Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Friends: What is Feeding the Equanimity Link to Awakening! The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, just as this body, is sustained by feeding, exists in dependence on feedingand cannot survive without food, even & exactly so are the Seven Links to Awakeningalso sustained by feeding, they can also only exist in dependence on feeding and theycannot remain without feeding... And what, bhikkhus, is the feeding of the emergenceof any yet unarisen Equanimity Link to Awakening and also feeding of the completion by condensation of any arisen Equanimity Link to Awakening? There are states that are the basis and source for the Equanimity Link to Awakening!! Frequently directingcareful and rational attention to them, is feeding the emergence of unarisen Equanimity Link to Awakening & also feeding of the gradual fulfilment of any arisen Equanimity Link to Awakening... And what, Bhikkhus, is the starving that obstructs all emergence of a yet unarisen Equanimity Link to Awakening & which also hinders any already arisen Equanimity Link from reaching complete fulfilment by meditative development? There are states that are the basis and source for the Equanimity Link to Awakening!!Not giving frequent, careful and rational attention to them; not considering them much and often; is the starving that prevents an unarisen Equanimity Link to Awakening fromarising and also blocks any already arisen Equanimity Link to Awakening from reaching any complete fulfilment through mental training in the form of frequent meditation... Comments from the classical commentaries: Imperturbable onlooking ballance is characteristic of the Equanimity Link to Awakening. (Upekkhā-Sambojjhanga). Moderation, seeking the neutral middle, & composed control isthe purpose of the quality of Equanimity (Upekkhā). Imperturbability is the manifestation of the Equanimity Link to Awakening. This stable yet plastic patience purifies all the otheradvantageous mental states, which thus reach their maximum, when joined with Equanimity... Further conditions helpful for the emergence of the Equanimity Link to Awakening are: 1: Impartiality regarding all living & sentient beings...2: Indifference regarding all inanimate constructions...3: Avoiding biased people who prefer favouritism & one-sided partiality...4: Friendship with well ballanced people unmoved by both pleasure & pain...5: Commitment to ballance the mind into even & imperturbable Equanimity! There is Equanimity towards living beings and there is Equanimity regarding material things!There is Equanimity towards internal states & there is Equanimity regarding external states!There is Equanimity towards all past, present, and future times, events, and phenomena!There is Equanimity towards all mentality and there is Equanimity regarding all materiality! Sources (edited extracts): The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya.Book [V: 65-6+102-8] 46: Links. 2+51: Group & Nutriments.... 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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