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**#[SoftAzerZx]** · 03-18-2010, 02:51 AM

Still not sure what they mean on an experiential level though.

Hi Aloka-D,
The arupa jhanas as far as I can tell. "The Perception of Earth" seems to cover the form jhanas, the rest seem to be formless absorptions, although they are presented differently.

The nine levels of jhana are:
1. Delightful Sensations
2. Joy
3. Contentment
4. Utter peacefulness
5. Infinity of space
6. Infinity of consciousness
7. No-thingness
8. Neither perception nor non-perception
9. Cessation
(from Anguttara Nikaya 9.36) http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Jhanas

In this sutta we have a "Theme-Less Concentration" inserted between "Neither Perception nor Non-Perception" and "Release".

Experientially, they describe what appears to the mind within each stage.

03-18-2010, 02:51 AM	#3
#[SoftAzerZx] Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 586 Senior Member	Still not sure what they mean on an experiential level though. Hi Aloka-D, The arupa jhanas as far as I can tell. "The Perception of Earth" seems to cover the form jhanas, the rest seem to be formless absorptions, although they are presented differently. The nine levels of jhana are: 1. Delightful Sensations 2. Joy 3. Contentment 4. Utter peacefulness 5. Infinity of space 6. Infinity of consciousness 7. No-thingness 8. Neither perception nor non-perception 9. Cessation (from Anguttara Nikaya 9.36) http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Jhanas In this sutta we have a "Theme-Less Concentration" inserted between "Neither Perception nor Non-Perception" and "Release". Experientially, they describe what appears to the mind within each stage.
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