4 concentrations

AjitaKaput

What are the resources for developing the skill to notice the objects of Bare Attention and (know / label / categorize) according to the 4 concentrations?

GuyC

You mean the 4 Jhanas?

AjitaKaput

Whoops. I meant the 4 Contemplations of Bare Attention: Body, Feelings, states of mind, mind objects. Ha! No wonder I've had a hard time finding material.

Thanks for the nudge!

seeker242

Sometimes referred to as the "four foundations of mindfulness" or the "four frames of reference"? (Satipatthana)

As for the resources for developing the skill? I would have to say a meditation mat, a meditation cushion, your butt sitting on it and your breath. Those are the resources that are needed to develop the skill. Perhaps that is not what you meant though? I don't know.

I'm not one for long, wordy explanations, obviously, but if you want a really in depth explanation with lots of words and such. Try here

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/lee/frames.html

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.22.0.than.html

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wings/part2.html#part2-b

AjitaKaput

thanks