Hypothesis Non particularized interest as the gateway to reliable 1st jhana. Sense pacification piti as inherently interesting sensations produced by base level, contentless, sensory mind adjusting thresholds for provoking interest downward towards non conceptual awareness.
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I don't have clear experiences with 3/4+ for 5+, I think it's going down towards the brainstem, near the pons/vta, forget the exact areas (an area associated with loss of consciousness when lesioned)
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Have you seen this? http://www.leighb.com/jhananeuro.htm
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