Samādhi & the Four Jhānas
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Summary
Mundane jhāna predates the Buddha: high concentration in which the mind is still, light and at ease — and still inside saṃsāra.
When it ends, the mind returns to suffering and to the same round of arising and passing.
Supramundane jhāna is what the Buddha discovered: seeing in accordance with the Four Noble Truths rather than a temporary calm.
Key points
The Buddha’s own teachers had the highest attainments
That is why he left them: the deepest absorption was still not the answer.
Calm is not the end of suffering
The difference is what remains after you come out.
What was newly found is understanding, not concentration
Concentration already existed. What was added was seeing things as they are.
This explains why jhāna alone is not enough
It is the most direct answer for a practitioner wondering why the suffering keeps returning.