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A study of the result of Mindfulness According to Luang Poh Tian Cittasubho : A Case Study of Practices In the Four Mahasatipatthana Meditation Center, Ban Laoponthong 2010
Researcher : Phrasuwan Suvaṇṇo (Ruangdej) date : 28/11/2011
Degree : พุทธศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต(พระพุทธศาสนา)
Committee :
  พระครูภาวนาโพธิคุณ, ดร.
  พระมหาประมวล ฐานทตฺโต
  รศ. อุดม บัวศรี
Graduate : 2553
 
Abstract

The  objective  of  this  thesis  were the study  of four Satipatthana  practice  in Tipitaka and  the practical method of Laung pho Thain Cittasubho, the model of mindfulness development of four  Mahasatipatthana  at  Ban  Laophonthong,  Tambon  Banwah,  Amphoe  Muang,  Changwat  Khon kaen and  to bring  the  result  of  mindfulness  practice  for  applying  in  daily  life  of  the  practitioners  at  the  fixed  time.  The result of the study as follows:-

      There were four methods to develop Mahasatipatthana i.e. body, flling, mind  and  Dhamma  consideration  by  the  practitioners  should  follow  the  agreement  in  each  aspect  strictly. Then, it will  make  mindfulness intent, but the method of mindfulness development of  Luang pho  Thain  Cittasubho  found  that  he  taught  the  3  methods  to  teach  Dhamma  i.e. dialogue,  lecture  and  answer  the  question  of  persons  and  general. 

      The  mindfulness development  method  found  that  he  taught  the  practitioner  to  develop  the  mind in many  postures,  such  as  standing, walking,  seating  and  sleeping. There were small postures too i.e. drinking, speaking, turn back, raising the hands, etc. The  method  to thinking  that let  the  practitioner  keep  knowledge  of  thinking  which  happened  at  that  moment, but  it  was  not  component  thinking,  whether a good  or  a  bad  thinking, just  set up  the  mindfulness,  when  anyone  do  often  the  considerate  wisdom  will  be  happened  and  not  make  practitioners  to  be  victims  of  thinking  and  there  was  no suffering  due  to  that  happening  thinking.  The  emotional  control  and  examination of  mindfulness  development, usually it was duty of expert meditation master for  model  of  movement  mindfulness  development  according  to  most  ven.  Laung pho  Thain Cittasubho,  such  as  most  ven. Phra  Khamkhain  Suvaṇṇo  and  most  ven. Phra  Suriya  Mahapañño.

      The study found that the  four Mahasatipatthana  practice at Ban Laophonthong  was  a  place  which  brought  the  principles  and  other  methods  of   Laung pho  Thain  Cittasubho  for  training,  teaching  Buddhist  monks,  novices  and  lay  followers  in  the  area.  It  was  well  trained  by  meditation  masters  who  used  to  Dhamma  practice  with  Laung pho  Thain  Cittasubho  or  expert  persons  for  teaching  in  accordance  with  this  movement  model.

      The  result  to  gain  from  the  practice  to  apply  in  daily  life,  it  can be  concluded  that  the  practitioners  emotional  control got  better  than  before  and  they  had  always  mindfulness  in  working,  others  understood,  flexible  mind  state  adjusted,  had  longer  mediation  than  before,  it  made  wisdom  for  solving  the  problems  in  daily  life  for  example,  when  one  had  mindfulness,  there  was  no  criminal  problem,  no  stealing,  no  sexual  misconduct,  no  telling  a  lie,  no  taking  liquor  and  any  intoxicants,  avoid to create social problem. On  the  opposite  side,  the  Dhamma  practice  had  loving kindness  to  the  others  by  helping  social  works  or  their  community.  They  devoted  their  life  to  public  utilities  or  service  mind,  it  was  useful  to  their  families  and  concerned  people.

 

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