Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c17.4
Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c17.4
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v1.c17.4
There is a graduated course in these meditational exercises, and this course ranges from the most elementary form of samādhi, i.e. simple fixation of mind on a black or white circular spot to the most subtle when the meditator loses wholly his consciousness and sensation and reaches a state which is almost akin to the state of death (saññāvedayitanirodha).¹