One-pointedness temporarily inhibits sensual desire, a necessary condition for any meditative attainment.
It requires the joint action of the other four jhāna factors each performing its own special function: vitakka, vicāra, pīti, and sukha.
Ekaggatā is identified within the Buddhist teachings as: Ekaggatā (Pali) (Sanskrit Ekāgratā, एकाग्रता) means: Theravada monk Bhikkhu Bodhi states: Bhikkhu Bodhi also notes that deeper, more profound concentration (versus the subtle) concentration causes peace.
[5] Nina van Gorkom explains: The Atthasālinī (1, Part IV, Chapter 1.
118, 119) elaborates ekaggatā (in the context of sammā-samādhi): Ajahn Sucitto further explains: Yet, Richard Shankman notes that ekaggata also means "unification of mind," in which mind becomes very still but does not merge with the object of attention, and is thus able to observe and gain insight into the changing flow of experience.