The Word of the Buddha Right Concentration
The Word of the BuddhaIV. The Path that Leads to the Extinction of Suffering
Right concentration is the four absorptions, set back into the path whose goal is nibbāna.
MN 36 ¶64
The Four Jhānas
Then, Aggivessana, it occurred to me: ‘I recall that once, while my father, the Sakyan, was engaged in work, I sat in the cool shade of a rose-apple tree, entirely secluded from sensual pleasures and unwholesome mental states, I entered and dwelled in the first jhāna, which is accompanied by thought and examination, born of seclusion, and imbued with uplifting joy and pleasure. Could this be the path to awakening?
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