I recite this every day, it’s the compressed version of SN 46.3, also occurs multiple times in anapansati samyutta.
notice what (V&Vš) vitakka & vicÄra, directed-thought & evaluation are doing. If you recite this every day, examining the meaning as you recite, once you understand how these 7 steps take you from sati to samÄdhi, and how it overlaps with the 4 jhÄnas, you’ll never be confused or doubt how (V&Vš) works. I've highlighted key pali words so you can't ignore the truth.
http://lucid24.org/sn/sn46/sn46-003/toc-addon/index.html | |
(implied: pamojja and pīti would result from contact with inspiring monks) | |
(0. š BhikkhÅ«naį¹ dhammaį¹ sutvÄ)
| 0. š listen to Dhamma [teaching] from a monk [and memorize it] |
(1. š Sati: taį¹ Dhammaį¹ anus-sarati anu-vitakketi)
| 1. š that Dhamma [teaching] (he) recollects and thinks about |
(2. š Dhamma-vicaya: taį¹ dhammaį¹ paƱƱÄya, pa-vicinati pa-vicarati pari-vÄ«maį¹sam-Äpajjati )
| 2. š that Dhamma discerning; he discriminates, evaluates, investigates |
(3. š¹ VÄ«riya: Äraddhaį¹ hoti vÄ«riyaį¹ a-sallÄ«naį¹.)
| 3. š¹ his aroused vigor is not-slackening |
(4. š PÄ«ti: Äraddha-vÄ«riyassa uppajjati pÄ«ti nir-ÄmisÄ,)
| 4. š his aroused vigor leads to arising of rapture not-carnal (of jhana) |
(5. š Passaddhi: PÄ«ti-man-assa, kÄyo-pi passambhati, cittam-pi passambhati )
| 5. š with enraptured-mind, his body becomes pacified, his mind becomes pacified |
(6. š SamÄdhi: Passaddha-kÄyassa sukhino, cittaį¹ samÄdhiyati.)
| 6. š with pacified body, he is in pleasure, mind becomes undistractable and lucid. |
(7. š Upekkha: so tathÄ-samÄhitaį¹ cittaį¹, sÄdhukaį¹ ajjh-upekkhitÄ hoti)
| 7. š he of such undistractable & lucid mind, thoroughly looks-upon-it-with-equanimity |
(7 types of fruits, Nirvana)
| Seven different levels of awakening results from proper practice of 7sb. |
Here, I highlight what S&Sšš are doing:paƱƱÄya corresponds to the sampajÄno of S&S. | |
(implied: pamojja and pīti would result from contact with inspiring monks) | |
(0. š BhikkhÅ«naį¹ dhammaį¹ sutvÄ)
| 0. š listen to Dhamma [teaching] from a monk [and memorize it] |
(1. š Sati: taį¹ Dhammaį¹ anus-sarati anu-vitakketi)
| 1. š that Dhamma [teaching] (he) recollects and thinks about |
(2. š Dhamma-vicaya: taį¹ dhammaį¹ paƱƱÄya, pa-vicinati pa-vicarati pari-vÄ«maį¹sam-Äpajjati )
| 2. š that Dhamma discerning; he discriminates, evaluates, investigates |
(3. š¹ VÄ«riya: Äraddhaį¹ hoti vÄ«riyaį¹ a-sallÄ«naį¹.)
| 3. š¹ his aroused vigor is not-slackening |
(4. š PÄ«ti: Äraddha-vÄ«riyassa uppajjati pÄ«ti nir-ÄmisÄ,)
| 4. š his aroused vigor leads to arising of rapture not-carnal (of jhana) |
(5. š Passaddhi: PÄ«ti-man-assa, kÄyo-pi passambhati, cittam-pi passambhati )
| 5. š with enraptured-mind, his body becomes pacified, his mind becomes pacified |
(6. š SamÄdhi: Passaddha-kÄyassa sukhino, cittaį¹ samÄdhiyati.)
| 6. š with pacified body, he is in pleasure, mind becomes undistractable and lucid. |
(7. š Upekkha: so tathÄ-samÄhitaį¹ cittaį¹, sÄdhukaį¹ ajjh-upekkhitÄ hoti)
| 7. š he of such undistractable & lucid mind, thoroughly looks-upon-it-with-equanimity |
(7 types of fruits, Nirvana)
| Seven different levels of awakening results from proper practice of 7sb. |
Hi Frank,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. There are several suttas which indicate that the 7sb samadhi need not overlap with the 4 jhÄnas. See
-Vinaya pi-tv-kd8 (Lady VisÄkhÄ's boon)
-DN 2 (after abandoning the 5 hindrances but before entering the 4 jhÄnas)
-DN 13 (after abandoning the 5 hindrances but before entering the 4 brahmÄ vihÄras)
-DN 18 (BrahmÄ Sanaį¹ kumÄra's description of noble right samÄdhi)
I think the 7sb samÄdhi assumes right view and therefore fulfills the condition for entering noble right samÄdhi (4 jhÄnas) or 4 brahmÄ vihÄras+7sb (see SN 46.54). I take the difference between 7sb samÄdhi and 4 jhÄnas to be that with the 7sb samÄdhi, the pÄ«tÄ« and sukha that arise from abandoning the 5 hindrances is strong enough to keep the mind one pointed but not so strong that one is unable to speak. Whereas the first jhÄna entails full saturation of the whole body with sukha (unwavering mindfulness of the body) and cessation of speech.
Hi unknown,
DeleteI've answered on dhammawheel forum:
https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=33877