darrellkitchen
10-25-2004, 09:39 PM
Friends:
Supreme Ability at first Stance:
Now, Ananda, what is the Supreme Noble Refinement of the Sense Abilities ?
When one Sees a Form with the Eye;
When one Hears a Sound with the Ear;
When one Smells an Odour with the Nose;
When one Tastes a Flavour with the Tongue;
When one Touches a Tangible with the Body;
When one Thinks an Idea with the Mind;
there emerge in one, what is agreeable, what is disagreeable, and what is both agreeable & disagreeable... This one Understands thus:
This agreeable, disagreeable, & both agreeable & disagreeable is a constructed, conditioned, transient, gross, dependently arisen, & disgusting noise...
While that indeed is Peaceful, that is Sublime, that is Stilled & Stable Equanimity...
Just as quickly as a man can shut his eyes, or stretch out his arm, even just as quickly, rapidly, & easily can such silenced & salient Equanimity be established !!!
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Such Nobly trained Friend, Ananda, can freely choose between:
May I experience whatever is repulsive, as only pleasant...
May I experience whatever is attractive, as only repulsive...
May I experience only Equanimity in both the attractive & the repulsive...
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There are here these roots of trees, these empty huts. Meditate, Ananda, do not delay or else you will indeed regret it later! This is your instruction to you...
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Therefore: Initiating & maintaining local meditation societies is of great merit !!!
Source:
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/086171072X/qid=1098435374/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl14/104-7413062-0287964?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)
Majjhima Nikaya 152 [iii 300]
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.phtml?prod_id=25072X (http://www.wisdompubs.org/products/086171072X.cfm)
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/majjhima/index.html
Friendship is the Greatest !
Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka.
Supreme Ability at first Stance:
Now, Ananda, what is the Supreme Noble Refinement of the Sense Abilities ?
When one Sees a Form with the Eye;
When one Hears a Sound with the Ear;
When one Smells an Odour with the Nose;
When one Tastes a Flavour with the Tongue;
When one Touches a Tangible with the Body;
When one Thinks an Idea with the Mind;
there emerge in one, what is agreeable, what is disagreeable, and what is both agreeable & disagreeable... This one Understands thus:
This agreeable, disagreeable, & both agreeable & disagreeable is a constructed, conditioned, transient, gross, dependently arisen, & disgusting noise...
While that indeed is Peaceful, that is Sublime, that is Stilled & Stable Equanimity...
Just as quickly as a man can shut his eyes, or stretch out his arm, even just as quickly, rapidly, & easily can such silenced & salient Equanimity be established !!!
-----
Such Nobly trained Friend, Ananda, can freely choose between:
May I experience whatever is repulsive, as only pleasant...
May I experience whatever is attractive, as only repulsive...
May I experience only Equanimity in both the attractive & the repulsive...
-----
There are here these roots of trees, these empty huts. Meditate, Ananda, do not delay or else you will indeed regret it later! This is your instruction to you...
-----
Therefore: Initiating & maintaining local meditation societies is of great merit !!!
Source:
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/086171072X/qid=1098435374/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl14/104-7413062-0287964?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)
Majjhima Nikaya 152 [iii 300]
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.phtml?prod_id=25072X (http://www.wisdompubs.org/products/086171072X.cfm)
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/majjhima/index.html
Friendship is the Greatest !
Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka.