The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

w 80disadvantages of the base consisting of boundless space by thinking:This base consisting of boundless space has the fourth rèpa jhŒnaas its near enemy and it is not as peaceful as the base consisting ofboundless consciousness.After having thus become dispassionate towards the base consistingof boundless space you should then reflect on the peacefulnature of the base consisting of boundless consciousness. Then youshould pay attention to the consciousness present during the attainmentof the base consisting of boundless space, which had boundlessspace as its object. You should pay attention again and again tothat consciousness present during the attainment of the base consistingof boundless space and note it as "Consciousness, consciousness".You should not note it as just "boundless, boundless," butinstead note it as "boundless consciousness, boundless consciousness"or "just consciousness, consciousness".Then you need to continue to pay attention to that sign of consciousnesspresent during the attainment of the base consisting ofboundless space as "consciousness, consciousness" with initial applicationof the mind. By doing this again and again you will findthat the hindrances are suppressed and that upacŒra concentrationarises with that sign as its object. By repeated attention to that signyou will find that appana jhŒna arises with that sign as its object.This is the second immaterial jhŒna called the base consisting ofboundless consciousness.The Base Consisting Of NothingnessThe third immaterial jhŒna is the base consisting of nothingnessand it has as its object the non-existence of the previous consciousnessof the base consisting of boundless space which is the object ofthe base consisting of boundless consciousness.