The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

w 60ing on the heart basis matter and also the paÊibhŒga nimitta as it appearsin the mind door. When you can do this you should start to tryto discern the five jhŒna factors of vitakka, vicŒra, p´ti, sukha, andekaggata one at a time. Then with continued practise you will beable to discern them all together at once.1. vitakka = initial application of the mind; is the directing and placingof the mind on the object of the paÊibhŒga nimitta.2. vicŒra = sustained application of the mind; is the sustained keepingof the mind on the object of the paÊibhŒga nimitta.3. p´ti = joy and liking for the paÊibhŒga nimitta.4. sukha = pleasant feeling or happiness associated with experiencingthe paÊibhŒga nimitta.5. ekaggata = one pointedness of mind on the paÊibhŒga nimitta.When you are just beginning to practise jhŒna then you shouldpractise to enter jhŒna for a long time and not spend so much timediscerning the jhŒna factors (jhŒna aºgas). You should practise masteryof the first jhŒna. There are five kinds of mastery:1. Mastery in adverting; being able to discern the jhŒna factors afteremerging from jhŒna.2. Mastery in attaining; being able to enter jhŒna whenever youwish to.3. Mastery of resolve; being able to stay in jhŒna for as long a time asyou determine to stay.4. Mastery in emerging; being able to leave the jhŒna at the time youdetermine to emerge.5. Mastery of reviewing; being able to discern the jhŒna factors.Adverting and reviewing both occur in the same mind door process(manodvŒrav´thi). Adverting is performed by the mind dooradverting consciousness (manodvŒrŒvajjana) which in this casetakes as its object one of the five jhŒna factors such as vitakka. Reviewingis performed by the four or five reviewing javana