When the mind withdraws from sensual desire,
Away from the thoughts that feed the fire,
The First Jhāna rises in the heart,
Joy and peace from seclusion start.
[Pre-Chorus]
Step by step, the mind becomes clear,
Letting go of confusion and fear,
From restless thoughts to mindfulness,
A journey within toward inner bliss.
[Chorus]
Four Jhānas, four stages of the mind,
Leaving worldly noise and chains behind,
Like the Ganges flowing to the sea,
The mind turns toward Nibbāna, free.
[Verse 2]
In the Second Jhāna, the mind is bright,
Thoughts grow still in inner light,
Joy and happiness arise from concentration,
One-pointed peace becomes the foundation.
[Verse 3]
In the Third Jhāna, joy fades away,
Equanimity grows from day to day,
Mindfulness and clear awareness remain,
The heart is peaceful, free from strain.
[Chorus]
Four Jhānas, four stages of the mind,
Leaving worldly noise and chains behind,
Like the Ganges flowing to the sea,
The mind turns toward Nibbāna, free.
[Verse 4]
In the Fourth Jhāna, pleasure and pain
Are left behind like passing rain,
Joy and sorrow no longer bind,
Pure mindfulness fills the mind.
[Bridge]
But Jhāna is more than peaceful rest,
It leads the heart toward wisdom’s quest,
Five higher fetters must be known:
Form and formlessness, conceit alone,
Restlessness and ignorance too,
Must be understood and seen through,
With higher knowledge, clear and wise,
The chains of bondage slowly die.
[Final Chorus]
Four Jhānas, the training of the heart,
From scattered thoughts to wisdom’s start,
Like the Ganges flowing free,
The mind inclines to Nibbāna’s sea.
Calm the mind, awaken the light,
See the truth with wisdom bright,
Let attachment fade away,
And walk the path of freedom each day.
[Outro]
Stillness... awareness... letting go...
The inner river begins to flow.
With wisdom shining pure and bright,
The heart moves toward Nibbāna’s light.“The Four Jhānas”: A Path of Mental Stillness Toward Nibbāna
The Jhana Samyutta in Tipitaka Volume 19 presents the Four Jhānas, from the First Jhāna to the Fourth Jhāna, emphasizing their role in higher knowledge, full understanding, and the abandonment of the five higher fetters.
The Jhana Samyutta, Tipitaka Volume 19, Sutta Pitaka Volume 11, Samyutta Nikaya, Maha-vagga, presents an important Buddhist teaching on the Four Jhānas, describing a progressive training of the mind from seclusion and concentration toward increasingly refined states of mental equanimity and mindfulness.
The Buddha explains that a practitioner who is secluded from sensual pleasures and unwholesome states enters the First Jhāna, accompanied by applied thought, sustained thought, joy, and happiness born of seclusion.
As the mind becomes more concentrated, the practitioner enters the Second Jhāna, characterized by inner clarity and one-pointedness. Applied and sustained thought have subsided, while joy and happiness arise from concentration.
The practitioner then enters the Third Jhāna, in which joy has faded away. Equanimity, mindfulness, and clear comprehension become prominent, while happiness is experienced through the body.
Finally, the practitioner enters the Fourth Jhāna, abandoning both pleasure and pain, as well as previous mental experiences of joy and sorrow. The mind remains in a state of purified mindfulness founded upon equanimity.
The Buddha compares the direction of a practitioner who develops and repeatedly cultivates the Four Jhānas to the Ganges River flowing toward the eastern direction. In the same way, one who develops the Four Jhānas is described as inclining toward, leaning toward, and moving toward Nibbāna.
This teaching emphasizes that Jhāna is not merely about experiencing calm or pleasant states. The practice is connected with a deeper purpose: developing higher knowledge, understanding reality, bringing mental defilements to an end, and abandoning the fetters that bind beings to continued existence.
The Jhana Samyutta identifies the five higher fetters as attachment to form, attachment to the formless, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance.
The Buddha therefore teaches the cultivation of the Four Jhānas for higher knowledge, full understanding, the ending of these fetters, and their abandonment.
The teaching offers a significant perspective for contemporary life. It highlights the importance of stepping away from distractions, calming the mind, developing mindfulness, and gradually reducing attachment. Yet the canonical understanding of Jhāna goes beyond ordinary relaxation. It is presented as part of a broader path of concentration and wisdom.
The central message of the Jhana Samyutta is therefore not simply that a peaceful mind is desirable, but that disciplined cultivation of the mind can become a direction toward liberation. Like the Ganges flowing naturally toward its destination, the well-developed practice of Jhāna is described as inclining toward Nibbāna.
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