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320 LESSON 19 07 2011 Jhana Sutta Mental Absorption 1 FREE ONLINE
eNālandā Research and Practice UNIVERSITY and BUDDHIST GOOD NEWSletter to VOTE
for BSP ELEPHANT to attain Ultimate Bliss-Through
http://sarvajan.ambedkar.org- Accelerate
pace of development works
β€”Hon’ble Chief Minister ji- Stringent action will be initiated against guilty
if quality of construction works not maintained- Ensure benefit of development
and public welfare programmes for poor and weaker sections on priority basis- Directives
issued to complete development works being carried out in Bundelkhand region
with quality



Jhana Sutta: Mental Absorption (1)

“Monks,
there are these four types of individuals to be
found existing in the world. Which four?

“There is the case where an individual, withdrawn
from sensuality, withdrawn from unskillful qualities, enters & remains in
the first jhana: rapture & pleasure born from withdrawal, accompanied by
directed thought & evaluation. He savors that, longs for that, finds
satisfaction through that. Staying there β€” fixed on that, dwelling there often,
not falling away from that β€” then when he dies he reappears in conjunction with
the devas of Brahma’s retinue. The devas of Brahma’s retinue, monks, have a
life-span of an eon. A run-of-the-mill person having stayed there, having used
up all the life-span of those devas, goes to hell, to the animal womb, to the
state of the hungry shades. But a disciple of the Blessed One, having stayed
there, having used up all the life-span of those devas, is unbound right in
that state of being. This, monks, is the difference, this the distinction, this
the distinguishing factor, between an educated disciple of the noble ones and
an uneducated run-of-the-mill person, when there is a destination, a reappearing.

“Again, there is the case where an individual, with
the stilling of directed thoughts & evaluations, enters & remains in
the second jhana: rapture & pleasure born of composure, unification of
awareness free from directed thought & evaluation β€” internal assurance. He
savors that, longs for that, finds satisfaction through that. Staying there β€”
fixed on that, dwelling there often, not falling away from that β€” then when he
dies he reappears in conjunction with the Abhassara[1]
devas.[2]
The Abhassara devas, monks, have a life-span of two eons. A run-of-the-mill
person having stayed there, having used up all the life-span of those devas,
goes to hell, to the animal womb, to the state of the hungry shades. But a
disciple of the Blessed One, having stayed there, having used up all the
life-span of those devas, is unbound right in that state of being. This, monks,
is the difference, this the distinction, this the distinguishing factor,
between an educated disciple of the noble ones and an uneducated
run-of-the-mill person, when there is a destination, a reappearing.

“Again, there is the case where an individual, with
the fading of rapture, he remains equanimous, mindful, & alert, and senses
pleasure with the body. He enters & remains in the third jhana, of which
the Noble Ones declare, ‘Equanimous & mindful, he has a pleasant abiding.’
He savors that, longs for that, finds satisfaction through that. Staying there
β€” fixed on that, dwelling there often, not falling away from that β€” then when
he dies he reappears in conjunction with the Subhakinha[3]
devas. The Subhakinha devas, monks, have a life-span of four eons. A
run-of-the-mill person having stayed there, having used up all the life-span of
those devas, goes to hell, to the animal womb, to the state of the hungry
shades. But a disciple of the Blessed One, having stayed there, having used up
all the life-span of those devas, is unbound right in that state of being.
This, monks, is the difference, this the distinction, this the distinguishing
factor, between an educated disciple of the noble ones and an uneducated
run-of-the-mill person, when there is a destination, a reappearing.

“Again, there is the case where an individual, with
the abandoning of pleasure & stress β€” as with the earlier disappearance of
elation & distress β€” enters & remains in the fourth jhana: purity of
equanimity & mindfulness, neither-pleasure-nor-pain. He savors that, longs
for that, finds satisfaction through that. Staying there β€” fixed on that,
dwelling there often, not falling away from that β€” then when he dies he
reappears in conjunction with the Vehapphala[4]
devas. The Vehapphala devas, monks, have a life-span of 500 eons. A
run-of-the-mill person having stayed there, having used up all the life-span of
those devas, goes to hell, to the animal womb, to the state of the hungry
shades. But a disciple of the Blessed One, having stayed there, having used up
all the life-span of those devas, is unbound right in that state of being.
This, monks, is the difference, this the distinction, this the distinguishing
factor, between an educated disciple of the noble ones and an uneducated
run-of-the-mill person, when there is a destination, a reappearing.

“These
are four types of individuals to be found existing in the world.”

