Sample Header Ad - 728x90

Perception of light - a twist in the Bhaya Bherava sutta?

2 votes
2 answers
317 views
In the Bhaya Bherava Sutta MN 4 translated by Bhikkhu Tannissaro this is stated as said by the Buddha. "There are some brahmans & contemplatives, brahman, who have the perception of 'day' when it is night, and of 'night' when it is day. This, I tell you, is their being in a dwelling of delusion. As for me, I have the perception of 'day' when it is day, and of 'night' when it is night..." However in the Capala Sutta A 7.58 and several other suttas the Buddha encourages meditators to develop the perception of light so that one "dwells by night as by day, and by day as by night." How are we to reconcile these two statements?
Asked by Kaveenga Wijayasekara (1663 rep)
Jun 22, 2017, 03:24 AM
Last activity: Jun 22, 2017, 03:07 PM