01 Meditation Panel Preface.indd - United Nations Day of Vesak 2013

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3.2.1 As for meditation, it is generally focused on the result which is the peace of mind known as
jhna. From the development of samdhi that scales the level of peace with the span of time, short
and long. The development of which are called 1 st – 4 th jhna, shown as follows:
khaikasamdhi: momentary concentration
upacrasamdhi: access concentration
appansamdhi: fixed concentration
First jhna
Second jhna
Third jhna
Fourth jhna
It can be called the process of calming the mind as well as gradually energizing it. The peak
is called the 4 th jhna, known as Fixed Concentration (appansamdhi). However, there is no clear
denition as to when the delement (kilesa) is abandoned. Therefore, it is called the samdhi for
calmness “ceto-samatha” (ceto = mind; samatha = calm). This is the meditation practiced before
the time of the Lord Buddha. It has the mind-body relationship that is conventional according
the Law of Dhammaniyma. Historically, it has exited with the human race at all time, regardless
of race, religion and civilization.
The exceedingly important message is that meditation for calming the mind that results in
jhna is different to the Right Concentration (sammsamdhi) of the Lord Buddha who cultivated
jhna for sammsamdhi which has the clarity of the Superwisdom (adhipaññ) that the jhna is
to be cultivated to eradicate kilesa of intermediate level which are the ve impediments (nivaranas)
in the body-base level that is progressing from renunciation (nekkhamma) of the Realm of Sensual
Pleasure (kmabhava), and dissolve updna in the mind-base level of that is progressing from
renunciation (nekkhamma) of the Realm of Form (rupabhava).
3.2.2 Cultivation of the Right Concentration (sammsamdhi) to reach the Supra-mundane, resulting
Samma-adhi-citta-bhavana has to be done in the system of the Trai-sikkh of the Adhi-level that
includes the practice of the 15 Caraas and 8 Vijjs. The heart of the practice is the following of
the 6 sets of the 15 Caraas and 8 Vijjs completely as each set contains the tool for abandoning
the delement (kilesa). Each type of the 5 pahanas is specically for the eradication of kilesa, tah,
updna, anusaya, and sava so that the mind will be progressively clear. (See the Table below)
The progress of the Cessation of the unwholesome is indeed the success of the task that
should be achieved in entering the Four Noble Truths. This veries that the practice of the Right
Concentration (sammsamdhi) is Supramundane in the same accord with the framework of
the task of the Four Noble Truths.
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