AN 5.113, AN 5.139 war elephant and monk experiences 5 sensory faculties (illustrated), but not according to Ajahn Brahm!

AN 5.113 Sammā-samādhi: Right undistractible-lucidity

(2023 SP-FLUENT translation by frankk‍ )
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♦ 113. “pañca-'hi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato	“Possessing five of these dharmas,
bhikkhu a-bhabbo sammā-samādhiṃ	a monk is not capable of righteous-undistractable-lucidity,
upasampajja viharituṃ.	Is not capable of attaining and living in that state.
katamehi pañcahi?	Which five?
idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu	Here, monks, a monk
1. ak-khamo hoti rūpānaṃ,	1. can't-patiently-endure forms,
2. ak-khamo saddānaṃ,	2. can't-patiently-endure sounds,
3. ak-khamo gandhānaṃ,	3. can't-patiently-endure odors,
4. ak-khamo rasānaṃ,	4. can't-patiently-endure tastes,
5. ak-khamo phoṭṭhabbānaṃ.	5. can't-patiently-endure tactile-objects.
imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato	“Possessing five of these dharmas,
bhikkhu a-bhabbo sammā-samādhiṃ	a monk is not capable of righteous-undistractable-lucidity,
upasampajja viharituṃ.	Is not capable of attaining and living in that state.

There are several suttas entitled 'samādhi' in the canon. But only one sutta titled 'sammā-samādhi'. Notice the 5 sense faculties are active, engaged, and resilient to all the kinds of sensation that are experienced in the physical body.

But wait, according to Ajahn Brahm, in 'right stillness' (his corrupt understanding of samādhi and jhāna), the 5 senses are shut off. Who should we believe, Ajahn Brahm, or the Buddha?

In AN 5.139 (and MN 125), the Buddha expands on that sammā-samādhi idea, with a war elephant. Let's use some illustrations to demonstrate the difference between Ajahn Brahm, Ajahn Sujato's "jhāna", vs. the Buddha's Jhāna.

AN 5.139 Ak-khama: Cannot Endure

(2023 SP-FLUENT translation by frankk‍ derived from B. Sujato‍ )
    AN ^5.139 - AN 5.139 Akkhama: Cannot Endure
        AN ^5.139.1 - (five ways elephant not resilient)
            AN ^5.139.1.1 - (form)
            AN ^5.139.1.2 - (sound)
            AN ^5.139.1.3 - (smell)
            AN ^5.139.1.4 - (taste)
            AN ^5.139.1.5 - (touch)
        AN ^5.139.2 - (five ways monk not resilient)
            AN ^5.139.2.1 - (form)
            AN ^5.139.2.2 - (sound)
            AN ^5.139.2.3 - (smell)
            AN ^5.139.2.4 - (taste)
            AN ^5.139.2.5 - (touch)

The Buddha's (real) Jhāna

They may appear "still" at times, but 5 senses are sharp, active, alert, ready to deal with the demons of defilements and destroy them in battle.

Ajahn Brahm, Sujato, Vism. counterfeit jhāna

When the 5 sense faculties come into contact with 5 unpleasant types of sensations via the eyes, ears, nose etc., the monk and the war elephant get scared, freeze up, and try to play dead, being really "still" (Brahm and Sujato "translation" of samādhi).

Their attitude and means to conquer unpleasant sensations, is to be very "still" and surrender.

The Buddha's (real) Jhāna

When the war elephant is assaulted by deadly weapons, terrifying sounds of enemy attack, war drums, they patiently endure (khama, khanti), they're imperturbable (MN 125), and they fight back. They don't freeze up like scared little cry babies.

Similarly, the monk with real Buddha's jhāna, when assaulted by unpleasant sights, sounds, smells, etc., they patiently endure it, they remain imperturbable, their mind is undistractible and lucid, seeing into the causes of suffering, and making their way to end it. 

Ajahn Brahm, Sujato, Vism. counterfeit jhāna

 The meditators practicing this kind of counterfeit jhāna, when assaulted by unpleasant and difficult sensations, "enter stillness", and go into a frozen disembodied stupor.  

Do they learn anything about the cause, origin of suffering by escaping into "stillness"?

Perhaps they hope that when they emerge from their disembodied frozen stupor some time later, that their problems magically disappear?

The Buddha's (real) Jhāna

Even hurt, injured, under threat of imminent death, the true monk and war elephant fight the enemy (mental defilements) with everything they got.

Ajahn Brahm, Sujato, Vism. counterfeit jhāna

They don't even realize they're injured and confused.

Read AN 5.113, AN 5.139, MN 125 carefully.

Either the Buddha is really terrible at making analogies and similes (war elephant : monk),

or Ajahn Brahm and Vism. have a corrupt redefinition of jhāna samādhi.

The Buddha's (real) Jhāna Samādhi

Undistractible (samādhi), lucid, imperturbable, patiently endures (khama) whatever assaults the 5 senses, 

always remember and applies the appropriate Dharma for that moment (sati),

lucidly discerns (sampajāno) their origin, cessation, and the path to the end of all suffering.