notes on the Dhamma

  KN Snp 5.14 Udaya-māṇava-pucchā: The Questions of Udaya (2022  SP-FLUENT  translation by  frankk‍ ) “Jhāyiṁ virajam-āsīnaṁ, To the one sitting in jhāna— without dust, (iccāyasmā udayo) (said Venerable Udaya,) Kata-kiccaṁ an-āsavaṁ; Done the task, [an arahant with] no more asinine-inclinations. Pāraguṁ sabba-dhammānaṁ, Gone beyond all dharmas— Atthi pañhena āgamaṁ; I’ve come here with a question. Aññā-vimokkhaṁ pabrūhi, Please speak about the emancipation of final knowledge, Avijjāya pa-bhedanaṁ”. ignorance breaking up. (Buddha says:) “Pahānaṁ kāma-c-chandānaṁ, the abandoning of both sensual-desires (udayāti bhagavā) (replied the Buddha) , Domanassāna cūbhayaṁ; and distressed mental states, Thinassa ca panūdanaṁ, Dispelling of Sloth, Kukkuccānaṁ nivāraṇaṁ. regrets being warded off. [These are referencing the five hindrances] Upekkhā­-sati­-s­aṁ-sud­dha­­ṁ, [fourth jhāna is] equanimous observation, Remembering-and-applying- ☸Dharma  purified, dhamma-ta­k­ka-pu­r...

guarding the sense doors, is part of right effort. And right effort is active in all four jhānas (see MN 78 ) Here in this sutta, the Buddha contrasts between the sukha that is physical (kāya) and mental (cetasa). So there's plenty of precedent where the Buddha is very explicit in differentiating physical and mental sukha. In the 3rd jhāna formula, when he explicitly says the sukha is physical, it's using the same kind of terminology he does here. So for modern day  Bhikkhus such as Ajahn Brahm, Sujato, Brahmāli, etc., to claim that 3rd jhāna kāya (physical body) is actually a mental or metaphorical "body",  you can't help but wonder what kind of gullible followers buy that line of reasoning. And what will it take for people to wake up? 29 - KN Iti 29 Sukha-vihāra: Living in Happiness 29 Sukha-vihāra sutta Living in Happiness Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ: This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: th...

 

  ‪ReadingFaithfully.org ☸️🌱‬  ‪@readingfaithfully.bsky.social‬ ·  9h Iti 107 Bahukārasutta: Very Helpful | Daily Sutta Reading Householders and homeless alike, Each a support for the other… daily.readingfaithfully.org 1 ‪frankk‬  ‪@lucid24frank.bsky.social‬ ·  2m Saddahānā arahataṁ, place justifiable-trust in the perfected ones, ariyapaññāya jhāyino. Jhāna meditators of noble wisdom. - The sutta literally says "jhāna-meditator" here, not "meditative". The context obviously is full enlightenment, not any "meditative" activity will get there, 4 jhānas req'd 1 ‪frankk‬  ‪@lucid24frank.bsky.social‬ ·  36s And why is there even controversy whether jhāna is needed for stream entry and beyond? People can start by translating and interpreting suttas correctly. That helps. My translation (based on Sujato, I fix his jhāna error) 107 - KN Iti 107 Bahu-kāra: Very Helpful 107 Bahukārasutta Very Helpful Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vutt...