..續本文上一頁iness is all about. This state must also include rapture (piti) though it may manifest in a different manner for different people. Your hair may tingle all over and “stand on end”; or a sense of coolness refreshes the heart; or you may feel as if enveloped in soft cotton wool; or as though a flash of lighting precedes the coolness; or the body seems so light and buoyant that it might float away.
The meditation teacher can”t order or control this sort of experience. They are termed “the buoyant body and the buoyant mind.”. Why should the calm mind be so light and buoyant
It”s because it has released the hindrances (nivarana) and is free of such burdens. Endeavor to support and sustain this state of mind.
I would like you to bypass the affair of voices heard in this state. They sound a bit indistinct like over long distance telephone lines. You may actually seem to see and hear both local and distant conversations concerning yourself. However they cut off when the mind either goes deeper or withdraw from that particular level of calm. The mind just happened to be properly tuned in, so don”t go around boasting of your clairaudience or clairvision. Some people may not want to experience such images but whatever appear depends on the nature of the concentrated mind itself.
On leaving these things behind the tranquillity deepens, by the hour, the physical body will seem to drop completely away. No arms or legs: you don”t notice your hands or body. Wherever are they
There”s the temptation to open your eyes to check but don”t bother about doing that. Never mind about those things. Come and look closely at your heart to check what object it rests with, and sustain it there. Tremendous happiness is prominent and vividly present. This is attainment concentration (apanã samadhi) where the mind is enraptured and engrossed in that buoyant state, free from all hindrances. There is no hunger or thirst, no wanting of any external object only the desire to stay with that happiness, never experienced before. This spiritual happiness attained through samadhi puts all gross worldly affairs and desires out of mind; business and work concerns are completely thrown out.
Should attainment concentration continue in sublime happiness letting go of all else, then it is called absorption ( jhãna) . This serenity is only a litter different from the state of equanimity (upekkhã).
At this point, the question of other people comes up : “has anyone else experienced what I have
” “How can they manage to do so
“ this is the time to be extra careful so that you don”t start flaunting your knowledge. It”s all too easy to become sidetracked here so stay prepared and alert to this matter. Many people go off the rails and become crazy, telling all and sundry, "It”s such real happiness…..You must do this ! ….You should do that!…." Forestall this with mindfulness and discernment. Don”t go around preaching --- you”re not enlightened yet.
Examine and remember the sequence of steps you have taken to achieve this level of samadhi. Next time you will then be able to retrace the way with ease and greater skill. Notice how you establish mindfulness and clear comprehension right from the beginning of your practice. How was the mind placed
What was developed and what disregarded
When the deeper level of samadhi was reached, how was the mind sustained in attainment concentration
When coming again to the practice you will immediately be able to deal with anything that intrudes. Such things are disposed of in the same way as before and the previous state becomes established again. A person skilled in this way will be proficient in doing this under any circumstances; travelling by car, ship or plane, wherever he might be sitting. Whichever countr…
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