Darrin Rice:
[quote=Nick W (aka Bagpuss)]In general answer to your question I would say yes.
More specifically, from my own experience, I would say that jhana in daily life is far less clear than on the cushion. It's kind of like a "deliciousness" one can contact, and sometimes maintain contact with during activity. As with the continuum of jhanic flavours one experiences in meditation, there is a fairly broad range of experience we might call "jhana" during activity.
Thanks Nick,
When you say "yes", are you saying yes to Jhana and just vibrations or just to Jhana? I guess a good question is: are the vibrations that I am "feeling" simply the bliss of Jhana or are they also the vibrations of insight. Or, are they one and the same. Is the bliss of Jhana, i.e. the vibrations that are experienced and bring that blissful feeling simply the joy of experiencing things as they truly are? It seems to me that when we experience the flickering that is naturally what happens in reality, that brings us a sense of joy. To say it another way, when I experience reality as it truly is, I find joy and peace.
Thoughts?
Vibrations are not jhana in themselves, though for me the two usually go together. The pleasure of jhana can be an aspect of the vibrations or it can seem to be independent of them. As far as insight goes, on the surface it would seem that vibrations are just vibrations *unless* you pay attention to their nature of constant change. Having said that, they do seem to reflect the "resolution" at which you are experiencing reality.
Hope i haven't confused the issue further

*edited for clarity