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… respected spiritual companion teaches it. Feeling inspired, joy springs up. Being joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. …

… on December 23, 1898, in Kotahena, Colombo, and passed away at Vajirarama, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, Tuesday, February 23, 1960. His father was Emmanuel Marian Perera Pulle, and …

… calming the bodily formation (passambhayaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ) Second tetrad — feeling (vedanānupassanā) Experiencing rapture (pīti-paṭisaṃvedī) Experiencing happiness (sukha-paṭisaṃvedī) Experiencing the mental formation (cittasaṅkhāra-paṭisaṃvedī — cittasaṅkhāra = feeling …

… kātabbaṁ, ninnānākaraṇaṁ. Idha magge cattāri kātabbāni. Savicāraduke imaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ.) Savicāradukaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ. 2.13.7. Sappītikaduka 2.13.7.1. Paṭiccavāra 2.13.7.1.1. Paccayānuloma Vibhaṅgavāra Hetu Sappītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca sappītiko dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā—sappītikaṁ …

1.8. Pītittika 1.8. Pītittika Vibhaṅgavāra Hetu Pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca pītisahagato dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā— pītisahagataṁ ekaṁ …

… ekavīsa. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) Nahetupaccayā ārammaṇe ekavīsa. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) (Yathā kusalattike pañhāvāraṁ, evaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.) 4.1.7. Pītittika, Hetuduka Paccayacatukka Pītisahagataṁ hetuṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca pītisahagato hetu dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā … tīṇi. …

… cetaso upakkilese paññāya dubbalīkaraṇe vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati; vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ …

… cattāri. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) Nahetupaccayā ārammaṇe nava. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) (Yathā kusalattike pañhāvāraṁ, evaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.) 3.13.7. Sappītikaduka, Kusalattika 3.13.7.1. Kusalapada 3.13.7.1–7. Paṭiccādivāra Paccayacatukka Sappītikaṁ kusalaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca sappītiko kusalo dhammo …

… akampiyaṭṭho abhiññeyyo. [5] Satisambojjhaṅgassa upaṭṭhānaṭṭho abhiññeyyo; dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgassa pavicayaṭṭho abhiññeyyo; vīriyasambojjhaṅgassa paggahaṭṭho abhiññeyyo; pītisambojjhaṅgassa pharaṇaṭṭho abhiññeyyo; passaddhisambojjhaṅgassa upasamaṭṭho abhiññeyyo; samādhisambojjhaṅgassa avikkhepaṭṭho abhiññeyyo; upekkhāsambojjhaṅgassa paṭisaṅkhānaṭṭho abhiññeyyo. [7] Sammādiṭṭhiyā …

Bojjhaṅgavibhaṅga 1. Suttantabhājanīya Satta bojjhaṅgā— satisambojjhaṅgo, dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgo, vīriyasambojjhaṅgo, pītisambojjhaṅgo, passaddhisambojjhaṅgo, samādhisambojjhaṅgo, upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo. Tattha katamo satisambojjhaṅgo? Idha bhikkhu satimā hoti paramena satinepakkena samannāgato, …

… abyākataṁ, anārammaṇaṁ, acetasikaṁ, cittavippayuttaṁ, nevavipākanavipākadhammadhammaṁ, asaṅkiliṭṭhasaṅkilesikaṁ, na savitakkasavicāraṁ, na avitakkavicāramattaṁ, avitakkaavicāraṁ, na pītisahagataṁ, na sukhasahagataṁ, na upekkhāsahagataṁ, neva dassanena na bhāvanāya pahātabbaṁ, neva dassanena na bhāvanāya …

… Kusalaṁ savicāraṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca kusalo savicāro dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. (Kusalasavitakkasadisaṁ.) 4.7.7. Kusalattika, Sappītikaduka 4.7.7.1. Sappītikapada Paccayacatukka Kusalaṁ sappītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca kusalo sappītiko dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. Akusalaṁ …

… pañhāvārassa anulomampi paccanīyampi anulomapaccanīyampi paccanīyānulomampi gaṇitaṁ, evaṁ gaṇetabbaṁ.) Hetudukavitakkattikaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ. 3.1.7. Hetuduka, Pītittika 3.1.7.1. Pītisahagatapada 3.1.7.1.1–6 Paṭiccādivāra Paccayacatukka 1.7.1.7. Pañhāvāra Paccayacatukka Hetu Hetuṁ pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca …

… not fixating on the fetters of sensuality, enter and remain in the rapture of seclusion: ‘This is peaceful, this is sublime, that is, entering and remaining …

