Jhanas and Paticca Samuppada | Matt G | 3.25.20

Dhammarato and Matt talk about the Jhanas with referenace to Paticca Samuppada and Neuroscience.

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00:00 Sati at the point of contact
05:40 Second Jhana is about managing the way we feel
09:55 Thrid Jhana is calming the feelings down (the lotus flower rising above the mud)
11:22 Neuroscience
17:30 Forth Jhana, The plesant abiding and really being here now, Mistranslation: Infinite Space
26:09 We come out of Jhana to tell ourselves a story
28:33 Third Jhana melts into the Forth Jhana, white shimmering light
31:36 Seperate conciousness from perception, Neither preception or non-perception
35:41 One can talk themselves into Forth Jhana once they really know the First Jhana
37:52 Little Nibannas and developing skill in the Jhanas
42:25 What postures or lifestyles can one go into different Jhanas
45:46 First Jhana is all that is necessary to see what's going on
49:07 Maintaining the higher Jhanas, subtle distractions