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Nirodha Samapatti
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Heavens in the
Realm Without Form
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The Boundlessness of That Which
is Neither With Nor Without
Perception
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The Boundlessness of Consciousness
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The Boundlessness of Nothingness
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The Boundlessness of Emptiness
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Heavens in the Realm of Form
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Highest Heavens
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1. The Ultimate (Akanistha)
2. Beautiful Vision (Sudarsana)
3.
Beautiful Presence (Sudrisa)
4. Without Heat (Atapa)
5. Without
Trouble (Avriha)
6. Without Thoughts (Asamjnisattva)
7. Producing
Great Fruits (Brihatphala)
8. Birth Into Blessings (Punyaprasava)
9.
Without Any Clouds (Anabhraka)
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The Fourth Meditation Heaven
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1. A Single Mind (Samadhi)- Pure Mental Concentration
- No affective states of mind remain
2. Equanimity (Upeksa) -
Impartiality & indifference to all subconscious disturbances,
including suffering & contentment
3.Mindfulness (Smriti)
Remembrance, presence of mind
4. Renunciation - Sublimation of
joy and contentment
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Heavens of Purity
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1. Purity Everywhere (Subhakritsna)
2. Measureless Purity
(Apramanasubha)
3. A Measure of Purity (Parittasubha)
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The Third Meditation Heaven
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1. A Single Mind (Samadhi) Pure Mental Concentration
2.
Mindfulness (Smriti) Remembrance, presence of mind
3. Spiritual
Insight (Prajna)
4. Contentment (Sukha) - Refined Joy
5. Renunciation
- The sublimation of Joy
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Heavens of Light
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1. Light & Sound (Abhasvara)
2. Measureless Light
(Apramanabha)
3. A Measure of Light (Parittabha)
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The Second Meditation Heaven
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1. A Single Mid (Samadhi) Pure Mental Concentration
2.
Contentment (Sukha) Refined Joy
3. Rejoicing (Priti) Ecstasy
of Revelation
4. Inner Purity - Becoming pure of applied thought,
and then pure of sustained thought purificaton of cognitive thought.
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Heavens of Brahma
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1. The Great Brahma (Maha-Brahma)
2.Assistants
of Brahma (Brahma-Purohita)
3. Followers of Brahma (Brahma-Parisdaya)
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The First
Meditation Heaven
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1.
A single Mind (Samadhi) Pure mental concentration
2. Contentment
(Sukha) - Refined Joy
3. Joy (Priti) ecstasy of revelation
4.
Observation (Vicara) Sustained cognitive thought
5. Observation
(Vitarka) Applied Cognitive Thought
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Heavens
in the Realm
of Desire
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Paranirmita
Heaven
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The
heaven of mastering the desires of others, the abode of Mara, the
Devil
Using desire to control others
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Sunirmita
Heaven
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The
heaven of pleasant transformations, where the gods make their own
pleasures.
Where every desire is attained at will - mastery over
one's own desires
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Tusita
Heaven
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The
heaven of contentment and bliss, dwelled in prior to entry into
the womb of this world
The realm of rebirth and rejuvenation
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Suyama
Heaven
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The
heaven of purgatory and the afterlife ruled by Yama, lord and judge
of the dead
The realm of repentance and atonement
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Trayastrimsas
The
Heaven of the 33 Gods
The heaven of the secular world
of humanity
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Sakra
Devendra
The Lord of the Secular World, Master of the Self
& the Will of Heaven
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Prajapati
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Lord of Creation -
Providence
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The Twelve Adityas
Principles
of Preservation
and Stability
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The Eleven Rudras
Agents
of Transformation
and Destruction
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The Eight Vasus
The
Elements
The Realms of the Gods
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Major Principles - This
World
1. Mitra - Friendship - Man vs. Man
2. Aryaman
- Honor
3. Bhaga - One's Fair Share
Major Principles
- Beyond this World
4. Varuna - Fate- Man vs. God
5.
Daksa - Ritual Efficacy
6. Amsa - Share of the Gods
- Sacifice
Minor Principles - This World
7. Tvastri
- The Shaper- Industry
8. Pusan - The Nourisher -
Agriculture
9. Visvavat - The Righteous- The Law
Minor
Principles- Beyond this World
10. Savitri - The Vitalizer
- The Word
11. Sakra - The Potent - Valor
12.
Vishnu -The Pervader - Wisdom
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Manifestation of Thought
1.
Ananda - Bliss
2. Vijnana - Knowledge
3. Manas
- Thought
4. Prana - Breath
5. Vac - Speech
Controllers
of Space
6. Rulers of Nature - Hands
7. That Enjoyed
- Oral/Anal
8. Intellect - Speech Organs
9. The
Ego - Feet led by Eyes
10. Soma Elixir - Sex Organs
The
Soul
11. Atman - The Higher Self, the conscience
with its component of free will
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1. Prithivi - Mother
Earth, nourisher, in which dwells:
2. Agni- Fire,
mouth of the gods, devouring the earth
3. Antarika
- Atmosphere & Oceans, in which dwells:
4. Vayu -
Wind & Currents, energy flows, impellers of life
5.
Dyaus - Sky, fertilizing earth with rain, in which
dwells:
6. Surya - The Sun, source of light, warmth
& life
7. Naksatra - Stars & Planets origin
of universe, in which dwells
8. Soma - The Moon,
vessel of elixir ruling tides, sex., etc.
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Heaven
of
the 4 Kings - Guardians of Heaven
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Virudhaka
'Growing
Large'
Prosperity
Lord over South
Jambu-dvipa
Pretas
& Kumbhandhas
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Dhritirastra
'Protector
of the Nation'
Strength
Lord over East
Purva-videha
Pisacas
& Gandharvas
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Vaisravana
(Kuvera)
'Very Famous'
Wealth
Lord over
North
Uttara-Kuru
Yahsas &Raksasas
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Virupaksa
'Wide
Eyes'
Awareness
Lord over West
Apara-Godana
Putanas
& Nagas
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