mau tanya dong..anapana patibhaga-nimitta itu apa ya? bisa jelaskan?
When it is subtle, you should not try to change the breath and make it more obvious, because of agitation produced by excessive effort. If you do so you will not develop in concentration. Just be aware of the breath as it is, and if it is not clear simply wait for it at the place where you last noticed it. You will find that as you apply your mindfulness and understanding in this way the breath will reappear.
The appearance of the
nimitta produced by developing mindfulness-of-breathing is not the same for everyone, but var- ies according to the individual. To some people it appears as a pleasant sensation like:
- Cotton wool (uggaha-nimitta),
- Drawn out cotton (uggaha-nimitta),
- Moving air or a draught (uggaha-nimitta),
- A bright light like the morning star Venus (uggaha nimitta and panṭibhàga-nimitta),
- A bright ruby or gem (paṭibhàga-nimitta),
- A bright pearl (paṭibhàga-nimitta).
To some people it appears as a coarse sensation like:
1. The stem of a cotton plant (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
2. A sharpened piece of wood (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
To some people it appears like:
1. A long rope or string (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
2. A wreath of flowers (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
3. A puff of smoke (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
4. A stretched out spiders web (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
5. A film of mist (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
6. A lotus (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
7. A chariot wheel (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
8. A moon (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta),
9. A sun (
uggaha-nimitta and
paṭibhàga-nimitta).
In most cases a pure white
nimitta like cotton wool is the
uggaha-nimitta (taken-up sign or learning sign), because the
uggaha-nimitta is usually not clear and bright. When the
nimitta becomes bright like the morning star, brilliant and clear, it is the
paṭibhàga-nimitta (counterpart sign). When the
nimitta is like a ruby or gem and not bright, it is the
uggaha-nimitta, but when it is bright and sparkling, it is the
paṭibhàga-nimitta. The rest of the images and colours should be understood in the same way.
The nimitta appears to different people in different ways because it is produced by perception. The different perceptions of different meditators before the arising of the nimitta produces different types of nimitta. Even though mindfulness-of-breathing is a single meditation subject, it produces various types of nimitta, depending on the individual.When you have reached this stage it is important not to play with your
nimitta. Do not let it go away, and do not intentionally change its shape or appearance. If you do this your concentration will not develop any further, and your progress will stop. Your nimitta will probably disappear. So at this point, when your nimitta first appears, do not move your concentration from the breath to the
nimitta. If you do you will find it disappears. If you find that the
nimitta is stable and your mind on its own has become fixed on it, then just leave your mind there. If you force your mind to come away from it, you will probably lose your concentration.
If your
nimitta appears far away in front of you, do not pay attention to it, as it will probably disappear. If you do not pay attention to it and simply continue to concentrate on the breath at the place where the breath touches, you will find that the
nimitta will come and stay at that place.
If your
nimitta appears at the place where the breath touches, and the
nimitta is stable, and appears as if it is the breath itself, and the breath appears as if it is the
nimitta, then you can forget about the breath, and just be aware of the
nimitta. In this way, by moving your attention from the breath to the
nimitta, you will be able to make further progress. As you keep your mind on the
nimitta, you will find that it becomes whiter and whiter, and when it is white like cotton wool it is the
uggaha-nimitta.
You should determine to keep your mind calmly concentrated on that white
uggaha-nimitta for one hour, two hours, three hours, etc. If you are able to keep your mind fixed on the
uggaha-nimitta for one or two hours, you should find that it becomes clear, bright, and brilliant. This is then the
paṭibhàga-nimitta (counterpart sign). At this point you should determine and practise keeping your mind fixed on the
paṭibhàga-nimitta for one hour, two hours, or three hours. Practise until you succeed.
At this stage you will reach either access (
upacàra) or absorption (
appanà) concentration. Access concentration is the concentration close to and preceding
jhàna. Absorption concentration is the concentration of
jhàna.
Both these types of concentration have the
paṭibhàga-nimitta as their object. The difference between them is that in access concentration the
jhàna factors are not developed to full strength.
For this reason during access concentration bhavaṅga mind states still occur and one can fall into bhavaṅga (life-continuum consciousness). The meditator experiences this, and will say that everything stopped, and he may even think this is Nibbàna. In reality the mind has not stopped, but the meditator just does not have sufficient skill to discern this, because of the subtlety of those bhavaïga mind states.
To avoid dropping into bhavaṅga, and to develop further, you need the help of the five controlling faculties of faith (
saddhà), effort (
vãriya), mindfulness (
sati), concentration (
samàdhi), and understanding (
paññà) to push the mind and fix it on the
paṭibhàga-nimitta. It takes effort to make the mind know the
paṭibhàga-nimitta again and again, mindfulness not to forget the
paṭibhàga-nimitta, and understanding to know the
paṭibhàga-nimitta.
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kalau mau lebih secara teoritis, ahli abhidhamma yang lebih mengerti ttg
nimitta yang dimaksud. Artikel diatas hanya informasi secara praktikal saja.
ref:
http://www.dhammaweb.net/paauk/Book/Mindfulness_of_Breathing_and_4_Elements_Meditation.pdf (page 5 - '8' )
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