On prickly impediments to jhāna: "Sound is a thorn to the first absorption. Placing the mind and keeping it connected are a thorn to the second absorption. Rapture is a thorn to the third absorption. Breathing is a thorn to the fourth absorption." Kaṇṭaka Sutta
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Would you define the term absorption within the context of meditative practice relative to the intentionality of the practice?
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Absorption here is a translation of the term jhāna, the practice of which often entails withdrawing the sensory-perceptual faculties for progressively deeper states of mental stillness.
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