Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

The fourth dhyana. Attainment of this depends on the
renunciation of joy; there still remain another four
factors:
o. No pain or pleasure
p. Equanimity
q. Mindfulness
r. Heart, essence (this is meant in the samatha sense, not
in philosophic way).
The experience of these states and their various factors
is common to all religions as well as to Buddhism.
Among all the results of realizing the dhyanas, bodily
repose and quiet mind (prasrabdhi) are very important.
a. Bodily repose and light mind. Our body may become
extremely heavy with the weight of accumulated sorrow.
With diligent concentration, this sorrow can be
suppressed; after the force of samatha is experienced,
these sorrows cannot arise. When one has attained
bodily prasrabdhi, the body feels light and relaxed and
whatever one does is accomplished gracefully and
easily.
b. Mental prasrabdhi. The mind easily contacts with
goodness and is seldom overcome by evil. It becomes
easy to have right thoughts and to reject unwholesome
ones. Samapatti then becomes possible.
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