AN 5.27 -
Samādhi Sutta
— Concentration —
[samādhi]

Five uplifting knowledges that occur to one who practices the boundless concentration.



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Pāḷi


English




Samādhiṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha appamāṇaṃ nipakā patissatā. Samādhiṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvayataṃ appamāṇaṃ nipakānaṃ patissatānaṃ pañca ñāṇāni paccattaññeva uppajjanti. katamāni pañca?

Wise & mindful, you should develop immeasurable concentration [i.e., concentration based on immeasurable good will, compassion, appreciation, or equanimity]. When, wise & mindful, one has developed immeasurable concentration, five realizations arise right within oneself. Which five?

‘Ayaṃ samādhi paccuppanna·sukho ceva āyatiñca sukhavipāko’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.

The realization arises right within oneself that 'This concentration is blissful in the present and will result in bliss in the future.'

‘Ayaṃ samādhi ariyo nirāmiso’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.

The realization arises right within oneself that 'This concentration is noble & not connected with the baits of the flesh.'

‘Ayaṃ samādhi akāpurisa·sevito’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.

The realization arises right within oneself that 'This concentration is not obtained by base people.'

‘Ayaṃ samādhi santo paṇīto paṭippassaddha·laddho ekodibhāv·ādhigato, na saṅkhāra·niggayhavārita·gato’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.

The realization arises right within oneself that 'This concentration is peaceful, exquisite, the acquiring of serenity, the attainment of unity, not kept in place by the fabrications of forceful restraint.'

‘Sato kho panāhaṃ imaṃ samāpajjāmi sato vuṭṭhahāmī’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.

The realization arises right within oneself that 'I enter into this concentration mindfully, and mindfully I emerge from it.'

Samādhiṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha appamāṇaṃ nipakā patissatā. Samādhiṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvayataṃ appamāṇaṃ nipakānaṃ patissatānaṃ imāni pañca ñāṇāni paccattaññeva uppajjantī ti.

Wise & mindful, you should develop immeasurable concentration. When, wise & mindful, one has developed immeasurable concentration, these five realizations arise right within oneself.



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Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Access to Insight, 1 July 2010.

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