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A Guided Tour of the Four Jhanas, with Kenneth Folk

Buddhist Geeks

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Is There a Heart Pulsing in the First Jhana?

I'm noticing that as I breathe in, there's a kind of bumping of the abdomen. It seems to be pulsing up. And there's an ever so slight subtle sense of exhilaration. So this tells me I might be on the right track. The emphasis is on the inhalation as opposed to the exhalation. But this is something I associate with the first jhana.

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