Hi everyone,
About a year ago, I had my first spiritual experience ever, which was incredibly intense, and after doing tons of research to figure out what the hell happened to me, I figured that it was the first samatha jhana. However, Daniel recently suggested that it could have been A&P, so now I'm really confused. : P So I figured I'd describe the experience and settle this once and for all!
Some might be wondering, well, what does it really matter? I guess I'd just like to know where I am on the map, especially since I had what I thought really was A&P much more recently, but it felt completely different.
A&P "symptoms" I experienced:
bliss, rapture, concentration
explosion of consciousness
incorrectly think that they are enlightened
evangelical
Common A&P symptoms I did not experience:
visions of light
increased perceptual abilities [I was too blissed out to notice]
spontaneous physical movements and strange jerky breathing patterns
equanimity, mindfulness
First jhana symptoms I experienced:
applied and sustained effort or attention, rapture, happiness and concentration
great fun, feels good, but takes consistent effort to sustain
cultivate it again and again in their sitting practice at home
First jhana symptoms I did not experience:
N/A
Thoughts?
Thanks all

Morgan