Special Experiences might
cure Disease instantly..
Once when Venerable
Girimananda was sick, the
Buddha said to Ven.
Ānanda. What is the experience of acute Awareness by in-&-out Breathing? It is when a Bhikkhu, who have gone to the forest, or to the root of a tree,
or to an empty hut, sits down cross-legged, having straightened
his
body and back, and set up awareness around the nostrils, then just plainly aware
of only that
breathing in itself, he breathes in, and then just solely aware of only that
breathing in itself, he then breathes out... 1: Breathing in-&-out long, he knows, notes,
and understands: I in-&-exhale long.. 2: Breathing in short, he knows, notes,
and understands: I in-&-exhale short..
3: He trains thus: Experiencing this entire
body, I will breathe in-&-out.. 4: He
trains thus: Calming all bodily activity, I
will breathe in-&-out.. 5: He trains
thus: Experiencing an enraptured joy, I will
breathe in-&-out.. 6: He trains thus:
Experiencing a happy pleasure, I will
breathe in-&-out.. 7: He trains thus:
Experiencing all mental activity, I will
breathe in-&-out.. 8: He trains thus:
Calming all mental activity, I will breathe
in-&-out.. 9: He trains thus:
Experiencing the present mood, I will
breathe in-&-out.. 10: He trains thus: Elating
and gladdening the mind, I will breathe
in-&-out.. 11: He trains thus: Focusing
and concentrating the mind, I will breathe
in-&-out.. 12: He trains thus: Releasing
and liberating the mind, I will breathe
in-&-out.. 13: He trains thus:
Considering impermanence, I will breathe
in-&-out.. 14: He trains thus:
Considering disillusion, I will breathe
in-&-out.. 15: He trains thus:
Considering ceasing, I will breathe
in-&-out.. 16: He trains thus:
Considering relinquishment, I will breathe
in-&-out.. Having learnt and memorized these 16 simple steps from the Blessed One,
the Venerable
Ānanda went to the Venerable
Girimananda and recited these 16
steps to him. Then as soon as Venerable
Girimananda heard these 16 simple steps
and the
ten experiences his illness instantly subsided,
and he rose from his bed.. This was thus the way Venerable
Girimananda was cured from his sickness....
