Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Applied and Sustained | Scott #9, Laurent, Dean | 8.11.22
Scott, Dean, Laurent, and Dhammarato talk about the skills of entering first jhāna and re-entering it fromsecond jhāna. #jhana #mindfulnessofbreathing #samadhi
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://sutacentral.net/mn19
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00:00 Peaks and plateaus; seeking highs; consistent wholesome thoughts
06:37 Subtle unwholesome thoughts; using the breathing
09:56 Three skills associated with first jhāna; sati; repetition of entry into first jhāna; applied thought
14:00 Sustained thought
15:06 The skill of coming out of first jhāna; going into jhāna
16:31 The Middle Path; ordinary unwholesome thoughts are one extreme; higher jhāna are another extreme
21:12 Unwholesome thoughts; the cowherd (MN 19); experiencing how good we feel; breathing & chanting; mantras
37:02 Song lyrics as a corral; advaita; training to make the mind wholesome
45:13 Working with the early parts of dependent origination; perception; creating a wholesome past
48:35 Just using the present moment; the higher jhāna shows how the mind works; just look
52:03 Coming out of first jhāna as an opportunity for skill development
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