i.was.wondering.where.in.the.suttas
it.is.mentioned.that.one.will.meditate
on.the.breath/body.and.eventually
a.light.of.some.variety.is.supposed
to.come.forth.
i.have.tried.to.read.all.the.suttas.that
describe.jhana.practice,but.i.have.not
come.across.anything.which.suggests.that
from.jhanas.1to4,we.will."get."anything.other
than.
this.body,in.and.of.itself,as.not.only
the.satipatthana.sutta.suggests,but.also
the.anapanasati.sutta.suggests.
my.readings.suggest.that.we.will.clearly
perceive.just.this— the.body.in.and.of.itself,
with.its.breathing.process.
not.that."meditate.on.the.breath,and
at.some.stage.it.will.disappear,and
something.else.will.become.your.object."
quite.the.contrary.in.fact.
it.would.appear.to.me.that.in.jhanas.1to4,
our.object,
the.body/its.breath.remains.throughout;
what.will.change.is.our.perception.of.it.
(and.probably.a.few.other.things.too,but
i.will.stick.with.the.limits.of.my.current
understanding,which.is.of.course.limited.)
the.mind.with.hindrances.can.perceive.the.breath.as."boring"
it.cant.appreciate.the.beauty.of.such.a.simple,neutral.object
but.if.cleansed.of.the.hindrances,a.different.kind.of.mind.arises
one.that.perceives."the.simple".as.
beautiful
that.is.
sensitive.to.rapture.with.each.in.and.out.breath.
same.object,but
different.perception
different.feeling.
im.wondering.if.anyone.else.thinks.in.this.way.
metta