# (2023-02-12) Vilas on the Path of Purifications per MN24 Tags:: #dhamma/practice/map, #purification, [[MN24 Rathavinītasutta]] ## Overview - Vilas: what we need to do as a practice: - sutta reference which speaks in brief: [[MN24 Rathavinītasutta]] ![[MN24 Rathavinītasutta#^7-step-purification|MN24]] ## Steps ### Sila Visuddhi - What is [[Sila]] Visuddhi? - a. **Observing precepts the whole day without breaking it** - b. **Guarding sense doors** - c. Maintaining the right livelihood - d. **Pacchavekkhana** - Reflection on **4 requisites** (food, shelter, clothing and medicine) - for our samadhi to progress, we need to first establish this firmly - it is upto us whether we want to establish 5 sila or 8 sila ### How to guard the sense doors? > [!tip] How to [[Indriya Samvara|Guard the sense doors]]? > #dhamma/practice/important > > 1. If any pleasant feeling is coming from any sense doors, **one should observe that it would change to painful or neutral later**. When one pursues pleasant feeling, then "raga" would get developed. > > 2. If any painful feeling is coming from any sense doors, **one should observe that that it would change to pleasurable or neutral later**. When one pursues painful feeling, then "dvesha" would get developed. > > 3. If any neutrall feeling is coming from any sense doors, **one should observe that that it would change to pleasurable or painful later**. When one pursues neutral feeling, then "moha" would get developed. > > @@@@ Thus, one need to observe **==like "third party" to all feelings==** so as to **develop "upekkha" or equanimity to all the 3 feelings**. In this way, the sense door is guarded. Sutta reference: MN44 ![[MN44 Cūḷavedallasutta#^vedana-anusaya|MN44]] - Q: Why underlying tendency for neutral feeling is ignorance?? How does that lead to attachment - Vials: because, one does not know exactly on "neutral" feeling - Q: Can neutral be also understood as being **indifferent**? Or would that be a misunderstanding? - @@@@ Vilas: **==neutral = indifference==** always...only though wisdom, it becomes **==equanimity==** ### 4 Requisites - how to do reflection of 4 requisites every day? - We need to follow as per this along with 5 or 8 sila - https://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Texts-and-Translations/Short-Pieces/Reflections.htm#Lay1 - since we are lay people, our reflection would be: ![[Reflection on 4 Requisite (Paccavekkhana)#Morning (Lay People)]] ### More - How to establish **Cittavisuddhi**? - Through Samathā and Vipassana - How to establish **dittivisuddhi**? Through understanding & investigating "nama & rupa" - Also, dittivisuddhi can be developed completely through proper insight indicated by Sariputta in Sammaditthisutta. - https://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/sujato - How to establish **Kankhāvitaranavisuddhi**? - By experiencing Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha - Presently, we can workout to succeed till here ## More on What is Mindfulness? ![[(2023-02-09) (BEST EVER) {Vilas Youtube} All that you wanted to know about Meditation @Sati#(2023-02-13) More on What is Mindfulness?]] ### Appendix Vilas on Nitin's request on writing a manual on [[Anapanassati]] yeah Nitin..I'm aware of your request, but writing might not serve the purpose as there is **much preliminary work to be done**. Anapana Sati would work when **Sati and Sampajañña is established.** For Sampajañña, **sila should be established.** For Sila, **adeenva (danger) sañña has to be established**...it is very difficult to write all of it as this alone becomes a book