Buddhānussati Meditation: Recollection on the Qualities of the Supreme Buddha
Meditation is a bliss that will soothe the mind, open the heart, and conjoin with the truth of Dhamma. Among all the various meditations, which the Supreme Buddha taught, recollection of the Buddha, or Buddhānussati stands out as a particularly profound technique for cultivating gratitude, inspiration, and faith.
This meditation reflects the perfect purity, boundless wisdom, and infinite compassion of the Supreme Buddha. While reflecting upon these attributes, the mind is lifted, the heart filled with peace, and the spirit guided toward the path to true happiness.
Let's meditate together:
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / eradicated passion / hatred and delusion.
Supreme Buddha / eradicated the desire for / seeing forms
... hearing sounds
... smelling odors
... tasting flavors
... touching tangibles
... thinking thoughts
Supreme Buddha / controlled sense faculties / guarded sense faculties/ restrained sense faculties.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / is free from defilements.
Supreme Buddha / purified his body / speech and mind.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is an Arahant / Araham / Araham /Araham.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / understood suffering / as a Noble Truth / without anyone's help.
Supreme Buddha / eradicated the cause of suffering / as a Noble Truth/without anyone's help.
Supreme Buddha / attained the cessation of suffering / as a Noble Truth / without anyone's help.
Supreme Buddha / followed the way / leading to the cessation of suffering / as a Noble Truth / without anyone's help.
Supreme Buddha / realized the Four Noble Truths / escaped from suffering / and achieved true happiness.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Sammā-sambuddho / Sammā- sambuddho / Sammā-sambuddho.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / had the knowledge / to read others minds.
Supreme Buddha / had the knowledge / to recollect past lives of beings.
Supreme Buddha / had the knowledge / to see passing away / and rebirth of beings.
Supreme Buddha / had the knowledge / of the destruction of all taints.
Supreme Buddha / developed excellent psychic powers.
Supreme Buddha / had excellent virtue / concentration / and wisdom.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Vijjācarana-sampanno / Vijjācarana-sampanno / Vijjācarana-sampanno.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / discovered a very clear path / and attained Nibbāna.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Sugato / Sugato / Sugato.
My great teacher/ Supreme Buddha / understood all the worlds / and escaped from all these worlds.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Lokavidū / Lokavidū / Lokavidū.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / had an excellent ability / to tame beings / with great compassion.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Anuttaro purisadammasārathi / Anuttaro purisadammasārathi / Anuttaro purisadammasārathi.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / is the teacher of gods and humans.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Satthā devamanussānam / Satthā devamanussānam / Satthā devamanussānam.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / taught the excellent Dhamma to others / without holding anything back.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Buddho / Buddho / Buddho.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / is the one and only / extraordinary / supreme teacher / with all of these great qualities.
In this way / Supreme Buddha / is Bhagavā / Bhagavā / Bhagavā.
My great teacher / Supreme Buddha / is an Arahant ... is fully enlightened ... possessed true knowledge and good conduct ... is the well gone one ... is the knower of worlds ... is the incomparable teacher of taming persons teacher of gods and humans fully enlightened. ...is the Blessed One.
Iti pi so bhagavā, Araham, Sammāsambuddho, Vijjācarana- sampanno, Sugato, Lokavidū, Anuttaro purisadammasārathi, Satthā devamanussānam, Buddho, Bhagavā 'ti.
Buddhānussati meditation transcends the level of mere practice into a deep sojourn of the heart, abounding in gratitude and veneration. Reflecting upon the sublime qualities of the Supreme Buddha serves to awaken our deeper gratitude for the Dhamma, thus inspiring us to fortify the vows of this exalted path.
Let us always remember infinite compassion, wisdom, and the purity of the Supreme Buddha. May this reflection on life guide us toward true freedom and happiness. Let all of us take some time to honor the Supreme Buddha: Iti pi so Bhagavā, Araham, Sammāsambuddho, Vijjācarana-sampanno, Sugato, Lokavidū, Anuttaro purisadammasārathi, Satthā devamanussānam, Buddho, Bhagavā. In remembrance of these blessed attributes, may there be peace and clarity given to all beings.
Namo Buddhaya!
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