Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

216 Vimuttimagga"He moves like a bird on the wing in space": Here there are three kindsof movement: movement on foot; movement on air; and mind-movement.Here the yogin gets the concentration of the earth kasina and resolves throughknowledge for a path in space, and moves on foot. Or if he gets the concentrationof the air kasina he resolves upon air, and goes through air like cottonwool.Or he fills his body and mind with the movement of the mind. Theperception of bliss and lightness adheres to his body. Thus his body becomesbuoyant, and he goes by the movement of the mind like a bird on the wing.Thus he goes by the movement of the mind."In the (greatness of) supernormal power and might, 1 he can handle thesun and the moon": Having supernormal power, that yogin gets control of themind. Having trained his mind, he enters the fourth meditation, jhana, andrising from it peacefully, he handles the sun and the moon with the resolvethrough knowledge thus: "Let my hand reach them!", and he reaches themwith his hand. Sitting or lying down, that yogin can handle the sun and themoon. 2"He raises up his body and reaches the world of Brahma": Havingsupernormal power that yogin gets control of the mind and goes up even tothe world of Brahma* happily. These are the four bases of supernormalpower.By training the mind thus he resolves that the distant should be near, orthat the near should become distant. He resolves that many should becomefew, or that the few should become many. He sees Brahma's form withdivine sight. He hears the voice of Brahma 3 with divine hearing and he knowsBrahma's mind with the knowledge of others' thoughts. That yogin has threeformations. 4 He goes to Brahma's world through two formations. This is1. Lit. Supernormal power and divine might.2. Pts. II, 208-9: 'Udake pi abhijjamane gacchati, seyyathapi pathaviyarC ti. Pakatiyapathavikasinasamdpattiya Idbhi hoti, udakam dvajjati; dvajjitva ndnena adhitthati 'pathavihotutV pathavi hoti. So abhijjamane udake gacchati. Yatha mamma pakatiya aniddhimantoabhijjamdndya pathaviya gacchanti, evamevam so iddhimd cetovasippatto abhijjamane udakegacchati, seyyathapi pathaviyam.'Akase pi pallankena cankamati, seyyathapi pakkhi sakund' ti. Pakatiya pathavikasinasamdpattiyaIdbhi hoti, dkdsam dvajjati; dvajjitva ndnena adhitthati 'pathavi hotutV,pathavi hoti. So dkdse antalikkhe cahkamati pi titthati pi nisidati pi seyyam pi kappeti.Yatha manussa pakatiya aniddhimanto pathaviya cahkamanti pi titthanti pi nisidanti piseyyam pi kappenti, evamevam so iddhimd cetovasippatto dkdse antalikkhe cankamati pititthati pi nisidati pi seyyam pi kappeti, seyyathapi pakkhi sakuno,'Ime pi candimasuriye evam-mahiddhike evam-mahdnubhave pdnind pardmasatiparimajjatitV. Idha so iddhimd cetovasippatto nisinnako vd nipannako vd candimasuriyedvajjati; dvajjitva ndnena adhitthati 'hatthapdse hotutV, hatthapdse hoti, So nisinnakovd nipannako vd candimasuriye pdnind dmasati pardmasati parimajjati* Yatha manussapakatiya aniddhimanto kihcid eva rupagatam hatthapdse dmasanti pardmasanti parimajjanti,evamevam so iddhimd cetovasippatto nisinnako vd nipannako vd candimasuriye pdninddmasati pardmasati parimajjati,3. Lit. Devd, 4. Sankhdrd,