[Theragatha 1.1]
My hut is roofed, comfortable,
free of drafts;
my mind, well-centered,
set free.
I remain ardent.
So, rain-deva.
Go ahead & rain.
[Forwarding to…]
So it is a very close bond.
But, usually they would move together [a small monastic community]
somewhere in the forest,
or somewhere where they are supported.
And they would try usually try to be in solitude as much as they can.
And really drink deep into this bliss of mental stillness,
and that bliss from …
just this. 😊
Because when you are okay with this,
when you are just…,
when you are looking at the way the Buddha describes the four jhanas,
in the Samannaphala Sutta (The Fruits of the Truth Seeking Life, DN 2),
it’s like that joy welling up from within,
it’s pervasive, the whole body
immerses, drenches, suffuses, pervades the whole body.
Each of the jhanas is like that.
He gives similes even.
When that,
that is the source of your joy,
of your happiness…
nobody can take that away from you,
or it’s going to be very hard.
I mean, even if you were put in jail,
you’d be like: “great, awesome”
Like really, what is the best insurance, you know?
It’s Dhamma.
It’s that.
And the more you learn to tap into that,
and to really make that your stronghold,
that’s where you go to for your happiness,
that’s going to be for your welfare for a very long time.