2013-07-29 新加坡弟子在禪修方面的疑問

新加坡弟子在禪修方面的疑問,或許大家也有同樣的問題,在此一併回答:

弟子:
That day when I was engaged in my meditation , there was a v loud 'Pong' sound coming directly fr my downstair's construction site but I didn't jump or get a shock instead I experienced my calmness seemed to cushion off e loud sound n was like a separate world ie. the noise was e noise n my calmness remained as such that e loud sound wasn't in any way affecte⋯⋯
d my mood. I am curious n need an ascertain ans fr u that such calmness is consider as shallow or slightly deeper calmness /concentration or is it a v common phenomenon to every meditator? Pls kindly advice.

師答:
Some people feel shocked by loud noise. When you enter deep meditation, the noise will be ignored or become a little. If you really enter the 4th level of meditation, you don't hear any sound or voice.
Deeper and deeper mediation to you

弟子:
Tks for drawing ur precious time to clear my doubts! Good nite n rest well !!

隔天,這位弟子又有其它問題:
Disciple:
Good morning Master! Regarding yesturday's Q,can I conclude that my concentration level was only v v shallow (the v v low level of 欲界定 or not even reach e beginning of 欲界定 but is only juz a normal beginner's concentration level as I could still hear e loud noise without any impact on my calmness n mood? Ur 4th level meditation is it 4禅定as I juz want to be double sure? The differen⋯⋯ce between 4th level concentration n a person who goes into v deep sleep is that one is v sharp n clear minded but couldn't hear any sound fr e physical enviroment while a deep sleeper has an unclear mind n may not hear e loud noise too.But Guan Shi Yin Boddhisattva has attain e fullest concentration n yet he can hear even e super soft sound of sentient beings pleading for help,Why?? He got 通明禅定rt so is able to hear even e murmur of beings? For a person who dreams during sleeping that means his 8th consciousness is still actively digging out diff seeds of thought to form a story called dream rt n how abt his 6th n 7th consciousness during dreaming time, r these 2 still working?

Guru:
How do you know you have entered the basic meditation, called 未到地定? If you overcome "The Five Coverings," body and mind disappear, you can know you enter 未到地定. Five Coverings means five kinds of affliction which block off the true mind: desire 貪慾, anger 嗔恚, dullness 昏沈, agitation 掉悔, and doubt 疑.

Yes, 4th level meditation is 四禅.
What you explain deep medtation and sleep is very good and correct.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva through ear superpower can help people anywhere solve all problem and suffering.
He can hear all voice and sound because having practicing meditation for a lot of time.

When one sleeps, Schools Buddhism says 有分識 arising. While Yogacara School says alaya-vijnana arising.
6th stops in deep sleep, but 7th stops only when you enlighten.