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| − | The [[concentration]] begins with [[one-pointedness]] [[concentration]] and then when the [[concentration]] becomes strong you enter a sustained [[concentration]] which is a continuous [[concentration]] with no interruptions. You start to enter the remaining [[jhanic]] factors of aiming, [[happiness]], and [[joy]] or rapture. You shift your attention from the [[meditation]] [[subject]] to the joy associated with your [[concentration]]. You do not [[cling]] to the [[sensations]], but just watch them. The [[experience]] can include some very pleasant {{Wiki|physical}} [[sensations]] such as goose bumps on the [[body]] and the hair standing up to more intense [[pleasures]] which grow in intensity and explode into a state of {{Wiki|ecstasy}}. If you have [[pain]] in your legs, knees, or other part of the [[body]] during [[meditation]], the pain will actually disappear while you are in the [[jhanas]]. The pleasant [[sensations]] can be so strong to eliminate your painful [[sensations]]. | + | The [[concentration]] begins with [[one-pointedness]] [[concentration]] and then when the [[concentration]] becomes strong you enter a sustained [[concentration]] which is a continuous [[concentration]] with no interruptions. You start to enter the remaining [[jhanic]] factors of aiming, [[happiness]], and [[joy]] or [[rapture]]. You shift your [[attention]] from the [[meditation]] [[subject]] to the [[joy]] associated with your [[concentration]]. You do not [[cling]] to the [[sensations]], but just watch them. The [[experience]] can include some very [[pleasant]] {{Wiki|physical}} [[sensations]] such as {{Wiki|goose}} bumps on the [[body]] and the [[hair]] [[standing]] up to more intense [[pleasures]] which grow in intensity and explode into a state of {{Wiki|ecstasy}}. If you have [[pain]] in your {{Wiki|legs}}, knees, or other part of the [[body]] during [[meditation]], the [[pain]] will actually disappear while you are in the [[jhanas]]. The [[pleasant]] [[sensations]] can be so strong to eliminate your [[painful]] [[sensations]]. |
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Revision as of 19:37, 1 April 2014
The First Jhana: Pleasant Sensations
The concentration begins with one-pointedness concentration and then when the concentration becomes strong you enter a sustained concentration which is a continuous concentration with no interruptions. You start to enter the remaining jhanic factors of aiming, happiness, and joy or rapture. You shift your attention from the meditation subject to the joy associated with your concentration. You do not cling to the sensations, but just watch them. The experience can include some very pleasant physical sensations such as goose bumps on the body and the hair standing up to more intense pleasures which grow in intensity and explode into a state of ecstasy. If you have pain in your legs, knees, or other part of the body during meditation, the pain will actually disappear while you are in the jhanas. The pleasant sensations can be so strong to eliminate your painful sensations.
