Five uplifting knowledges that occur to one who practices the boundless concentration. |
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Samādhiṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvetha appamāṇaṃ nipakā patissatā. Samādhiṃ, bhikkhave, bhāvayataṃ appamāṇaṃ nipakānaṃ patissatānaṃ pañca ñāṇāni paccattaññeva uppajjanti. katamāni pañca?
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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?
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‘Ayaṃ samādhi paccuppanna·sukho ceva āyatiñca sukhavipāko’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.
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The realization arises right within oneself that 'This concentration is blissful in the present and will result in bliss in the future.'
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‘Ayaṃ samādhi ariyo nirāmiso’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.
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The realization arises right within oneself that 'This concentration is noble & not connected with the baits of the flesh.'
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‘Ayaṃ samādhi akāpurisa·sevito’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.
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The realization arises right within oneself that 'This concentration is not obtained by base people.'
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‘Ayaṃ samādhi santo paṇīto paṭippassaddha·laddho ekodibhāv·ādhigato, na saṅkhāra·niggayhavārita·gato’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.
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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.'
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‘Sato kho panāhaṃ imaṃ samāpajjāmi sato vuṭṭhahāmī’ti paccattaññeva ñāṇaṃ uppajjati.
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The realization arises right within oneself that 'I enter into this concentration mindfully, and mindfully I emerge from it.'
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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. |
Access to Insight, 1 July 2010. ———oOo——— Published as a gift of Dhamma, to be distributed free of charge.
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