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That bliss-on-demand is a footnote is so counterintuitive it's almost unbelievable.
But jhana meditators go through stages:
1) early exploration, often amazement
2) entering jhana reliably and resetting emotional defaults
3) using jhanas for identity shifts
Thoughts on each:
I had to ask @nayafia three times to join us on retreat last year. She expected to leave early.
After her first retreat: “I realized I could adjust my mood... it was very practically useful.”
After her second: “Geez, what is reality?” Her arc captures the real story of the
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