Samādhi Bhāvanā Sutta : The Discourse on Mental Concentration
The Samādhi Bhāvanā Sutra (Anguttara Nikaya) mentions four uses or benefits of mental concentration (samādhi), namely, (1) for happiness here and now; (2) for the divine eye (clairvoyance and knowledge of the working of karma); (3) mindfulness and clear comprehension; and (4) spiritual liberation. The method and benefit for each of these Samādhis are as follows: Samādhi that brings about Cultivation (or method) (1) dwelling happily here and now the four dhyanas (2) knowledge and vision the perception of light (3) mindfulness and clear comprehension the notion of impermanence (4) the destruction of mental influxes (cankers) -Nibbana watching the rise and fall of the aggregates 1. Mental Concentration for Happiness Here and Now The first method helps to reach the four dhyanas and dwell happily, here and now. In Salleka Suthra (Majjima Nikaya) it ...