You are referring to the Mahayana sutra which are mixed up with outer sect teaching as they came more than 600 years after Buddha. Buddha's original teachings are in Theravada suttas where Buddha said the noble 8 fold path (virtue, concentration/jhanas and wisdom) contains the essence of spiritual cultivation. Concentration refers to the 4 jhanas which exclude the 4 formless concentration. Suttas further explained that jhanas cultivate wisdom, and wisdom cultivate jhanas. Those who have both jhanas and wisdom are on the verge of nibbana. Afterall jhanas are just stages of letting go and they can only be attained by letting go. In addition the original suttas explain that those who have not attained the greater happiness of jhanas will always be attracted by the lowly pleasures of the body. Thailand forest meditation masters also attested to the importance of jhanas and explained that jhanas calm the waters and allow us to see our defilements at the bottom of the pond/mind. Cheers.
@@淨華居士 You are using corrupted suttas to self praise Mahayana. These praises are not found in original suttas. No Buddha would give original teachings then over 600 years later give another set of teachings that denigrate his own original teachings. That's why Mahayana just focus on chanting, vegetarian food, scholarly discussion and float with worldly matters as they lost the practice of deep meditation and wisdom. Take care. Cheers.
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