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How many factors does each of the 4 jhānas have? . . Here’s a radical concept. Instead of relying on Theravada propaganda claiming that 4 jhānas have  5 jhana factors dropping out in each successive jhana, why not learn what jhanas are the traditional, original way? You memorize the STED four jhana formula. It’s short, only takes 48 seconds to chant once you’re familiar with it. And you’ll never have to wonder how many factors are in each jhana because you can just recall from memory and examine each factor on the fly. (sutta text and audio here) https://audtip.blogspot.com/2019/03/48-seconds-to-chant-in-pali-standard.html The STED 4 jhanas formula are meditation instructions. They occur in well over 120 suttas, probably a lot more, because it's hard to get an accurate count from ellisions. But having tracked down every single reference to first jhana with a pattern search, see

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A continuation of There are 7 jhana factors, not 5. SN 54.2: 7sb☀️ ... Ānāpāna  SN 46.57 Aṭṭhika SN 46.58 Puḷavaka SN 46.59 Vinīlaka SN 46.60 Vicchiddaka SN 46.61 Uddhumātaka SN 46.62 Mettā SN 46.63 Karuṇā SN 46.64 Muditā  SN 46.65 Upekhā SN 46.66 Ānāpānasati Nirodha  SN 46.67 Asubha SN 46.68 Maraṇa SN 46.69 Paṭikkūla SN 46.70 Sabbaloke SN 46.71 Anicca SN 46.72 Dukkha SN 46.73 Anatta SN 46.74 Pahāna  SN 46.75 Virāga  SN 46.76 Nirodha

Many people have the mistaken idea that the 4 jhānas have to be done in sitting posture only, not all 4 postures (standing, sitting, lying, walking). That's wrong. And this affects the way people approach their practice. A more helpful way to think of it, is that sitting in the four jhānas with your eyes closed is your control group to assess the quality level of your samādhi. It's like a food critic coming into your jhāna kitchen assigning one to four stars depending on how nutritious the jhāna food quality is. It's a controlled laboratory condition to do a quality check. But you shouldn't only be 'doing' jhāna and samādhi  while sitting with your eyes closed. You should approach practice like your survival (life after life) depends on the quality of your samādhi - all the time, in all postures. This is what many suttas like AN 8.63 say. And good meditation teachers will emphasize this point. If your formal sitting practice does not go well, it's usua

Notice that 7sb☀️ works as asyncronous, independent jhana factors that are present while one is in all four jhanas, or trying to attain jhanas doing 4sp satipatthana practice.  In this sutta, the basic 7sb☀️ formula, is combined with the instructions for 16APS🌬️😤 .  This is meant to be recited regularly and reflected upon. The same formula is applied to all the meditation subjects in SN 46.  SN 46 twenty meditation subjects It's heavily elided in most translations, but basically it's this same sutta as SN 54.2, but you plug in the different meditation subject where "apanasati sahagatam" appears in this one. VII. IN-AND-OUT BREATHING • 57. The Skeleton • 58. The Worm-Infested • 59. The Livid • 60. The Fissured • 61. The Bloated • 62. Lovingkindness • 63. Compassion • 64. Altruistic Joy • 65. Equanimity • 66. Breathing VIII. CESSATION • 67. Foulness • 68. Death • 69. Repulsiveness of Food • 70. Nondelight • 71. Impermanence • 72. Suffering • 73. Nonse