notes on the Dhamma

 Buddhaghosa (author of Visuddhimagga), and Ajahn Brahm in this video clip explain how their definition and understanding of "jhāna", is in complete agreement with the Buddha's definition of jhāna in the suttas. Download: weekend at buddhaghosas (0:08)

  science video describing the first of STED 9siv (nava-sivathika) July 24, 2021 Pāḷi + English sutta text here : 9siv⚰️ : Kāy'-ānu-passanā-nava-sivathika-pabba body contemplation of 9 charnel ground section Nine stages of corpse decomposition (MN 10 version) (1) first 3 days, bloated, black, fester (2) devoured by many kinds of animals (3) skeleton, flesh, blood, sinews (4) skeleton no flesh, blood, sinews (5) skeleton, sinews (6) bones scattered all directions (7) white bones (8) pile of bones (9) powdered rotten bones

  broken telephone: why Buddhists should study EBT, memorize and recite passages daily

  note: free tier ai image generation won't correctly spell "version".  MN 137 has many excellent explanations of how upekkha works in an embodied 4 jhānas with 5 senses all active, which I detail here: MN 137 upekkha in 4 jhānas does vipassana with 5 senses active So why is Sujato's translation notes completely silent on the subject?  MN 137: Saḷāyatanavibhaṅgasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato The only thing he says relevant to that, he's trying to dismiss upavicariti as a rare unusual term: Also at MN 140:10.1 , SN 36.22:2.15 , and AN 3.61:12.1 . Outside of this context, upavicāra is only found in AN 6.52 , where women are “preoccupied” with adornments and thieves are “preoccupied” with a hiding place. (back to frankk) But he fails to explain why he contradicts Tv Commentary, which clearly identify that term upavicāra with the vitakka and vicāra of first jhāna. https://lucid24.org/mn/atthakatha/index.html#137 Tv Commentary also confirms that even though the word 'jhāna...

  Upekkha means Equanimous-observation , not equanimity! MN 137 is one the the clearest suttas in describing what upekkha does in the four jhānas and samādhi in general. Did it ever boggle your mind how "equanimity" (how almost everyone translates upekkha)  is the 7th of 7 awakening factors, but how can a passive attitude of equanimity lead to actual full enlightenment? It can't. People just haven't been translating upekkha properly. It would be like everyone calling a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich just "Jelly sandwich". You can't equate the two. Equanimity is sweet, but Peanut-butter, the valuable proteins and fatty acids you need to do vipassana, are where the bulk of the value lies. Upekkha = equanimous-observation that leads to nirvana. Equanimity only leads to rebirth as a peaceful and virtuous Brahma realm god. Upekkha does vipassana.  upekkha = upa + ikkhati  = looking upon [with right view in 4NT context] Upekkha = right view / wisdom faculty ...