… jhānaṁ pariyosānakalyāṇañceva hoti lakkhaṇasampannañca”. Evaṁ tivattagataṁ cittaṁ tividhakalyāṇakaṁ dasalakkhaṇasampannaṁ vitakkasampannañceva hoti vicārasampannañca pītisampannañca sukhasampannañca cittassa adhiṭṭhānasampannañca saddhāsampannañca vīriyasampannañca satisampannañca samādhisampannañca paññāsampannañca. Dutiyassa jhānassa ko ādi, kiṁ …

… jhānabale ṭhitassa ayaṁ pāramippattassa imāni jhānaṅgāni anāvilasaṅkappo paṭhame jhāne jhānaṅgāni bhāvī. So pīti tadanusārittāva paṭhame jhāne jhānaṅgaṁ tassaṅguno ca dhammā tadabhisannitāya ca. Pīti dutiye jhāne jhānaṅgadhammatā …

… abyākatā, sārammaṇā, acetasikā, vipākā, upādinnupādāniyā, asaṅkiliṭṭhasaṅkilesikā, na savitakkasavicārā, na avitakkavicāramattā, avitakkaavicārā, na pītisahagatā, neva dassanena na bhāvanāya pahātabbā, neva dassanena na bhāvanāya pahātabbahetukā, nevācayagāmināpacayagāmino, nevasekkhanāsekkhā, parittā, …

… a living by low lore, by wrong livelihood. This includes rites for propitiation, for granting wishes, for ghosts, for the earth, for rain, for property settlement, …

… unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …

… stilling the physical process.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing rapture.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing rapture.’ They practice like this: …

… a living by low lore, by wrong livelihood. This includes rites for propitiation, for granting wishes, for ghosts, for the earth, for rain, for property settlement, …

… fallen under the sway of corrupt wishes. Then they should meditate with rapture and joy, training day and night in skillful qualities. … Suppose that, upon …

… viññāṇakkhandho; vicāro ca, sabbañca rūpaṁ, asaṅkhatā ca dhātu— ime dhammā avicārā. 2.3.2.13.7. Sappītikaduka Katame dhammā sappītikā? Sappītikabhūmiyaṁ kāmāvacare rūpāvacare apariyāpanne, pītiṁ ṭhapetvā, taṁsampayutto vedanākkhandho …pe… viññāṇakkhandho— …

… mettāya sampayuttā. Tattha katamā mettā? Idha bhikkhu yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti pītiyā ca virāgā …pe… tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, yā tasmiṁ samaye metti mettāyanā …

… five things should be developed?</em> Right immersion with five factors: pervasion with rapture, pervasion with pleasure, pervasion with mind, pervasion with light, and the basis for …

… that time who facilitated the sacrifice.” 5. A Regular Gift as an Propitious Sacrifice. “But Mister Gotama, apart from that sacrifice accomplished with three modes and …

… hindrances have been given up in them, joy springs up. Being joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. …

Not of the Flesh Not of the Flesh “Mendicants, there is rapture of the flesh, rapture not of the flesh, and rapture even more spiritual …

… good place, a heavenly realm.’ Joy springs up in them. Being joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. …

… qualities, I entered and remained in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …

15.59. Sappītikaduka, Kusalattika 15.59. Sappītikaduka, Kusalattika Sappītikaṁ kusalaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca nasappītiko nakusalo dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. …

16.84. Sanidassanattika, Sappītikaduka 16.84. Sanidassanattika, Sappītikaduka Anidassanaappaṭighaṁ sappītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca naanidassanaappaṭigho nasappītiko dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. Anidassanaappaṭighaṁ …

… qualities, they enter and remain in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …

… a mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and …

13.7. Pītittika 13.7. Pītittika Hetu Pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca napītisahagato dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. Pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca …

… hate or delusion or aversion in their heart, they should meditate with rapture and joy, training day and night in skillful qualities. Furthermore, a mendicant should …

… samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati pathavīkasiṇaṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… …

… kusalato ca vipākato ca, vicāro ca, rūpañca, nibbānañca— ime dhammā avicārā. 2.4.2.13.7. Sappītikaduka Katame dhammā sappītikā? Kāmāvacarakusalato cattāro somanassasahagatacittuppādā, akusalato cattāro, kāmāvacarakusalassa vipākato pañca, kiriyato pañca, …

… unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …

… unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption. It has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …

… vedanā hoti, saññā hoti, cetanā hoti, cittaṁ hoti, Vitakko hoti, vicāro hoti, pīti hoti, sukhaṁ hoti, cittassekaggatā hoti, Saddhindriyaṁ hoti, vīriyindriyaṁ hoti, satindriyaṁ hoti, samādhindriyaṁ hoti, …

… katamo sammāsamādhi? Idha bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi, vivicca akusalehi dhammehi, savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. Vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā, ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ, cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ …

