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**Fertassa** · 04-15-2010, 03:12 AM

Continuing with the topic, we move to the third satipatthana.

Here, the SS is again teaching basic awareness of mind. It is teaching whatever the state of the mind, know it.

"And how does a monk remain focused on the mind in & of itself? There is the case where a monk, when the mind has passion, discerns that the mind has passion. When the mind is without passion, he discerns that the mind is without passion. When the mind has aversion, he discerns that the mind has aversion. When the mind is without aversion, he discerns that the mind is without aversion. When the mind has delusion, he discerns that the mind has delusion. When the mind is without delusion, he discerns that the mind is without delusion.

"When the mind is constricted, he discerns that the mind is constricted. When the mind is scattered, he discerns that the mind is scattered. When the mind is enlarged, he discerns that the mind is enlarged. When the mind is not enlarged, he discerns that the mind is not enlarged. When the mind is surpassed, he discerns that the mind is surpassed. When the mind is unsurpassed, he discerns that the mind is unsurpassed. When the mind is concentrated, he discerns that the mind is concentrated. When the mind is not concentrated, he discerns that the mind is not concentrated. When the mind is released, he discerns that the mind is released. When the mind is not released, he discerns that the mind is not released. Where as the AS describes a purification of mind, occuring after rapture & happiness cease.

Here, the residual defilements of mind are cleansed, then concentration (one-pointedness) is cleansed, until the mind remains liberated & open, ready for the work of full scale vipassana.

On the level of attainment concentration, this liberation of mind concurs with the fourth jhana, where one-pointedness has ceased and only equinimity & mindfulness remain.

(9) He trains himself: thoroughly experiencing the mind I shall breathe in. He trains himself: thoroughly experiencing the mind I shall breathe out.

(10) He trains himself: gladdening the mind I shall breathe in. He trains himself: gladdening the mind I shall breathe out.

(11) He trains himself: concentrating the mind I shall breathe in. He trains himself: concentrating the mind I shall breathe out.

(12) He trains himself: liberating the mind I shall breathe in.

04-15-2010, 03:12 AM	#24
Fertassa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 506 Senior Member	Continuing with the topic, we move to the third satipatthana. Here, the SS is again teaching basic awareness of mind. It is teaching whatever the state of the mind, know it. "And how does a monk remain focused on the mind in & of itself? There is the case where a monk, when the mind has passion, discerns that the mind has passion. When the mind is without passion, he discerns that the mind is without passion. When the mind has aversion, he discerns that the mind has aversion. When the mind is without aversion, he discerns that the mind is without aversion. When the mind has delusion, he discerns that the mind has delusion. When the mind is without delusion, he discerns that the mind is without delusion. "When the mind is constricted, he discerns that the mind is constricted. When the mind is scattered, he discerns that the mind is scattered. When the mind is enlarged, he discerns that the mind is enlarged. When the mind is not enlarged, he discerns that the mind is not enlarged. When the mind is surpassed, he discerns that the mind is surpassed. When the mind is unsurpassed, he discerns that the mind is unsurpassed. When the mind is concentrated, he discerns that the mind is concentrated. When the mind is not concentrated, he discerns that the mind is not concentrated. When the mind is released, he discerns that the mind is released. When the mind is not released, he discerns that the mind is not released. Where as the AS describes a purification of mind, occuring after rapture & happiness cease. Here, the residual defilements of mind are cleansed, then concentration (one-pointedness) is cleansed, until the mind remains liberated & open, ready for the work of full scale vipassana. On the level of attainment concentration, this liberation of mind concurs with the fourth jhana, where one-pointedness has ceased and only equinimity & mindfulness remain. (9) He trains himself: thoroughly experiencing the mind I shall breathe in. He trains himself: thoroughly experiencing the mind I shall breathe out. (10) He trains himself: gladdening the mind I shall breathe in. He trains himself: gladdening the mind I shall breathe out. (11) He trains himself: concentrating the mind I shall breathe in. He trains himself: concentrating the mind I shall breathe out. (12) He trains himself: liberating the mind I shall breathe in.
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