (pañña, sampajāno), vicāra (verbal thought exploration), vimamsa (thinking from 4 iddhi-pāda) 3. Viriya: vigor Removing unskillful Dharmas, developing skillful ones. 4. pīti: mental joy, can be mild or rapturous default value is mental joy from success at purifying your mind with Dhamma 24/7. Can also be any type of spiritual joy connected to the skillful Dharma. 5. passaddhi: pacification combination of bodily pacification, mental pacification, with mental engagement on Dhamma puts you in the four jhānas spectrum. 6. samādhi: undistractible-lucidity 7. Upekkha: equanimous observation Use the power of four jhānas samādhi to observe Dhamma and awaken.

 Internal 8🌄 0 – 4 jhānas are sammā samādhi 8🌄 1 – The essence of Sammā Samādhi 8🌄 2 – Samādhi in broad ☂️, and specific types 8🌄 3 – ⛔samādhi + Jhāna that deviates from EBT 8🌄 4 – disambiguation: learner's jhāna, impure jhāna, is still called "jhāna" 8🌄 5 – ✅EBT compliant interpretations of jhāna + samādhi 8🌄 6 – vipassana insight while in Jhāna 8🌄 7 – The 4 jhānas have 7☀️ factors. Not 5 8🌄 9 – Formless attainments 🗸👻 8🌄 24 – Jhāna 24/7 all the time, all postures + activities 8🌄 44 – misc. external 🔗 AN 5.113, AN 5.139 Ajahn Brahm wrong samadhi in pictures 🔗 AN 7.67: The Buddha, Pa Auk Sayadaw, and Ajahn Brahm walk in to a Jhāna juice smoothie bar...

The elephant never forgets  "Do you gentlemen remember that safari 34 years, 5 months, and 3 days ago? When you landed a lucky shot and blinded a baby elephant in the left eye? You laughed as I limped and ran to safety. You said, 'let's chase after him and shoot his other eye', The other one said, 'no, let's go after his mom.' Fortunately, your lousy hunting skills left the rest of my herd relatively unscathed. Guess what? Baby's all grown up. and it's payback time. Are you laughing now? I'm here to collect an old debt, with interest.  Two eyes for an eye. From each of you." sati = rememberfulness = "mindfulness" Katamañca, bhikkhave, satindriyaṃ? And what is the faculty of rememberfulness? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako satimā hoti paramena satinepakkena samannāgato cirakatampi cirabhāsitampi saritā anussaritā— It’s when a noble-one's-disciple is rememberful. They have utmost rememberfulness and lucid-discerning, and can rememb