Ajahn Sona Jhana (3) - Happiness which leads to Happiness
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Jul 12, 2020 Discover the Buddha's profound journey toward happiness and enlightenment, emphasizing the crucial roles of samadhi and mindfulness. Uncover how colonization influenced Sri Lanka's spiritual practices and the revival of monastic orders. Dive into the transformative power of newfound insights and the emotional uplift they bring. It’s a discussion filled with inspiration and the potential for deep personal transformation through meditation.
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Jhana Leads To Enlightenment
- The Buddha experienced samadhi (jhana) leading directly to enlightenment without prior knowledge of it.
- This joy that leads to happiness is blameless and not to be feared.
Stages of Enlightenment Explained
- Enlightenment stages are irreversible and vary in emotional distress.
- Higher stages have no emotional distress; even the first stage has minimal suffering compared to samsara.
Mindfulness Connects Jhana and Enlightenment
- The seven factors of enlightenment closely overlap with jhana factors, especially mindfulness and right samadhi.
- Equanimity characterizes the fourth jhana and the seventh enlightenment factor, showing they describe the same mind states.