MIND-MATTER , and MEDITATION

Contents


CHAPTER ONE

Meditation an Ancient Practice
Objects of Meditation (ārammana)
Mind and Thoughts
More about Thoughts
Thoughts and Kamma
Thoughts classified according to different planes of existence (lōka)
89 different types of thoughts (citta)
The Teachings of the Buddha
The Tripitaka.
Abhidhamma Pitaka -ultimate reality and thoughts: (paramatta dhamma and citta)
Mentality –Materiality or Mind-Matter (nāma-rūpa)
The First (patisandhi citta), the Last (cuti citta), and the citta of continuity of life (bhavānga citta).
Defilements (kilēsa) and Supermundane thoughts (lōkuttara citta)
Thought Moments- (citta vīthi)
Thoughts arising during meditation: Jhāna citta
52 Mental Factors (Cētasika), that arise along with thoughts (Citta)
Greed (lōbha), Aversion (dōsa) and Delusion (mōha)
Loving-Kindness (Mettā), Compassion (Karunā), Sympathetic Joy (Muditā), Equanimity (Upekkhā)

CHAPTER TWO

Five Aggregates ( Pancakkhandha)

CHAPTER THREE

Mind-Matter (Nāma-Rūpa)
Sense Objects (Ārammana)
Materiality (Rūpa)

CHAPTER FOUR

Cause and Effect (paticchasamuppādha)
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness(Satara Satipatthāna)

CHAPTER FIVE

Abhidhamma and Meditation
First the tranquillity Meditation (samatha bhāvanā)
Meditation Objects to attain different stages in tranquuility meditation (Bhāvana bhēdo)
Insight Meditation (vipassanā bhāvanā)
Mental purification for insight meditation (visuddhi)
Three Signata (tri lakkhana)
Contemplations (anupassanā)
Ten kinds of vipassana knowledge (vipassanā, ñāna)
Emancipation (vimokkha)
Deliverence (vimutti)
Doors of Emancipation( vimutti dvāra)
Purity of Morality (sīla visuddhi)

PART 2

CHAPTER SIX

The First Discourse of the Buddha- Dhammacakkhapavatthana Sutta
Before discussing the Dhammacakkhapavattana Sutta let us go back in time.
The Middle Path( majjhima patipāda) is the eight fold path (attangika magga)

CHAPTER SEVEN

The Noble Eightfold Path
The three divisions of the Eightfold Path
Morality Group (sīlakkhandha)
Concentration Group (sammādikkhandha)
Wisdom Group( paññakkhandha)
The four Noble Truths (catur āriya sacca)
The three aspects of suffering( dukkha)
The end of the cycle of birth and death.


CHAPTER EIGHT

The Eight fold path in its three Divisions, and Sub Divisions
Morality Group (sīlakkhanda)
Right Speech(sammā vācā)
Abstain from telling lies
Abstain from slanderous speech
Abstain from harsh speech.
Abstain from idle chatter
Right Action (sammā kammanatā)
Right Livelihood (sammā ājīva)
Concentration Group (samādhikkhandha)
Right effort (sammāvāyāma)
Five Hindrances (nīvarana)
to resist unwholesome thoughts that have not yet arisen, from arising,
to abandon unwholesome thoughts already arisen.
to arouse wholesome thoughts not yet arisen.
maintain wholesome thoughts already arisen.
Right Mindfulness( sammā sati)
Contemplation of the Body( kāyānupassanā)
Contemplation of feelings (vedanānupassanā)
Contemplation of the states of mind (cittānupassanā)
Contemplation of mind objects or phenomena(dhammānupassanā)
Wisdom Group (paññakkhandha)
CHAPTER NINE

Meditation and Buddhist Meditation
The Meditation of Quietude
Jhāna Absorptions and factors of Jhāna
First jhāna Absorption
Second jhāna Absorption
Third jhāna Absorption
Fourth jhāna Absorption
Ānāpānasati Sūtta

CHAPTER TEN

An Invitation to Buddhist Meditation
How to Meditate ?
Preliminaries
Preparation
the contemplation on the parts of the body(kāyāgatasati).
Contemplation on loving kindness
A word for Non-Buddhist Meditators
Meditation Instructions for both Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Meditators
Walking Meditation.
How to attain Jhāna Absorptions
Insight Meditation (Vipassanā Bhāvanā)
Seeing : mentality (nāma)-materiality (rūpa)
Seeing: Cause(hētu) and Effect (phala)
Meditation for lay followers
Meditating in a Home Environment.
Making Meditation a living experience.
Meditation in different Buddhist Traditions, and different methods.
The Last Days of the Buddha (Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta)