Guest guest Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Friends: The Five Criteria for Evaluation of Right Concentration: After emerging from the deepest states so far attained one reviews it thus: 1: This absorption is Happy now, and results in future happiness too...2: This absorption is Noble, and unrivalled by anything in this world...3: This absorption is not reached by inferior or unworthy persons...4: This absorption is entered upon & emerged from by me fully aware...5: This absorption is perfectly Calm, Stilled, Unified, and neither fabricated, suppressible, reversible nor deniable... Source: The Exhaustive Speeches by the Buddha. Digha Nikaya 34http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=25103http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/digha/index.html Friendship is the Greatest ! Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka. http://groups.msn.com/DirectDhamma Buddha-Direct http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/TrueDhamma What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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