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KN Pe 7.1 - 7.4 gloss of four jhāna formula: kāya is physical body in Pe, Abhidhamma Vb, Vimutti-magga

 Peį¹­ako-padesa-pāįø·i : Pitaka disclosure     Pe 7.1 - (first jhāna j1šŸŒ˜ )         Pe 7.1.1 - (rich section on V&V, vitakka & vicara)         Pe 7.1.2 - (V&V example: vitakka sees person, vicara scrutinizes their sila)         Pe 7.1.3 - (appana is not a frozen trance)         Pe 7.1.4 - (V&V winged bird simile)         Pe 7.1.5 - (V&V relationship to right/wrong resolves)         Pe 7.1.6 - (V&V example: oral tradition of reciting vocally first requires V&V to contain thinking and evaluation)         Pe 7.1.7 - (vicara needs to finish the job vitakka started)         Pe 7.1.8 - (example: vitakka’s comprehension more superficial, vicara explores/dives deep into meaning)         Pe 7.1.9 - (example (related to right effort), vitakka sets task, vicara finishes)         Pe 7.1.10 - (first jhāna: what parts mental, physical)     Pe 7.2 - (second jhāna j2šŸŒ— )     Pe 7.3 - (third jhāna j3šŸŒ– )     Pe 7.4 - (fourth jhāna j4šŸŒ• ) 7.1 - (fi...
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AN 5.191 Buddha using wrong + harsh speech, or just expects people to have a proper sense of humor?

(99% + B. Sujato translation) AN 5.191 Soį¹‡a: Dogs “PaƱcime, bhikkhave, porāį¹‡Ä brāhmaį¹‡adhammā etarahi sunakhesu sandissanti, no brāhmaį¹‡esu. “monks, these five traditions of the brahmins are seen these days among dogs, but not among brahmins. Katame paƱca? What five? 5.191.1 - (past brahmins had sex only with brahmin) Pubbe sudaį¹ƒ, bhikkhave, brāhmaį¹‡Ä brāhmaį¹‡iį¹ƒyeva gacchanti, no abrāhmaį¹‡iį¹ƒ. In the past brahmins had sex only with brahmin women, not with others. Etarahi, bhikkhave, brāhmaį¹‡Ä brāhmaį¹‡impi gacchanti, abrāhmaį¹‡impi gacchanti. These days brahmins have sex with both brahmin women and others. Etarahi, bhikkhave, sunakhā sunakhiį¹ƒyeva gacchanti, no asunakhiį¹ƒ. But these days dogs have sex only with female dogs, not with other species. Ayaį¹ƒ, bhikkhave, paį¹­hamo porāį¹‡o brāhmaį¹‡adhammo etarahi sunakhesu sandissati, no brāhmaį¹‡esu. This is the first tradition of the brahmins seen these days among dogs, but not among brahmins. 5.191.2 - (past brahmins had sex just during fertile period of mont...
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illustrated: sound is a thorn in 4 jhānas

     That blue pushpin is the thorn.  The bubble represents the physical body of the meditator in any of the Buddha's EBT 4 jhānas. The pin (thorn) may just annoy and cause pain but leave the body intact, causing the jhāna to be impure with micro moments of distraction. Or the pin (sound thorn) may be strong enough to pop the bubble - meditator is agitated with annoyance is no longer in 4 jhānas.    This is VRJ and BRJ, Vism. and Ajahn Brahm redefinition of "jhāna" as a disembodied mental paralysis. Since the mind is disconnected from the 5 senses and hearing,  the pushpin (sound as a thorn) can not enter the awareness of the meditator inside the VRJ "jhāna". The meditator in this state can not feel leg pain, mosquito bites either. 
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šŸ”—šŸ“notes on jhāna "lite"

  SN 8.7 of 500 arahants, 60 freed both ways “There is nothing, Sāriputta, that these five hundred monks have done by way of body or speech that I would criticize. ImesaƱhi, sāriputta, paƱcannaį¹ bhikkhusatānaį¹ saį¹­į¹­hi bhikkhÅ« tevijjā, saį¹­į¹­hi bhikkhÅ« chaįø·abhiƱƱā, saį¹­į¹­hi bhikkhÅ« ubhatobhāgavimuttā, atha itare paƱƱāvimuttā”ti.   For of these five hundred monks, sixty have the three knowledges, sixty have the six direct knowledges, sixty are freed both ways, (has both 4 jhānas which have 5 senses active, and formless attainments) and the rest are freed by wisdom.” (320 of 500 arahants only have 4 jhānas, no psychic powers) external notes 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"
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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

    MN  137  – MN 137 Saįø·-āyatana-vibhaį¹…ga: six sense fields analysis      MN  137.1  – (six sense fields + dependently arisen effects)          MN  137.1.1  – (6 internal bases)          MN  137.1.2  – (6 external bases)          MN  137.1.3  – (6 classes of consciousness)          MN  137.1.4  – (6 classes of contact)      MN  137.2  – (18 mental vicāra/explorations = 6 x [so-manassa + do-manassa + upekkha])      MN  137.3  – (36 positions of sentient beings = 18 x [householder + renunciate])          MN  137.3.1  – (6 kinds of householder mental-joy)          MN  137.3.2  – (6 kinds of renunciate mental-joy = pÄ«ti of 7sb and 4 jhānas)          MN  137.3.3  – (6 kinds of householder mental-distress: This is what 4th jhāna formula references)          MN  137.3.4  – (6 kinds of renunciate mental-distress...
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upekkha also means indifference, boredom in some contexts. How does boredom lead to awakening?

  šŸ›†šŸ‘ Upekkha = equanimous-observation 1. as awakening factor  7šŸ›†šŸ‘  : doing vipassana to awaken ( SN  46.3 ), is exactly the same as (#2) upekkha in 4 jhānas. 2. in four jhānas ( 4jšŸŒ•  ) doing vipassana ( AN  3.102 ). 3. in  5šŸ‘‘abi️  as in  MN  152 , one can infer, is also the same as the above, since for one to be an awakened noble, one would need a minimum of first jhāna, obtained via  7sb☀️  . 4. in brahma-vihāra  4bv☮️  , for an ariya, would share attributes with all of the above. As part of 4bv, one would energetically pervade in all directions (of desired radius). upekkha that could be sensed by other beings as a palpable peaceful radiation, similar to how seeing someone smile can make you smile. 5. upekkha of 5 indriya/vedana ( SN  48.37 ) corresponds to 3rd and 4th jhāna. The 4 jhānas are the progressive pacification (passaddhi-sambojjhanga) of these 5 indriya/vedana ( SN  36.11 ). 6. Upekkha of u...
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