References – Kd 21: The chapter on the first council 
Vinaya / Khandhaka / Kd 21: Pañcasatikakkhandhaka

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Comment: The story of Patācārā realizing the end of suffering [in Thig 112-116, The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, pp. 54-55] illustrates the possibility of samādhi while going about daily activities. [Great disciples] [Liberation] [Concentration] [Monastic life]

Response by Ajahn Amaro. [Jhāna] [Buddha/Biography] [Similes] [Mahāyāna]

Vinaya: Khandhaka 21.1.5: Ānanda realizes arahantship the dawn before the First Council while just beginning to lie down. [Arahant] [Postures] [Psychic powers]

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 7, Excerpt 5


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“Is what you’re describing (meditation states like AN 10.6) something that somebody might arrive at in their ordinary waking...?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Meditation/Results] // [Insight meditation] [Non-identification] [Perception] [Ajahn Karuṇadhammo] [Sense bases] [Abhayagiri]

Vinaya: Khandhaka 21.1.5: Ānanda’s awakening. [Great disciples] [Arahant] [Postures]

Reference: The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sachs.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 42, Excerpt 4