Goenka Body Scanning: Do you continue to scan if you fall into Jhana?

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Bailey , modified 9 Years ago at 1/18/15 11:51 AM
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Goenka Body Scanning: Do you continue to scan if you fall into Jhana?

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Hello, for those of you who have a lot of experience in the Goenka tradition, do you continue to scan the body if you fall into Jhana?  When I do, it becomes hard to scan and it feels counter intuitive.

ps. please only reply if you have a lot of experience in the Goenka tradition
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Bailey , modified 9 Years ago at 1/19/15 11:22 PM
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RE: Goenka Body Scanning: Do you continue to scan if you fall into Jhana?

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Bu dump!
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Brian K, modified 9 Years ago at 1/20/15 10:40 PM
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RE: Goenka Body Scanning: Do you continue to scan if you fall into Jhana?

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What makes you confident you're in Jhana? How do you describe the experience of falling into Jhana?
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Psi, modified 9 Years ago at 1/20/15 11:33 PM
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RE: Goenka Body Scanning: Do you continue to scan if you fall into Jhana?

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Bailey .:
Hello, for those of you who have a lot of experience in the Goenka tradition, do you continue to scan the body if you fall into Jhana?  When I do, it becomes hard to scan and it feels counter intuitive.

ps. please only reply if you have a lot of experience in the Goenka tradition


Hello Bailey, 

This may be relavent for you.  Do we come out of jhana to practice vipassana?

http://www.bhavanasociety.org/pdfs/Should_we_Come_out_of_Jhana.pdf

I read it a while back, and thought it wise and useful.

Psi

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