Celestial Being according to their Jhana States achieved.

Celestial Being according to their Jhana States achieved.

First Jhana

In 1st Jhana State one attains

1.Vittakka (thought conception and attention)

2.Vichara (inner speech or discursive thinking)

3.Piti (rapture)

4.Sukha (joy)

5.Ekaggata(one pointedness)

Second Jhana

2nd Jhana State

1.Vittaka

Vichara is  absent.

2. Piti

3.Sukha

4.Samadhi are accompaniments.

Third Jhana

3nd Jhana State

1.Piti

2.Sukha

3.Samadhi

Fourth Jhana

4th Jhana State

1. Sukha

2. Samadhi

Fifth Jhana

5th Jhana State

1.Equanimity

2. Samadhi

 

Pagna or Wisdom

This is the understanding of the Four Noble Truths, the suffering, the origin of suffering, the path for cessation (Nirodaya) of suffering and the cessation of suffering. 

This is the more difficult part of the comprehension of the Four Noble Truths and is the intellectual pursuit of Vipassana Meditation.

The Samatha Meditation is the more practical and easy way of meditation. There are about 40 objects for Samatha Bhavana (Vissudhi Magga has over 1000 objects) and one should select one which suits the personalty.

This is where a Master who is adept at Meditation could be helpful.

In Samatha Meditation one may dwell in Jhana absorptive states with morbid attachment to them due to their pleasing and pleasant nature.

It could be a hindrance to the upward progress.

These states should be considered as accompaniment of meditative mental states and one should brush aside the morbid attachment.

There are no Jhana states for the VipassanaMeditation but one who progresses through Samatha Meditation could gain the Vipassana Goal as a byproduct, in later stages of Meditation.

These Jhana absorptions are 8 in number that can be attained in meditative states.

The Jhanas of 1st to 4th states are born in Rupavacara lokas (worlds) when they leave this world after death. In that sense, Jhana States are meritorious but they can be consumed in toto and the subjects be born again in lower states.

The Jhanas of 5th to 8th states are born in Arupavacara Lokas (worlds) when they leave this world after death.

Only after one attains the Nibbana that one is not born in either Rupavacara or Arupavacara World Systems.

All the states are temporary,impermanent and subject to change depending on the extent of the bearers Kamma Stream.

The Jhanas from 5th to 8th are states experienced by celestial beings in the Arupavacara states. 

Arupavacara means they do not posses body form but are mental forms of four dimensions.

 

Types Celestial Beings

Beings of Rupavacara

Beings of Rupavacara or Material Spheres are

1. Jhana of 1st absorption

Brahma-kayika deva including Mahabrama

2. Jhana of 2nd absorption

Paritabha, Appamanabha, Abhassara devas

3. Jhana of 3rd absorption

Pariita subha, Appamana subha, Subha kippa devas

4. Jhana of 4th absorption

Vehaphala, Asanna satta, Sudhavasa (anagamis) devas

 

Beings of Arupavacara

Beings of Arupavacara or Immaterial Spheres are

5. Born with 5th Jhana State

Devas of Akasanancayatanupaga (of Infinity of Space)

6. Born with 6th Jhana State Devas of Vinnapancayatanupaga (of infinity of Consciousness)

7. Born  of 7th Jhana State

Akincannayatanupaga (of Nothingness)

8. Born of 8th Jhana State

Devas of Nevasanna-nasansnnayatanupaga (Neither perception nor non-perception)