Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
My understanding is Buddha allowed monks to enjoy the pleasure of Jhana.
Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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Re: Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
This may be related:
sn22.122
- “But Reverend Sāriputta, what things should a perfected one properly attend to?”
“Reverend Koṭṭhita, a perfected one should properly attend to the five grasping aggregates as impermanent, as suffering, as diseased, as an abscess, as a dart, as misery, as an affliction, as alien, as falling apart, as empty, as not-self. A perfected one has nothing more to do, and nothing that needs improvement. Still, these things, when developed and cultivated, lead to blissful meditation in the present life, and also to mindfulness and situational awareness.”
𝓑𝓾𝓭𝓭𝓱𝓪 𝓗𝓪𝓭 𝓤𝓷𝓮𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓓𝓮𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽
𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓽ā 𝓜𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓘𝓼
- Iᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ Sᴏᴜʟ ɪs Oᴜᴛᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ Uᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ Fᴏᴏʟɪsʜ Vɪᴇᴡ
V. Nanananda
𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓽ā 𝓜𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓘𝓼
- Nᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴀ Sᴇʟғ, Sᴏᴜʟ, Eɢᴏ, Sᴘɪʀɪᴛ, ᴏʀ Āᴛᴍᴀɴ
V. Buddhādasa
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Re: Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
they dont do jhana out of compulsion but they do because they can
I may be slow learner but im at least learning...
Re: Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
Yes, they are free from "ruparaga" and "aruparaga".
Arahants don't let this pleasant feeling invade the mind:My understanding is Buddha allowed monks to enjoy the pleasure of Jhana.
https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn ... .than.htmlI entered & remained in the first jhana: rapture & pleasure born from seclusion, accompanied by directed thought & evaluation. But the pleasant feeling that arose in this way did not invade my mind or remain.
Re: Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
Assaji wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:05 pmYes, they are free from "ruparaga" and "aruparaga".
Arahants don't let this pleasant feeling invade the mind:My understanding is Buddha allowed monks to enjoy the pleasure of Jhana.
https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn ... .than.htmlI entered & remained in the first jhana: rapture & pleasure born from seclusion, accompanied by directed thought & evaluation. But the pleasant feeling that arose in this way did not invade my mind or remain.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
Re: Are Arahants free from attachment to the pleasure of jhana?
Hi:
Yes, arahants enjoy jhana but they dont have craving/attachment for that pleasure.
Regards
Yes, arahants enjoy jhana but they dont have craving/attachment for that pleasure.
Regards