First jhana is all you need
August 19, 2023 2024-09-08 11:05First jhana is all you need
PietroDN
And so now i Wake up, take a look, make a change.
And so now i Wake up, take a look, make a change.
I stop right here, right now, whatever thing i am doing, i can remember to consciously stop and see: what is happening right now? How do i feel? Which thoughts am i having? And then enter the doors of the senses, how do my clothes feel on my skin ? And the feet on the floor? The butt on the chair? Can I take some deep breaths and remind myself how much I can feel good with very little, because I believe that is enough, that I have arrived, that there is nothing to do and nowhere to go? I can be alive here and now, i let the chest expand with inhalation and going back with exhalation, such a gift that It is! Feeling safe, secure, wholesome on the inside , and satisfied.
Then first jhana arises, I come to the state of the plateau, my homebase, the always on time train of the present moment. And I let go of the worries, the neediness, the complaining,and the wanting for something more , for something next. Here the fire of the wholesome has started, from a little sparkle of intention, now the logs are on fire and it warms me up, what a joy to nourish it and keep it alive!
I will abide in the wholesome, I will get to know my mind and its mysteries because from here everything looks more clear and the clouds of doubt are far away , blown by the winds of conscious decision. Right effort and awesome thoughts in line, born one after another, from the womb of nourishment and awareness of my sweetest behalf, the one i call when i need to come to understand that this moment is all i have and i will be relaxed and chilled, swimming in an ocean of wholesomeness.
My safe environment is a state of mind that doesn’t need boundaries to be protected, that I don’t have to put a guard on it and that I don’t have to defend my security. Is an expanded light of softness that embraces all there is right here right now.
Such a delight to abide in first jhana
Such a delight to be here and now
In noble wisdom I trust, and I let myself flow in the stream of the never ending present moment.
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Brett Miller
@pietrofalco:
“…Here the fire of the wholesome has started, from a little sparkle of intention, now the logs are on fire and it warms me up, what a joy to nourish it and keep it alive!…”
Beautiful. So wonderful to read in the cool quiet of morning, before dhamma practice. Viveka (seclusion from the 5 Hindrances, especially Doubt, as you mention is the very Refreshment you enjoy.)
Thank you for sharing.
The practice here is far from Pali “expert” and there has never been any deliberate effort in to study. Simply just the fact of tasting these sensations directly years ago and having nothing in Western language to describe these things felt insular. What a joy to be among those who fearlessly can actually describe “That One Fortunate Attachment, with clarity, in English.
This really helps.
Sadhu