Dhyaana is the 'sammaa samaadhi' of the Noble Eghtfold Path. 'Sammaa sati' is the one before that. Sammaa sati-awareness of the present moment preceds Dhyaana
 D. G. D. C. Wijeratna




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From: K. Pandittesekera <kpandit91@...>
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:44:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Pali] Buddha and the present moment.


Dhamma is said to be "akalika" not wth time.....

Buddha's teaching is all about the present moment -and BEYOND. in Jhana the present
moment intensifies and there is no past or future. to review the past
mind moment, one has to come out of jhana and review the past
thought moment...... in 4th Jhana it is purified then there is no discursive
thinking (vitakka, viccara) of past/future.

so jhana meditation is nothing but entering the MOMENT.

regards to the group,

Kesara.

----- Original Message -----
From: Nina van Gorkom
To: Pali@... com
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Pali] Buddha and the present moment.

Dear DC,
Op 23-mrt-2009, om 7:15 heeft DC Wijeratna het volgende geschreven:

> Whole of the Satipa.t.thaana sutta is about living in the present.
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N: I just appreciate your posts. Take also all the suttas about
seeing, hearing , attachment arising on account of what is seen,
these refer to developing understanding of seeing now, hearing now,
attachment now. How otherwise could these dhammas be known?
Nina.
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