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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Have you seen this? http://www.leighb.com/jhananeuro.htm
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ty for sharing I never went into the linked pages before! worth it feeling
that I'm converging similarly to Leigh
(still some differences)
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My thought is that each Jhana is associated with a further increase in brain activity in more areas simultaneously as well as a narrowing of the "focus" of "attention/awareness." My explorations are the nebulous systems of thought, like atten/awareness. They have to have a shape
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All the increased brain power, more than base existence, at the same time focused on a 'smaller' point. Like increasing a hose and narrowing the opening at the same time. Fascinating. I want to manipulate and imprint that feeling.
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not vta, *Pontine tegmentum, *tegmentum
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It feels like the base of my skull. Like there is an area shaped like two ovular lobes pushed together that is expanding and pressing out of me. a balloon inflating in my mind. Like the Model Update Storage unit of my mind is gaining dimensionality and energy level. Cerebellum.pic.twitter.com/AnLMtgBqfW
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The cerebellum can be damaged without loss consciousness unlike tructures in the pons. Does activation give you more fluid movement or changes in energy or perception?
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Seeking via neuroscience and psychology informed dharma.