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- Anguttara Nikaya IV.94
- Samadhi Sutta
- Concentration (Tranquillity and Insight)
- For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma
"Monks, these four types of individuals are to be found
existing in world. Which four?
"There is the case of the individual who has attained internal tranquillity of
awareness, but not insight into phenomena through heightened discernment. Then there is
the case of the individual who has attained insight into phenomena through heightened
discernment, but not internal tranquillity of awareness. Then there is the case of the
individual who has attained neither internal tranquillity of awareness nor insight into
phenomena through heightened discernment. And then there is the case of the individual who
has attained both internal tranquillity of awareness & insight into phenomena through
heightened discernment.
"The individual who has attained internal tranquillity of awareness, but not
insight into phenomena through heightened discernment, should approach an individual who
has attained insight into phenomena through heightened discernment and ask him: 'How
should fabrications be regarded? How should they be investigated? How should they be seen
with insight?' The other will answer in line with what he has seen & experienced:
'Fabrications should be regarded in this way. Fabrications should be investigated in this
way. Fabrications should be seen in this way with insight.' Then eventually he [the first]
will become one who has attained both internal tranquillity of awareness & insight
into phenomena through heightened discernment.
"As for the individual who has attained insight into phenomena through heightened
discernment, but not internal tranquillity of awareness, he should approach an individual
who has attained internal tranquillity of awareness...and ask him, 'How should the mind be
steadied? How should it be made to settle down? How should it be unified? How should it be
concentrated?' The other will answer in line with what he has seen & experienced: 'The
mind should be steadied in this way. The mind should be made to settle down in this way.
The mind should be unified in this way. The mind should be concentrated in this way.' Then
eventually he [the first] will become one who has attained both internal tranquillity of
awareness & insight into phenomena through heightened discernment.
"As for the individual who has attained neither internal tranquillity of awareness
nor insight into phenomena through heightened discernment, he should approach an
individual who has attained both internal tranquillity of awareness & insight into
phenomena through heightened discernment...and ask him, 'How should the mind be steadied?
How should it be made to settle down? How should it be unified? How should it be
concentrated? How should fabrications be regarded? How should they be investigated? How
should they be seen with insight?' The other will answer in line with what he has seen
& experienced: 'The mind should be steadied in this way. The mind should be made to
settle down in this way. The mind should be unified in this way. The mind should be
concentrated in this way. Fabrications should be regarded in this way. Fabrications should
be investigated in this way. Fabrications should be seen in this way with insight.' Then
eventually he [the first] will become one who has attained both internal tranquillity of
awareness & insight into phenomena through heightened discernment.
"As for the individual who has attained both internal tranquillity of awareness
& insight into phenomena through heightened discernment, his duty is to make an effort
in establishing ('tuning') those very same skillful qualities to a higher degree for the
ending of the (mental) fermentations.
"These are four types of individuals to be found existing in world."