 

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Press information Bureau

(C.M. Information Campus)

Information & Public Relations Department,
U.P.

 

Accelerate pace of development worksβ€”Hon’ble Chief
Minister ji

 

Stringent action will be initiated against guilty if
quality of construction works not maintained

 

Ensure benefit of development and public welfare programmes
for poor and weaker sections on priority basis

 

Directives issued to complete development works being
carried out in Bundelkhand region with quality

 

Lucknow: 18 July 2011

 

Directing officers to accelerate the pace of
development works, the

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Ms.
Mayawati ji said that lack of

quality in construction works would attract severe
punishment. She directed

that the pending development works should be
completed on priority basis,

so that the people could be benefited. She said
that the benefit of various

development and public welfare programmes should
be provided to poor and

weaker sections on priority basis.

 

The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji gave these
directions when the Cabinet

Secretary Mr. Shashank Shekhar Singh and Chief
Secretary Mr. Anoop

Mishra apprised her of the outcome of the review
meeting held with the

Principal Secretaries/Secretaries at the Yojana
Bhawan here today. She said

that those development schemes for which the funds
had been released

should be completed in a time-bound and
qualitative manner. She directed

the senior officers to conduct spot verification
to ensure effective

implementation of various development
schemes/programmes.

 

The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji directed the
officers to ensure

development of area-wise special fruit belts, so
that the production of fruits

could be encouraged in the State. She said that
this strategy had been

adopted in various areas previously, but new areas
should also be identified

as special horticulture areas to increase the
income of the farmers. Besides,

considering the consumption of vegetables in
Lucknow city area, the farming

of vegetables should be encouraged in the
adjoining areas of the city.

Likewise, the same should be encouraged around the
adjoining areas of

large cities. She directed the officers to ensure
proper arrangement for the

storage of food grains, fruits and vegetables.

 

Directing officers to encourage poultry farming in
the State, the

Hon’ble Chief Minister ji said that all possible
help should be provided to the

farmers to increase their income through animal
husbandry and milk

production. She directed the officers to ensure
that there was no paucity of

seeds, fertilisers, pesticides and agricultural
inputs. Directing officers to

ensure easy availability of crop loans, she said
that the farmers should be

distributed Kisan Credit Cards by holding camps.

 

Referring to the better management of animal fairs
being held in

various regions, the Hon’ble Chief Minister ji
said that the complaints of

misuse of these fairs was also pouring in. She
directed the officers to check

the cruelty being handed out to the animals in the
name of animal fairs. She

said that U.P. is an agriculture dominated State
so the livestock could not be

ignored.

 

Reviewing the works of Sports Department, the
Hon’ble Chief Minister

ji said that the sports facilities in the villages
should be increased. She

directed the Sports Department to stop all
unnecessary constructions being

carried out by it. Reviewing the situation of
flood control in the State, she

said that though there was no indication of floods
so far, yet all preparations

of fighting floods and to carry out relief and
rescue works should be

streamlined. She directed the Chief Secretary to
hold weekly meeting to

review flood situation. She directed to set up a
State level flood control

room. Directing officers to ensure effective
implementation of flood control

action plan, she said that the sensitive
embankments should be identified

and guarded with special attention.

 

The Hon’ble Chief Minister ji directed the
officers to upgrade the health

services of the State, so that people got health
facilities easily. She directed

to ensure availability of all necessary medicines
in the government hospitals

of the State. Keeping an eye on the outbreak of
infectious disease in the

rainy season, she asked the officers to ensure
that cleanliness was

maintained in rural and urban areas. She said that
maximum utilisation of

available health resources should be ensured. She
said that the official

norms of attending to patients and conducting
operation should be adhered

to.

 

Emphasising the need to benefit students through
various scholarship

schemes in a timely manner, the Hon’ble Chief
Minister ji said that any

irregularity in the distribution of scholarships
would not be tolerated. She

said that after the verification of beneficiaries
of various pension schemes,

the amounts should be credited in their bank
accounts immediately.

Directing officers to immediately release the
amount being paid to the

beneficiaries of U.P. Mukhyamantri Mahamaya Garib
Arthik Madad Yojana,

she reviewed the progress of Savitri Bai Phule
Balika Shiksha Madad Yojana

and Mahamaya Garib Balika Ashirwad Yojana. She
directed the officers to

ensure that the development works being carried
out in Bundelkhand region

were completed in a qualitative and time-bound
manner. Directing officers to

conduct plantation programme as a drive, she said
that the protection of the

planted
saplings should be ensured.

 

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