Bill!, Not sure what JM would say here, but jhanas and Buddha Nature are 2 different things altogether. It's the insight wisdom brought about by vipassana (seeing things as they really are) that manifests Buddha Nature. Vipassana in the jhanic state is helpful because the hindrances that stop us deeply meditating are temporarily quashed, but vipassana *without* being in the jhanic state is still possible. They're an aid, but they're not it.
Mike. ________________________________ From: Bill! <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, 7 September 2012, 9:49 Subject: Re: [Zen] Jhana: heart JMJM, How do you think what you call the state of 'Janan' compares with what zen literature calls 'Buddha Nature' (or Original Face, etc..)? ...Bill! --- In [email protected], 覺妙精明 （JMJM） <chan.jmjm@...> wrote: > > Ah, yes Merle. What else is there? :-) > > It would be perfect, if we could replace the word "Jhana" with > happiness. :-) > > > On 9/6/2012 3:39 PM, Merle Lester wrote: > > , "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." > > > > > > >
