Fruit of the Contemplative Life

Fruit of the contemplative life: => Ecstatic Buddhism => : Jhanananda December 21, 2011, 01:52:39 PM

: Ecstatic Buddhism
: Jhanananda December 21, 2011, 01:52:39 PM

Ecstatic Buddhism (http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/ecstaticbuddhism.htm) is a movement within Western Buddhism, which emphasizes the practice of meditation with the specific purpose of cultivating the Superior Fruit (maha-phala) (http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/fruit.htm) that are said to be the result of practicing Anapana-sati (MN-118) (http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/pali/Phala_Nikaya/anapanasatisutta.htm) and are described the Samana-phala (DN-2) (http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/pali/Phala_Nikaya/samannaphala.htm) and Kayagati-sati suttas (MN119) (http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/pali/Phala_Nikaya/kayagatasati.htm).