Establishing Awareness
can induce Divine Hearing!
Once when the Venerable
Anuruddha was dwelling at
Savatthi
in Jeta's Grove,
in
Anāthapindika's Park, many Bhikkhus went to
Anuruddha & exchanged polite
greetings with him.
Then they sat down to one side & asked the Ven.
Anuruddha:
Venerable
Sir:
What has the Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated so
that
he has attained to his famous greatness of direct knowledge?
It is because I have developed & cultivated these 4
Foundations of Awareness
that I have won great direct
knowledge.
What four? Here, friends, I dwell always
constantly contemplating upon:
The
Body only as a constructed group, neither as I, me, mine, nor as any self...
The
Feelings
only as passing responses, neither as I, as me, as mine, nor as my self...
The
Mind
only as temporary moods, neither as I, mine, nor as any part of my self...
All
Phenomena
only as appearing mental states, neither as any real, nor as existing...
while eager,
clearly comprehending,
& fully
aware, thereby removing
all desire and
frustration rooted in this world!
It is, friends, because
I have developed and much
cultivated these
Four
Foundations of Awareness that I have become empowered
with suprahuman forces: With
the
divine ear element, which is purified, refined,
subtle and surpasses
the human, I hear both divine and human
sounds, both those
that are
far away as well as those that are near.
Details for further study:
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Four_Foundations_of_Awareness.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/One_and_only_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/a/abhinna.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/sa/saavatthi.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/j/jetavana.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Sati_Studies.htm
Source (edited extract):
The
Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya.
[V:304]
section 52: Anuruddha. Thread 13: The Divine Ear!
