Fruit of the Contemplative Life
Fruit of the contemplative life: => Ecstatic Buddhism => : Nik Pritchard February 09, 2012, 01:30:20 AM
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The 37 Factors of Enlightenment Bodhipakkhiya Dhamma
1. Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipatthana
2. Four Supreme Efforts - Sammappadhana
3. Four Means to Accomplishment - Iddhipada
4. Five Feculties - Indriya
5. Five Porvers - Bala
6. Seven Factors of Enligbtenment - Bojjhanga
7. Eight Path Factors - Ariyo atthangiko maggo
Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipatthana
l. Mindfulness of the body - Sati
2. Mindfulness of feelings - Sati
3. Mindfulness of consciousness - Sati
4. Mindfulness of the Dhamma - Sati
Four Supreme Efforts - Sanmappadhana
1. Effort for the non-arising of unwholesome states - Viriya
2. Effort for the abandoning of unwholesome states - Viriya
3. Effort for the arising of wholesome states - Viriya
4. Effort for the sustaining of wholesome states - Viriya
Four Means to Accomplishment - Iddhipada
l. Will - Chanda
2. Energy - Viriya
3. Consciousness - Ciua
4. Discemment - Vimamsa / Panna
Five Faculties - Indriya
l. Faith - Saddha
2. Energy - Viriya
3. Mindfulness - Sati
4. Concentation - Ekagatta
5. Wisdom - Panna
Five Powers - Bala
l. Faith - Craving
2. Energy - Laziness
3. Mindfulness - Negligence
4. Concentation - Restlessness
5. Wisdom - Delusion
To suppress and instill firmness against hindrances and obstacles.
Seven Factors of Enlightenment - Bojjhanga
l. Mindfulness - Sati
2. Invesfigation - Dhamma icaya lpanna
3. Energy - Viriya
4. Joy - Piti
5. Tranquilliry - passaddhi
6. Concentation - Ekagatta
7. Equanimity - Upekkha
Eight Path Factors - Ariyo atthangiko maggo
l. Right Understanding - panna
2. Rigbt Thought - Vitakka
3. Right Speech - Samma vacca
4. Right Action - Sarnma kammanta
5. Right Livelihood - Samma ajiva
6. Right Effort - Viriya
7. RightMindfulness - Sati
8. Right Concentation - Ekagatta
Viriya - the state of a strong man (or woman).
Possessing : Energy and determination
Applying: Effort and diligence
What the Buddha said just before His Enlightenment : "skin, sinew and bone may dry up as they will, flesh and blood may dry up in my body; But without attaining Enlightenment, I will not leave this seat."
What the Buddha said just before His final Nibbana :
"All conditioned things me subject to decay; Strive on for your own salvation with diligence!"
Mundane Viriya - Lokiya Viriya
Generosity, morality, etc.
Benefits within Samsara. . Supporting the Supramundane Path.
Supramundane Viriya - Lokuftara Viriya
Learning/sharing/teaching the Dhamma.
Practicing mindfirlness and meditation.
Progress on the Supramundane Path.
l. Viriya required to commence a task - Arambha-dhatu-viriya
2. Viriya required to sustain the task - Nikkama-dhatu-viriya
3. Viriya required to co.mplete the task - parakkama-dhatu-viriya
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Thank-you Nik for posting content to this forum. Actually, the Pali term 'Viriya' is a Sanskrit term and it is related to our term 'virtue' which is not a wholesome behavior, nor an 'effort.' Virtue, Viriya, is a spiritual attainment or quality that one can accumulate through leading a rigorous, self-aware contemplative life. So, Supramundane Viriya is Energy, or kundalini are related terms. When one experiences a powerful surge of energy while in deep meditation, this is Virtue, Viriya, arising, which is Supramundane Viriya. It is self-arising. Whereas, effort of any kind is mundane effort.
While you have Concentration for Ekagatta, or one pointedness, correct, the translators of Buddhist literature for the most part got it wrong. They commonly translate the Sanskrit term 'samadhi' as concentration, so one can make the mistake of inferring that if concentration is read in a translation of the Buddha damma, then it must be a translation for Ekagatta, but in most cases it is not. It is an incorrect translation for the Sanskrit term 'samadhi', which means one will have to correct the translation on the fly to "ecstasy, religious experience, or absorption."
So, on your list of the "Eight Path Factors - Ariyo atthangiko maggo," since they read like the Noble EIghtfold Path, then I would guess that the 8th fold should read "8. Right absorption - samadhi."
Also, I believe What the Buddha said just before His final Nibbana :
"All conditioned things ("are" not "me") subject to decay; Strive on for your own salvation with diligence!"