… vipāke ekaṁ …pe… avigate pañca. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) (Sahajātavārampi …pe… pañhāvārampi vitthāretabbaṁ.) 5.1.6. Kusalattika, Pītittika Hetu Kusalaṁ pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca kusalo pītisahagato dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. Akusalaṁ pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ …

… …pe… aññamaññe aṭṭhavīsa …pe… purejāte āsevane ekādasa …pe… avigate sattatiṁsa. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) 5.2.6. Pītittika, Kusalattika Hetu Pītisahagataṁ kusalaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca pītisahagato kusalo dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā … tīṇi. …

… asevitabbampi. Upekkhampāhaṁ, devānaminda, duvidhena vadāmi— sevitabbampi, asevitabbampi. Somanassampāhaṁ, devānaminda, duvidhena vadāmi sevitabbampi, asevitabbampīti iti kho panetaṁ vuttaṁ, kiñcetaṁ paṭicca vuttaṁ? Tattha yaṁ jaññā somanassaṁ ‘imaṁ kho …

… unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …

… the teaching, and finds joy connected with the teaching. When they’re joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. …

… the teaching, and finds joy connected with the teaching. When they’re joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. …

… savitakkasavicāraṁ, siyā avitakkaavicāraṁ. Ekādasindriyā siyā savitakkasavicārā, siyā avitakkavicāramattā, siyā avitakkaavicārā. Ekādasindriyā na vattabbā—“pītisahagatā”tipi, “sukhasahagatā”tipi, “upekkhāsahagatā”tipi. Somanassindriyaṁ siyā pītisahagataṁ na sukhasahagataṁ na upekkhāsahagataṁ, siyā na vattabbaṁ—“pītisahagatan”ti. Cha …

… tusitā gaṇimāgato. Atha vā devā vuccanti tusitā. Te tuṭṭhā santuṭṭhā attamanā pamuditā pītisomanassajātā devalokato gaṇiṁ āgatoti. Evampi tusitā gaṇimāgato. Atha vā arahanto vuccanti tusitā. Te tuṭṭhā …

… katamo sammāsamādhi? Idha bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati; vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ …

… hoti? Idhekacco puggalo duppaṭipannānaṁ micchāpaṭipannānaṁ titthiyānaṁ titthiyasāvakānaṁ vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati— “suppaṭipannā” itipi, “sammāpaṭipannā” itipīti. Evaṁ puggalo ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā avaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsitā hoti. Kathañca puggalo ananuvicca apariyogāhetvā vaṇṇārahassa …

… purejāte āsevane ekādasa …pe… avigate sattatiṁsa. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) (Sahajātavārampi …pe… pañhāvārampi vitthāretabbaṁ.) 4.8.7. Pītittika, Saraṇaduka Paccayacatukka Pītisahagataṁ saraṇaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca pītisahagato saraṇo dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā … tīṇi. …

16.85. Sanidassanattika, Pītisahagataduka 16.85. Sanidassanattika, Pītisahagataduka Anidassanaappaṭighaṁ pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca naanidassanaappaṭigho napītisahagato dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. Anidassanaappaṭighaṁ …

… develops it. And what fuels the arising of the awakening factor of rapture, or, when it has arisen, fully develops it? There are things that are …

… the teaching in that Dhamma. Feeling inspired, joy springs up. Being joyful, rapture springs up. When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil. …

… is that? Not seeing that faith in themselves, they don’t get the rapture and joy that faith brings. That’s why it’s inappropriate to talk to an …

… avitakkavicāramattā, siyā avitakkaavicārā, siyā na vattabbā—“savitakkasavicārā”tipi, “avitakkavicāramattā”tipi, “avitakkaavicārā”tipi. Dasa dhātuyo na vattabbā— “pītisahagatā”tipi, “sukhasahagatā”tipi, “upekkhāsahagatā”tipi. Pañca dhātuyo upekkhāsahagatā. Kāyaviññāṇadhātu na pītisahagatā, siyā sukhasahagatā, na upekkhāsahagatā, siyā …

14.31. Sappītikadukādi 14.31. Sappītikadukādi Sappītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca nasappītiko dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā … tīṇi. Appītikaṁ dhammaṁ …

… they have the awakening factor of investigation of principles … energy … rapture … tranquility … immersion … equanimity in them, they understand: ‘I have the …

… Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa. <b>Kāmaṁ kāmayamānassa,</b> <b>Tassa ce taṁ samijjhati;</b> <b>Addhā pītimano hoti,</b> <b>Laddhā macco yadicchati.</b> <b>Kāmaṁ kāmayamānassā</b>ti <b>kāmā</b>ti uddānato dve kāmā— vatthukāmā ca kilesakāmā …

