2022 Oct 22  Fourth Jhana - Equanimity - Concentration Factor of Enlightenment Talk with Bhante G
Channel: The Bhavana Society of West Virginia
Date: 2022-10-22

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Bhante G continues his series talks on seven factors of the enlightenment. This week he elaborates on the fourth material mental state of concentration or jhanna in following topics ~ 
*  Arriving to Fourth Jhana
*  Role of mindfulness
*  Eight qualities of fourth jhana 
   - Pure state of mind 
   - Additionally pure 
   - No idiosyncrasy 
   - Without subtlest state of conceit 
   - Soft pliable (mridu) physically / mentally 
   -  Steady 
   - Imperturbable 
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* Benefits 
   - Destruction of defilements
   - Reading previous life 
   - Reading other's mind 
 * Mundane / Supramundane level of Jhana
 * Requirement for achieving cessation of feeling and perception 
 
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