A great sharing by sayadaw Ashin Asabhacara.

A great sharing by sayadaw Ashin Asabhacara. 

Maha sadhu venerable sir for such inspiring sharing. 

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! 🙏🙏🙏

The relationship between deities (devas) and humans 

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The "gods" are holding meeting every day. They put an agenda regarding about the human beings World.

People in the world;

What do you do?

The Deva who guards in your life  to present,

All merit there In "good deeds". The highest Vipassana meditation those who are brave enough to do it.

Land guardian spirit

Water guardian spirit

Forest guardian spirit

Various spirits, Very much to take care of you.

If the spirit does not give protection the celestial kings were punished that one.

For example,

Tomorrow - something about the world and the planet after hitting, suppose the world will be destroyed.

Let's say, the day the world will end. If a person dares to practice the dhamma(Satipatthana vipassana meditation) that says he must be a noble(Arahant) that day. In this situation, Devas and Brahmas have to hold that event delaying to another day.

The world can not be destroyed as long as a person(Yogi) doesn't  yet reach a noble(Arahant) hood.

During the Buddha's era, a monk while striving for enlightenment, the time came when he would soon become an arahant. 

After noon, if he became an arahant, he would not have his lunch. The sun is stopped by the Deva who guardian of the sun, he took care of the monk become an Arahant, and only after lunch he released the sun.

Regardless of whether he is a noble person or not,

Even if Vipassana meditation is really practiced, Bumattha devatā (deities who guardian of the Earth) and Rukkhattha devata(deities who guardian of the trees , forest) near you.

Village Guardian Spirits, Various guardian spirits can protect you and save you.

If you do other good deeds, you will be protected.  However, you have to share the merits to devas and if they received it they will protect you very well.

If another spirit hears it, it will take care of you, but that spirit can't keep it forever wherever you go.

For those who strive for Vipassana insight meditation, the gods in the world will protect you wherever you go.

What does your conscience want, for example?

If it is difficult to get food, the Deva - spirits will take care of you until the food is brought to you.

Ven, Dr. Nandamalabhivamsa

Translated by

Sayadaw Asabhacara

26 October 2023

A great sharing by Sayadaw Ashin Asabhacara . Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! The Ten Defilements(impurities) of Vipassana Insight knowledge (vipassanupakkilesa)

A great sharing by Sayadaw Ashin Asabhacara . Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
The Ten Defilements(impurities) of Vipassana Insight knowledge    (vipassanupakkilesa)

           

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1. Illumination (Obhasa). When the yogi sees bright lights he might think he has reached the enlightenment, path, fruition, Nibbana, and so becomes satisfied with this state, causing craving to arise. 

This is wrong view and false consciousness. It is his thought that thinks he has reached the enlightenment, path, fruition, Nibbana. He must be rejected this illumination and develop his meditation practice.

2. Rapture (piti). Because the yogi has too much samadhi, he feels rapture, and this is kilesa- mental defilement. When practicing vipassana one  may have experienced rapture. when arising it you have to be contemplated as " rapture, rapture " mindfully. And then you will   realise the nature of three characteristics of anicca, dhukkha and anatta.

3. Tranquility (passaddhi). Sometimes a very peaceful state will arise, this is also from too much samadhi. 

In this situation, you must be able to balance your mind.  Observe the sense that appears with great caution and mindfulness. To overcome this mental state the development of five controlling faculties is required.(faith, knowledge, effort, concentration and mindfulness.)

4. Bliss ( sukkha). A feeling of bliss is also related too much samadhi. When sukkha happiness occurs, in the same way you should be noted.

5. Fervour - Intense faith (adhimokkha). This causes the yogi to falsely believe he has seen enlightenment - Nibbana, and he will often not even believe his teacher, when told the contrary. This is caused by having too much faith (saddha), too little panna normally panna and saddha should be balanced.

6. Exertion (paggaha). Too much perseverance or effort can make the yogi tired, his citta (mind) is not clear, and wandering a lot.  sets in the five controlling faculties. perseverance(effort) and concentration should be balanced. 

7. Knowledge (Nnana). Some yogis who know dhamma theory well, will think about it all the time, and this analyzing of knowledge will pull then out of the present moment that your observation. He can't improve his meditation practice. The solution is to be contemplated that analyzing of knowledge (thought).

8. Upaṭṭhāna -  "presence or arousing "  "assurance".

Arousing of the mind can lead to excess samadhi and the yogi will see Nimittas(sign that appear before the eyes and imagination). Then he will lose rupa and nama as objects--- i.e., he will be out of the present moment, and won't be able to continue his meditation practice. After rejection of assurance you will see how it improve your meditation practice.

9. Equanimity (uppekkha). Sometimes strong equanimity will arise without insight knowledge , and the yogi will falsely believe that he has free from mental defilements, no kilesa and it has been eradicated by Nibbana; but he still has the kilesa of wrong view(moha), and pleasure (lobha) and dislike(dohsa) have only gone temporarily, In this stage he cannot continue to practice.

10. Delight -subtle attachment (nikanti). The yogi becomes happy with all of the vipassana-upakkilesa, and is satisfied to remain as he is. And he cannot continue practice.

He will remains for a long time at  that stage. To be rejected the subtle attachment as well.

There is a risk that the meditator will mistakenly believe that these pleasant experiences indicate the supra mundane path and fruition and that these are the real Enlightenment and Nibbana experiences. The meditator is likely to get attached to them through craving (tanha), false view (ditthi) and conceit (mana). 

If that happens the meditator is taking what is not the path as the path and will not continue with insight meditation to attain the real Enlightenment, path, fruition and Nibbana.

Instead, the meditator just rejecting them, should continue with insight vipassana meditation. When the meditator does that, purification by knowledge and vision of what is path and not-path is understood.

(Reference to Dhammudhacca- pahana meditation)

Sayadaw Asabhacara

13 March 2023