… pāripūriyā amohassa pāripūriyā ca vivitto hoti pāpakehi akusalehi dhammehi, savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. Vitakkāti tayo vitakkā— nekkhammavitakko abyāpādavitakko avihiṁsāvitakko. Tattha paṭhamābhinipāto vitakko, …

… nibbānañca— ime dhammā avitakkaavicārā. Vitakkasahajāto vicāro na vattabbo savitakkasavicārotipi, avitakkavicāramattotipi, avitakkaavicārotipi. 2.4.1.7. Pītittika Katame dhammā pītisahagatā? Kāmāvacarakusalato cattāro somanassasahagatacittuppādā, akusalato cattāro, kāmāvacarakusalassa vipākato pañca, kiriyato pañca, …

… siyā avitakkavicāramattaṁ, siyā avitakkaavicāraṁ, siyā na vattabbaṁ—“savitakkasavicāran”tipi, “avitakkavicāramattan”tipi, “avitakkaavicāran”tipi. Dasāyatanā na vattabbā— “pītisahagatā”tipi, “sukhasahagatā”tipi, “upekkhāsahagatā”tipi. Dvāyatanā siyā pītisahagatā, siyā sukhasahagatā, siyā upekkhāsahagatā, siyā na vattabbā—“pītisahagatā”tipi, “sukhasahagatā”tipi, …

8.63. Sappītikaduka 8.63. Sappītikaduka Nasappītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca nasappītiko dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā … tīṇi. Naappītikaṁ dhammaṁ …

8.64. Pītisahagataduka 8.64. Pītisahagataduka Napītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca napītisahagato dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā … tīṇi. Nanapītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ …

… a living by low lore, by wrong livelihood. This includes rites for propitiation, for granting wishes, for ghosts, for the earth, for rain, for property settlement, …

… gotamo arahati bhavantaṁ soṇadaṇḍaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṁ. Bhavañhi soṇadaṇḍo ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena. Yampi bhavaṁ soṇadaṇḍo ubhato sujāto …

… mind is polluted, there’s no joy. When there’s no joy, there’s no rapture. When there’s no rapture, there’s no tranquility. When there’s no tranquility, there’s suffering. …

… a time when a mendicant practices like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing rapture … bliss … mind …’ … They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in …

… samaye viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. Yasmiṁ samaye, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pītippaṭisaṁvedī …pe… sukhappaṭisaṁvedī … cittasaṅkhārappaṭisaṁvedī … ‘passambhayaṁ cittasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ cittasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati— …

… they live negligently, there’s no joy. When there’s no joy, there’s no rapture. When there’s no rapture, there’s no tranquility. When there’s no tranquility, there’s suffering. …

Rapture Rapture Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika, escorted by around five hundred lay followers, went …

… placing the mind or keeping it connected. You should develop it with rapture. You should develop it without rapture. You should develop it with pleasure. You …

… unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …

… vivittaṁ hoti, dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vitakkavicārehi cittaṁ vivittaṁ hoti, tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa pītiyā cittaṁ vivittaṁ hoti, catutthaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa sukhadukkhehi cittaṁ vivittaṁ hoti, ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samāpannassa rūpasaññāya …

… vinā hosīti— kiṁ nu tamhā vippavasasi. <b>Muhuttamapi piṅgiyā</b>ti muhuttampi khaṇampi layampi vayampi addhampīti— muhuttamapi. <b>Piṅgiyā</b>ti bāvarī taṁ nattāraṁ nāmena ālapati. <b>Gotamā bhūripaññāṇā</b>ti gotamā bhūripaññāṇā ñāṇapaññāṇā paññādhajā …

… vā ajjhattaṁ dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ …pe… santaṁ vā ajjhattaṁ vīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ …pe… santaṁ vā ajjhattaṁ pītisambojjhaṅgaṁ …pe… santaṁ vā ajjhattaṁ passaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ …pe… santaṁ vā ajjhattaṁ samādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ …pe… santaṁ vā …

… Hetuṁ avicāraṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca hetu avicāro dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. (Sabbattha nava.) Hetuṁ sappītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca …pe… hetuṁ appītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca …pe…. Hetuṁ pītisahagataṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca …pe… …

… uppajjati hetupaccayā. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) Hetuyā nava …pe… vipāke tīṇi …pe… avigate nava. Kusalaṁ sappītikaṁ dhammaṁ paṭicca nakusalo nasappītiko dhammo uppajjati hetupaccayā. (Saṅkhittaṁ.) Hetuyā terasa, ārammaṇe nava …pe… …