Momentary immersion

khaṇika-samādhi

Serenity (samatha) Building on it Stage 6 of 8

Momentary immersion (it is what carries vipassanā).

On the path: 6 · Mindfulness and immersion — How does the mind become present, steady and penetrating? Satipaṭṭhāna, mindfulness of breathing, the factors of awakening, samādhi, the absorptions, serenity and insight. → to this stage in the learning path

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The sixteen vipassanā ñāṇas Vipassanā / Visuddhimagga

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Passages where khaṇika-samādhi occurs literally — in the original, and, where a German translation of the same lines exists, in German.

Pāli commentaries · Visuddhimaggo (Paṭhamo bhāgo) · Pāli

Samādhi pana vīriyena saṃyojito kosajje patituṃ na labhati. Vīriyaṃ samādhinā saṃyojitaṃ uddhacce patituṃ na labhati, tasmā tadubhayaṃ samaṃ kātabbaṃ. Ubhayasamatāya hi appanā hoti. Apica samādhikammikassa balavatīpi saddhā vaṭṭati. Evaṃ saddahanto okappento appanaṃ pāpuṇissati. Samādhipaññāsu pana samādhikammikassa ekaggatā balavatī vaṭṭati. Evañhi so appanaṃ pāpuṇāti. Vipassanākammikassa paññā balavatī vaṭṭati. Evañhi so lakkhaṇapaṭivedhaṃ pāpuṇāti. Ubhinnaṃ pana samatāyapi appanā hotiyeva. Sati pana sabbattha balavatī vaṭṭati.
Kangyur · The Great Cloud (1) · English

There is the samādhi called mind equal to space .
Tipiṭaka · Paṭisambhidāmagga · Pāli

pariggahaṭṭhena samādhi, parivāraṭṭhena samādhi, paripūraṭṭhena samādhi, ekaggaṭṭhena samādhi, avikkhepaṭṭhena samādhi, avisāraṭṭhena samādhi, anāvilaṭṭhena samādhi, aniñjanaṭṭhena samādhi, vimuttaṭṭhena samādhi, ekattupaṭṭhānavasena cittassa ṭhitattā samādhi, samaṁ esatīti samādhi, visamaṁ nesatīti samādhi, samaṁ esitattā samādhi, visamaṁ nesitattā samādhi, samaṁ ādiyatīti samādhi, visamaṁ nādiyatīti samādhi, samaṁ ādinnattā samādhi, visamaṁ anādinnattā samādhi, samaṁ paṭipajjatīti samādhi, visamaṁ nappaṭipajjatīti samādhi, samaṁ paṭipannattā samādhi, visamaṁ nappaṭipannattā samādhi, samaṁ jhāyatīti samādhi, visamaṁ jhāpetīti samādhi, samaṁ jhātattā samādhi, visamaṁ jhāpitattā samādhi …
Indian tantras · Mahāsaṃnipātaratnaketudhāraṇīsūtra, 1-6, 10-11 · Sanskrit

āparamapāramitāprāptairekānte niṣaṇṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ bodhisattvaniyutaiḥ mahatā bodhisattvasaṃghena tadyathā meruśikharadharakumārabhūtena varūṇamatikumārabhūtena sumatikumārabhūtena jinamatikumārabhūtena raśmimatikumārabhūtena ākāśamatikumārabhūtena vidyunmatikumārabhūtena mañjuśriyā kumārabhūtena śākyakumārabhūtena varūṇakumārabhūtena vimalakumārabhūtena maitreyeṇa bodhisattvena mahāsattvena / te sarve bodhisattvaniyutāḥ kṣāntidhāraṇa-samādhi-pratilabdhāḥ sarvadharmānāvaraṇajñāḥ sarvasattvasamacittāḥ sarvamāraviṣayasamatikrāntāḥ sarvatathāgataviṣayāvatārajñānakuśalā mahāmaitrī mahākaruṇāsamanvāga
Dzogchen · Locations for Cultivating Samādhi · English

A Guide to Locations for Cultivating Samādhi On mountaintops, in secluded forests and on islands and the like, Places which are agreeable to the mind and well suited to the season, Cultivate tranquil samādhi, which is single-pointed and unwavering— Clear light, which is free from the slightest conceptual elaboration. This is achieved naturally when three pure factors come together: The ideal location, individual and Dharma to be practised. First of all, the location must be one that is secluded and agreeable, Somewhere conducive to spiritual practice in the different seasons.

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