Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Friends: There are these five Higher Mental Chains (Samyojana): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these five Higher Mental Chains. What five? 1: The Mental Chain of Craving for Fine-material Existence (rupa-raga)… 2: The Mental Chain of Craving for Formless immaterial Existence (arupa-raga)… 3: The Mental Chain of the Conceit: “I AM” (mana)… 4: The Mental Chain of Restlessness (uddhacca)… 5: The Mental Chain of Ignorance (avijja)… These are the 5 Higher Mental Chains! The Noble 8-fold Way should be developed for the direct experience of these five Higher Mental Chains, for the full understanding and elimination of them, and for their final overcoming, abandoning and leaving all behind…This Noble 8-fold Way is developed for the breaking asunder these five Higher Mental Chains!!! Explanation: The Mental Chain of Craving for Fine-material Existence is attraction to the bliss of first 4 mental absorptions… The Mental Chain of Craving for Formless Existence is attraction to the equanimity of 4 formless absorptions… The Mental Chain of the Conceit: “I AM” is the narcissism, that there IS an ‘Ego’, that remains being the same… The Mental Chain of Restlessness is the obsessed addiction to all making, intending, planning, doing, constructing… The Mental Chain of Ignorance is the not seeing, not understanding and not knowing directly the 4 Noble Truths… These Higher Mental Chains bind beings to existence in the worlds of fine subtle matter & in the formless worlds... For some details on the 31 levels of existence see: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html Source (edited extract): The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya. Book [V:61] section 45: The Way. 180: The 5 Higher Mental Chains... -- PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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