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**HRS1H7gO** · 02-26-2012, 03:01 PM

the one teacher i have heard that seems to deny the reality of access concentration (based on the suttas) is Ajahn Brahm (7:15 in the video)

at 7:30, AB certainly seems to dismiss neighbourhood concentration has having any basis in the suttas but i have speculated that the differences between the Anapanasati Sutta teaching and the jhana teachings may point to the Anapanasati Sutta being a teaching on the level of neighbourhood concentration

just now, the idea arose: "in the Anapanasati Sutta, it is described that each step is practised with awareness of breathing in & breathing out yet AB strongly insists that awareness of breathing ends in jhana" (which i do not disagree with, at least for the initial jhanas)

thus, AB's insistence may not be supported by the Anapanasati Sutta

regards

02-26-2012, 03:01 PM	#16
HRS1H7gO Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	the one teacher i have heard that seems to deny the reality of access concentration (based on the suttas) is Ajahn Brahm (7:15 in the video) at 7:30, AB certainly seems to dismiss neighbourhood concentration has having any basis in the suttas but i have speculated that the differences between the Anapanasati Sutta teaching and the jhana teachings may point to the Anapanasati Sutta being a teaching on the level of neighbourhood concentration just now, the idea arose: "in the Anapanasati Sutta, it is described that each step is practised with awareness of breathing in & breathing out yet AB strongly insists that awareness of breathing ends in jhana" (which i do not disagree with, at least for the initial jhanas) thus, AB's insistence may not be supported by the Anapanasati Sutta regards
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