Sitemap # 4 – A snapshot of the contents of the Blog- Part 4 -
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Sitemap # 1 has synopses of Post # 1 to Post # 25. Sitemap # 2 has synopses of Post # 26 to Post # 47. Sitemap # 3 had synopses of the contents of this Blog from Post # 48 to Post # 68.
Post # 69– Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 1
This Post has a synopsis of the backdrop needed to engage in an insight meditation practice for translating the Intellectual Understanding of the True Nature of all Phenomena gained from learning the Dhamma, to an Inferential Knowledge. . For this purpose this Post and those that follow will have a collection of the relevant Dhamma points that have to be reflected upon, analyzed and consolidated as the applicable intellectual knowledge base. These are expected to provide you with the tools to consolidate that knowledge eventually as an Experiential Wisdom through a deeper meditative practice to develop this world transcending wisdom. We who were at the shallow end of the Dhamma Ocean are now trying to explore the deep end .
Post # 70 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 2
This Post contains a synopsis of the teaching on dependent co-arising as outlined in the Sutta Pittaca of the Pali Canon and the explanation on dependent co-arising teaching, based on what is given in the Abbidhamma commentaries/texts, for building up the backdrop needed to translate the applicable intellectual knowledge base to an Inferential Knowledge.Post # 71 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 3
This post contains a discussion on how the development of the factors in the Noble Eightfold Path complementing each other gives us an ability to comprehend fully the true nature of our present moment experiences culminating in developing Samma Sathi, and how we may control bhava forming sankaras to limit the future samsaric journey. It also has references to developing the skills to practice systematic reflection (yoniso manasikāra) through right mindfulness.
Post # 72 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 4
This post has references to understanding the true nature of the self or living being and the phenomena of the outside world. Also a brief discussion on the nature of finite phenomena and infinite phenomena. There is also a reference to Nibbana as the most important and relevant in infinite phenomena with an outline showing that attaining Nibbana by following the Path described by the Buddha, becomes our only option for salvation.
Post # 73 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 5
This post has references to understanding how dhamma describes the true nature of the living being as a five aggregates of clinging with an outline on how the five aggregates, are always in a state of flux or change (annitta), a state that is non self (annata) and a state that is unsatisfactory or Dukka, described as thrilakshana or the universal characteristics- as their true nature, and that this is the most fundamental of Buddha’s teaching and has to be fully understood and realized.
This Post discusses a simple guided insight meditation practice that can translate the Suthamaya Panna (intellectual understanding) established in the Post #s 69 to 73, to consolidate them as an inferential knowledge (Chinthamaya Panna). For this purpose some simple and self-contained steps as a guided meditation exercise based on an insight meditation practice is described.
This Post contains the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing Steps 6 and 7 where the contemplation leads to understanding right view under six aspects directed at Nibbana with reference to seeing Kamma and their retribution in relation to Nibbana, developing a concentrated mind for realizing Nibbana, seeing Nibbana through insight knowledge, deeper understanding about the four noble truths with Nibbana as the focus, deeper understanding about the steps in the path to Nibbana), deeper understanding about the fruition in the path to Nibbana) and that ignorance can be overcome by realizing the Four Noble Truths through right view.
This Post contains the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing Steps 8 to 14 where the contemplation leads to understanding right mindfulness’which helps to develop insight knowledge by understanding the true nature of experience as it unfolds from moment to moment in the present Having mindfulness of body, feelings, states of mind and dhammas how we develop the skills required to be aware, be mindful and have clear comprehension of the present moment life experiences samma sati, and how we condition our rebirth in Samsara and attaining Nibbana by following the Path as our only way for salvation.
This post contains the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing Steps 15 to 21 where the contemplation leads to our understanding of the form aggregate of this name-form aggregation and a re-linking consciousness that has left its previous abode at the end of that life, charged with its accumulations of all traits and tendencies, seeking an appropriate host to nest to begin a new life. This re-linking consciousness manifests as the initial state of the name aggregate of the new ‘being’ that thus came into existence and how the new being gets prompted , to re-enact the habits, and tendencies that were brought over from the previous lives, in this new life and how there comes to be for the purpose the respective components of the mind and matter of form, feelings, perceptions, volitions and consciousness as the new being.
Post # 78 –Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-
A guided meditation Practice - Part 5
This post has the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing the steps 22 to 25 where the contemplation leads to understanding that the present moment experience of the form aggregate arises through body parts of solids, liquids, gases and heat formed from the basic elements of nature which are merely currents of action and subsidiary currents of action manifesting as colour , smell , taste ,sound and touch as projective elements. When these are experienced by the form aggregate we become aware of them and recognition dawns in the sense faculties of eyes, nose, tongue, ears and body respectively in the form aggregate.
Post # 79 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-
A guided meditation Practice - Part 6
This Post has the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing the steps 26 to 31, where the contemplation leads to understanding the functions of sense faculty consciousness and the arising of feelings , awareness and thoughts culminating in the creation of the mind faculty consciousness leading to the creation of the re-linking consciousness and the arising of the five aggregates and also a ‘Sakkaya Ditti’, and the living being accordingly manifesting as the five aggregates of clinging (Pancha Upadana Skanda)
Post # 80 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-
A guided meditation Practice - Part 7
This Post has the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing steps 32 to 38 where the contemplation leads to the realization of the thrilakshana of the five aggregates of clinging, and the hitherto held wrong views - the Sakkaya Ditti - gradually fading and the realization that the living experience then happens only in the five aggregates, devoid of clinging which is the the life experience of Buddhas, Paccheka Buddhas and Arahants.
Post # 81 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-
A guided meditation Practice - Part 8
This is the last Post containing the descriptions of the Step by Step meditation practice containing the steps 39 to 42. The contemplation is on how noble beings gain progressively, the four path visions and the four fruition visions of the path to Nibbana and the elimination of the ten fetters that tie a ‘being’ down to the samsaric journey avoiding future re-becoming in the four unhappy realms and how the Arahant achieves kilasa pari-nibbana or so-padisesa nibbana datu, attaining Nibbana in this life itself as a living being and thereafter skanda pari-nibbana or anu-padisesa nibbana datu, the ultimate ending of the re-becoming process.
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