Hi Retro & Modus.Ponens (I don't mind you posting it at all). during first jhana one can still sense the body - but are you all really sure it is the physical body we sense? Hi Freawaru, I suspect that we are coming to this discussion from somewhat different perspectives. For myself, it doesn't real...

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa. Hello to everyone at Dhamma Wheel! Geoff (emptyuniverse) here. Oh my, that is a very old draft of that essay.... Nevertheless, the basic points that (1) sensory consciousness is necessarily stopped in jhāna, and (2) that jhāna requires a vision of a li...