Travis Gene McKinstry:
I'm wondering; is it possible to 'spontaneously' enter into jhana? It seems like I might have done this several times without 'intending' to. And if so, what should one do if one is attempting to do insight meditation? I hear of 'analyzing' the factors but what does this really entail? Can you explain that?
Sure Gene.
It depends first of all, in this case, what you may be implying by the term 'spontaneously'. This said, anyone may, dependent upon the appropriate conditions, enter Jhana. Therefore it is important to understand what these appropriate conditions are, how these arise and what conditions arise in opposition to the appropriate conditions.
- triplethink