จิตตั้งมั่น(jìt dtâng mân)

Meanings

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steadfast/concentrated mind; mental stability (Buddhist)

A firmly established, unwavering, and clearly aware state of mind, especially in Buddhist meditation (samādhi), where attention is stable, balanced, and not easily distracted.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyหายใจเข้าออกhăai jai kâo òkหายใจเข้าออกhăai jai kâo òk[to] breathe in and out; breatheช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3[to] be slow; be late4late; delayedๆ-สักพักsàk pákสักพักsàk pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileจิตตั้งมั่นjìt dtâng mânจิตตั้งมั่นjìt dtâng mânsteadfast/concentrated mind; mental stability (Buddhist)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]2[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; renderฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รับรู้ráp rúuรับรู้ráp rúu1[to] recognize; accept (officially)2[to] perceive; be aware (of)3[to] acknowledge; noteลมหายใจlom hăai-jaiลมหายใจlom hăai-jai1life; life force (figurative)2breathอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuangอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuangcontinuously; continually; on an ongoing basis
After breathing in and out slowly for a while, a firmly established mind arose, allowing me to be continuously aware of the breath.
3 more examples
ระหว่างrá-wàangนั่งสมาธิnâng sà-maa-tíผมpŏmรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaจิตตั้งมั่นjìt dtâng mânไม่mâiไหลlăiไปตามbpai dtaamความคิดkwaam kítแล้วláeoความkwaamฟุ้งซ่านfúng sâanก็gâwค่อยkôiๆ-เบาลงbao long
While sitting in meditation, I felt the mind firmly established, not flowing along with thoughts, and the restlessness gradually eased.
เมื่อmêuuaจิตตั้งมั่นjìt dtâng mânความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiจะjàนิ่งnìngและláeเสมอsà-mĕrสมาธิsà-maa-tíจึงjeungพยุงpà-yungสติsà-dtìให้เห็นhâi hĕnอารมณ์aa-romที่têeเกิดดับgèrt dàpโดยdoiไม่mâiเผลอไผลplĕr plăi
When the mind is firmly established, attention becomes still and balanced; concentration then supports mindfulness to see arising and passing phenomena without lapses.
อาจารย์aa-jaanย้ำyámว่าwâaจิตตั้งมั่นjìt dtâng mânไม่ใช่mâi châiการบังคับgaan bang-kápให้hâiแน่นnâenเกร็งgrengแต่dtàeเป็นbpenความมั่นคงkwaam mân kongผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiที่têeรับรู้ráp rúuชัดchátโดยdoiไม่mâiถูกtòokรบกวนróp-guuanจากjàakสิ่งยั่วยุsìng yûua yú
The teacher emphasized that a firmly established mind is not forced rigidity but a relaxed stability with clear awareness, undisturbed by provocations.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จิตjìtจิตjìt1mind; psyche2mind; consciousness; spirit (Buddhist/psychological)3mind; mental- (bound form)Part 1
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ตั้งมั่นdtâng mânตั้งมั่นdtâng mân1steadfast; unwavering2[to] be firmly determined; be resolute3[to] be firmly established; be entrenchedPart 2
จิตตั้งมั่นjìt dtâng mânจิตตั้งมั่นjìt dtâng mânsteadfast/concentrated mind; mental stability (Buddhist)