"There is a manifestation of" does not mean "4th aggregate". There is no consciousness in the 4th aggregate. It is not simple. It is convoluted and confused.auto wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:26 pmmn 28 "there is the manifestation of the corresponding type of consciousness". The type of consciousness means the type of 4th aggregate(rupa, feeling, perception, sankhara or consciousness). it is simple as your explanation.Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:16 pmNo because it says the same for the other 4 aggregates. When experiencing something through the senses the rūpa that is experienced (visual, mental etc) is the rūpa-aggregate and the consciousness that has come to be (based on said experience) is under the consciousness-aggregate. The 4th aggregate is merely intentions, nothing else. You are over complicating and confusing things.
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“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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except if this two liner is elaborated it is fitted into a condensed form of 200 pages of book. Well good luck thinking you can bias it into there is no senses in jhana.Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:24 pm
Thanks for the link. I must disagree with Ven. Sujato here. The sphere of "infinite consciousness" along with the other formless attainments are tied with the annihilationists in the suttas/agamas, whilst Yajñavālkya was anything but. The Jhānā seem to be the meditative choice for eternalists, and we see shadows of them in the Upanishads:
यदा पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते ज्ञानानि मनसा सह ।
बुद्धिश्च न विचेष्टते तामाहुः परमां गतिम् ॥ १० ॥
yadā pañcāvatiṣṭhante jñānāni manasā saha |
buddhiśca na viceṣṭate tāmāhuḥ paramāṃ gatim ||
When the five organs of perception become still, together with the mind,
and the intellect ceases to be active: that is called the highest state.
Kaṭhopaniṣad
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I don't need the Kaṭhopaniṣad to prove that the Jhānā are states shut off from the 5 senses. The suttas alone would do. There is sense in the Jhānā, it's just 1 not 6.
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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there is consciousness in 4th aggregate. Its simple, if the object marks you to become aware, like when to reflect on the sentence read about becoming aware.
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No, the 4th aggregate is merely intentions whilst the 5th aggregate is consciousness. The suttas/agamas are even more clear on this point.
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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It took me only one sitting to realize i won't reach this surface level starting out person not notice any relevant pointers search engine derived information about what jhana will look like when experiencing it.
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4th aggregate is about all aggregates what are produced in an aforementioned way.Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:37 pmNo, the 4th aggregate is merely intentions whilst the 5th aggregate is consciousness. The suttas/agamas are even more clear on this point.
*in a sense they are intentions. As of commanding.
GL, i got to do something unproductive too today instead of talking about dhamma.
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No it isn't. The 4th aggregate is defined at "intentions".
I too must do other things. Good chat.GL, i got to do something unproductive too today instead of talking about dhamma.
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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I have never seen a book that clearly outlined the complete mechanisms that the five aggregates work. To see that you need to meditate till your mind is slow and focus, then u can see them in action.
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The poor amateur (wanabee professional), takes on an ethereal attitude to prove his great knowledge.
I see no "shadow" in the pañcāvatiṣṭhā, no relation with the higher "jhanas".
Pañc-iva-tiṣṭhante [In the same manner that the five "arise and continue to exist" (sthā)], is pure "the continuous self is in me".
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This is pure pretending nonsense, to say the least.
The poor amateur should avoid to give his own interpretation on the Veda he hasn't read.
Instead, he should (read the purely pre-Buddhist Veda, if possible), and DEFINITELY stick to the mere historical etymology of those pre-Buddhist texts.
Namely the samhita, brahmana, aranyaka and upanishad, pre-Buddhist texts.
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The wanabee professional is often sad, when one does not have his deep knowledge - and also take this etheral attitude, when confronted with it.
- Have you read this article (blog)? , ask someone to the wanabee professional.
- "Sadly" yes!, says the latter.
Please, don't "ensaden" the poor amateur — let him believe in his pretentious ethereally wrapped up nonsense.
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"Shadow" is an important term here, because it means to show some deepness of knowledge - (or just some contemptible pretention)."The Jhānā seem to be the meditative choice for eternalists, and we see shadows of them in the Upanishads - (namely, the Katha).
I see no "shadow" in the pañcāvatiṣṭhā, no relation with the higher "jhanas".
Pañc-iva-tiṣṭhante [In the same manner that the five "arise and continue to exist" (sthā)], is pure "the continuous self is in me".
?!?!?
This is pure pretending nonsense, to say the least.
The poor amateur should avoid to give his own interpretation on the Veda he hasn't read.
Instead, he should (read the purely pre-Buddhist Veda, if possible), and DEFINITELY stick to the mere historical etymology of those pre-Buddhist texts.
Namely the samhita, brahmana, aranyaka and upanishad, pre-Buddhist texts.
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The wanabee professional is often sad, when one does not have his deep knowledge - and also take this etheral attitude, when confronted with it.
- Have you read this article (blog)? , ask someone to the wanabee professional.
- "Sadly" yes!, says the latter.
Please, don't "ensaden" the poor amateur — let him believe in his pretentious ethereally wrapped up nonsense.
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In this world, there are many people acting and yearning for the Mara's world; some for the Brahma's world; and very few for the Unborn.