Hi Tilt,
tiltbillings wrote:Dmytro wrote:
Buddha called the jhanas "Dittha-dhamma-Nibbana", Nibbana seen in this very life,
Of course that invites the request to cite the text(s) that support what you have just claimed. It is not that I doubt your statement; I'd just like to see it in context.
With pleasure:
10. Diṭṭhadhammanibbānasuttaṃ - Extinction in this very life
005.10. ”Friend, it is said, `extinction in this very life” how far is it extinction in this very life as told by The Blessed One?”
“Here, friend, the bhikkhu secluding the mind from sensual desires ... re ... abides in the first higher state of the mind. Friend, mastering this is extinction in this very life, said The Blessed One.
Again, friend, the bhikkhu overcoming thoughts and discursive thoughts ... re ... abides in the second higher state of the mind ... third higher state of the mind, ... fourth higher state of the mind Friend, mastering this is extinction in this very life, said The Blessed One.
Again, friend, the bhikkhu overcoming all perceptions of matter and all perceptions of anger, not attending to various perceptions, with space is boundless abides in the sphere of space. Friend, mastering this is extinction in this very life, said The Blessed One ... re ...
Again, friend, the bhikkhu overcoming all the sphere of neither perceptions nor non-perceptions abides in the cessation of perceptions and feelings. Friend, mastering, this is extinction in this very life, said The Blessed One.”
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Surely there's also Tapussa Sutta, etc.:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta, Dmytro