the mind huh?..if the heart is broken how do we calm the mind and forget the heart ? all is interconnected.. heart / mind. soul merle Merle,
The purpose of the jhanas is to calm the mind, for its own sake, or to make it more conducive to insight meditation (vipassana). Not really anything to do with the heart, at least not directly. Mike ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 7 September 2012, 1:30 Subject: Fw: [Zen] Jhana: heart..correction correction...sorry... were we not discussing the heart and it's "purpose"...merle note the word..... heart.... we we not discussing heart and it's purpose?...merle Merle, What are you telling us by re-posting this quote? ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 6 September 2012, 23:39 Subject: Re: [Zen] Jhana: heart , "we would reach the state of Jhana, where our heart would be joyful, content and loving, as well as in most of our daily lives, we would be connected to the wisdom of each moment naturally, effortlessly, automatically without thinking."
