Tuesday, March 5, 2019

MN 122 code phrase for "do four jhanas" , unlocks MN 20 and MN 119

MN 122 mahā-suññata-suttaṃ

♦ 188. “kathañc-ānanda, bhikkhu
And how does the monk
ajjhattameva cittaṃ
Internally {make the} mind
saṇṭhapeti sannisādeti
steadied, settled,
ekodiṃ karoti samādahati?
Singular {******}, undistractified-&-lucidified?
idhānanda, bhikkhu
There is the case where a monk—
🚫💑 vivicc’eva kāmehi …
🚫💑 Quite-withdrawn (from) sensuality, …
🌘 paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati. …
🌘 first Jhāna (he) enters, dwells. …
🌗 dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati. …
🌗 second Jhāna (he) enters, dwells. …
🌖 tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati. …
🌖 third Jhāna (he) enters, dwells. …
👁🐘 Upekkhā-sati-pārisuddhiṃ
👁🐘 equanimous-observation-(and)-remembrance-purified,
🌕 catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati
🌕 fourth Jhāna (he) enters, dwells.



MN 119 kāyagatā-sati



MN 20 at first glance, does not explicitly say "jhāna" anywhere.

But apply the key from MN 122, 
now you see the connection to V&V from MN 19, second jhana, and all four jhanas.





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