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šŸ”—šŸ“ collection of notes on MN 137

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This new translation (major update, 2022 june)  will make explicit some things about four jhānas and 8 vimokkha that you're not going to get from anyone else's English translation.

 MN 137 – MN 137 Saįø·-āyatana-vibhaį¹…ga: six sense fields analysis

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MN 137 Buddha says upekkha is doing vipassana while in 3rd and 4th jhāna, and all 5 senses of body are active here
        and discussion with Ven. on jhāna "lite"


MN 137 New Translation. Many interesting details about four jhānas, even though the word 'jhāna' never appears!


Understanding how MN 137 upekkha works, and how somanassa and domanassa in the four jhanas works, has implications on how we understand SN 48.40:
SN 48.40 de-corrupting and reconstructing



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