Materias del módulo común a la rama civil

One who just starts practicing Minds-in-the-Mind Medi- tation contemplates the preliminary sign (parikamma-nimitta) as a bright sphere at the center of the body [two inches above the navel level]. Its standard size is about an egg yolk. One mental- ly recites “Sammā Arahang” and focuses attention on the bright sphere. Initially, one should recall Lord Buddha’s virtues with the words “Sammā Arahang” which mean Lord Buddha’s Highest Wisdom and Purity. This is Recollection of Lord Buddha’s Vir- tues (Buddhānussati). One also observes the breath passing in and out with the mind fi xed on the transparent spot at the center of the sphere. (One does not move the mind to follow the breath going in and out).

The meditator should also have the sampayoga-dhamma or dhammas that support meditation based on Lord Buddha’s Teach- ings. They are (1) ardent effort (ātāpī) to burn out defi lements, (2) mindfulness (sati) to continuously direct the mind into meditation and (3) full awareness (sampajañña) of the fi ve hindrances. The

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fi ve hindrances are drowsiness (thīna-middha), doubt (vicikicchā), ill will (byāpāada), restlessness (uddhacca-kukkucca) and sensu- al desire (kāma-chanda). When any one of these fi ve hindrances arises in mind, one mindfully contemplates the preliminary sign and recites “Sammā Arahang, Sammā Arahang, Sammā Arahang” while focusing attention on the transparent spot at the center of the sphere at the center of the body. The meditator continues doing this until the mind becomes calm. Then, there will slowly appear a light from inside, causing the mind to awaken, clear and fresh. Drowsi- ness or sakhittacitta will disappear.

The meditator mindfully imagines the preliminary sign and mentally recites “Sammā Arahang, Sammā Arahang, Sammā Arah- ang” continuously with ardent effort and awareness until the mind stops still in oneness. When the mind stops still, it attains the learn- ing sign (uggaha-nimitta) as a temporary transparent sphere. This is access concentration (upacāra-samādhi).

Next, the meditator brings the mind to stop still at the cen- ter of the learning sign at the center of the body, mentally recit- ing, “Sammā Arahang, Sammā Arahang, Sammā Arahang” at the transparent spot at the center of the sphere until the mind stops still at the center the original dhātu-dhamma. Then, there will ap- pear the counterpart sign (paibhāga-nimitta) as a bright sphere. The meditator will feel a little giddy, but be mindful. This is be- cause the mind attains the counterpart sign. It stops still at the cen- ter of the body (Position Seven) and lets-go of the counterpart sign to fall back to Position Six at the navel level. Then, a new Sphere of Consciousness, conditioned by merit, arises at Position Seven. This is called the merit formation (puññābhi- sakhāra) of one-pointed consciousness (ekaggatā-citta). It consists of applied thought (vi- takka), sustained thought (vicāra), joy (pīti) peaceful happiness (sukha) and one-pointed concentration (ekaggatā). This is the fi rst jhāna. Its standard size is about the size of an egg yolk, but it can be the size of the moon or the sun.

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From this point on, recitation of “Sammā Arahang” is no longer needed. The meditator just brings the mind to stop still at the center of the bright sphere. From this perspective, if the mind is not fi rm (asamāhita-citta) the meditator can discern that the mind is not fi rm. When the mind is fi rm (samāhita-citta) and one-pointed, the meditator can discern that the mind is fi rm.

One meditates through Dhamma Spheres in Dhamma Spheres to concentrate the mind and stop still at the center-of-the- center of the Spheres of Sīla, Samādhi, Paññā, Vimutti and Vimutti- ñāa-dassana to reach the bodies-in-body, feelings-in-the- feelings, minds-in-the-mind and dhammas-in-the-dhamma of the refi ned bodies, beginning with the refi ned Human Body up to the most re- fi ned Dhammakāya and the most refi ned Dhammakāya Arahat in the Dhammakāya Arahat. The lap-width, height and sphere diam- eter of Dhammakāya Arahat is 40 meters or more. Then, the med- itator uses the Supra-mundane Dhammakāya Mind (Ñāa-rattana) to contemplate at the center- of-the-center of the original Dham- ma Sphere (dhātu-dhamma) at Position Seven of the crude Human Body. The meditator will see the refi ned seed elements of the fi ve aggregates located concentrically inside each other at the center-of- the-center of the fi ve aggregates, as follows:

The form aggregate: The refi ned seed element of the form aggregate looks like a transparent sphere and is about the size of a Bodhi or Banyan Seed, located at Position Seven at the center of the body. It grows to become the Dhamma Sphere of Body whose usual size is about that of an egg yolk. Inside this sphere are fi ve small spheres located at the middle, front, right, back and left. At the front is the water seed element; at the right is the earth seed ele- ment; at the back is the fi re seed element and at the left is the wind seed element. Their functions are controlling fl uidity, solidity, tem- perature and breath to maintain the body in an appropriate condi- tion. They also condition crude inputs such as food, drink, medi- cine and breathing in and out to become the fl esh body.

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The feeling aggregate - Sphere of Vision: At the center- of-the-center of the refi ned seed element of the form aggregate is the refi ned seed element of the feeling aggregate. It is also a trans- parent sphere, brighter and smaller than that of the form aggregate. It grows to become the Sphere of Vision which is bigger than the eyeball of the owner. The seeing element is located at its center.

The perception aggregate - Sphere of Memory: At the center-of-the-center of the refi ned seed element of the feeling ag- gregate is the refi ned seed element of the perception aggregate. It is also a transparent sphere and grows to become the Sphere of Mem- ory which is about the size of the owner’s whole eyeball. The mem- orizing element is located at its center.

The volition aggregate - Sphere of Thought: At the cen- ter-of-the-center of the refi ned seed element of the perception ag- gregate is the refi ned seed element of the volition aggregate. It is also a transparent sphere. It grows to become the Sphere of Thought, also called the Sphere of Consciousness, which is about the size of the colored iris around the pupil of the owner’s eye. The thinking element is located at its center. The Sphere of Thought fl oats in the “Sap of Consciousness” (Visuddhimagga, 251) which is about the size of the cupped palm of the owner.

The consciousness aggregate - Sphere of Cognition: And, at the center-of-the-center of the refi ned seed element of the voli- tion aggregate is the refi ned seed element of the consciousness ag- gregate. It grows to become the Sphere of Cognition, also called the Sphere of Consciousness, which is about the size of the pupil of the owner’s eye.

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In document TÍTULO DE GRADUADO/GRADUADA EN INGENIERÍA CIVIL (página 77-81)