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  • Linked Discourses 51.13Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.13
  • 2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse2. Pāsādakampanavagga

Immersion Due to EnthusiasmChandasamādhisutta

“Mendicants, if a mendicant depends on enthusiasm in order to gain immersion, gain unification of mind,“Chandañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nissāya labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ— this is called immersion due to enthusiasm.ayaṁ vuccati chandasamādhi. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise.So anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen are given up.Uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities arise.Anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed.Uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. These are called active efforts.Ime vuccanti ‘padhānasaṅkhārā’ti. And so there is this enthusiasm, this immersion due to enthusiasm, and these active efforts.Iti ayañca chando, ayañca chandasamādhi, ime ca padhānasaṅkhārā— This is called the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm, and active effort.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgato iddhipādo.

If a mendicant depends on energy in order to gain immersion, gain unification of mind,Vīriyañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nissāya labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ— this is called immersion due to energy.ayaṁ vuccati ‘vīriyasamādhi’. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise …So anuppannānaṁ …pe… so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed.uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. These are called active efforts.Ime vuccanti ‘padhānasaṅkhārā’ti. And so there is this energy, this immersion due to energy, and these active efforts.Iti idañca vīriyaṁ, ayañca vīriyasamādhi, ime ca padhānasaṅkhārā— This is called the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to energy, and active effort.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vīriyasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgato iddhipādo.

If a mendicant depends on mental development in order to gain immersion, gain unification of mind,Cittañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nissāya labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ— this is called immersion due to mental development.ayaṁ vuccati ‘cittasamādhi’. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise …So anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ …pe… so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed.uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. These are called active efforts.Ime vuccanti ‘padhānasaṅkhārā’ti. And so there is this mental development, this immersion due to mental development, and these active efforts.Iti idañca cittaṁ, ayañca cittasamādhi, ime ca padhānasaṅkhārā— This is called the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to mental development, and active effort.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cittasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgato iddhipādo.

If a mendicant depends on inquiry in order to gain immersion, gain unification of mind,Vīmaṁsañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nissāya labhati samādhiṁ, labhati cittassa ekaggataṁ— this is called immersion due to inquiry.ayaṁ vuccati ‘vīmaṁsāsamādhi’. They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise …So anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati …pe… so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed.uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. These are called active efforts.Ime vuccanti ‘padhānasaṅkhārā’ti. And so there is this inquiry, this immersion due to inquiry, and these active efforts.Iti ayañca vīmaṁsā, ayañca vīmaṁsāsamādhi, ime ca padhānasaṅkhārā— This is called the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to inquiry, and active effort.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgato iddhipādo”ti.

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  3. SN 43.12 The Unconditioned 0.66near 0.1Immersion without placing the mind or keeping it connected. … Emptiness immersion. … Signless immersion. … Undirected immersion. … A mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of…
  4. SN 51.20 Analysis 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.20 2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse Analysis “Mendicants, when the four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they’re very fruitful and beneficial. How so? It’s when a mendicant develops…
  5. DN 26 The Wheel-Turning Monarch 0.62near 2.4Mendicants, you should roam inside your own territory, the domain of your fathers. Doing so, you will grow in lifespan, beauty, happiness, wealth, and power. And what is long life for a mendicant? It’s when a mendicant d…
  6. DN 33 Reciting in Concert 0.61near 2.4They meditate observing an aspect of feelings … mind … principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. <em>Four right efforts:</em> A mendicant generates enthusiasm, tries, makes a…
  7. AN 1.394–574 Another Chapter on a Finger-Snap 0.60near 2.4If they generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed, even for the time of a finger-…
  8. SN 51.12 Very Fruitful 0.59near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.12 2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse Very Fruitful “Mendicants, when the four bases of psychic power are developed and cultivated they’re very fruitful and beneficial. How so? It’s when a mendicant deve…