--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Hodge" <s.hodge@...> wrote:

> Dear Bhante,
> > So, Bhante, rather than blindly accept received dogmas, you could

try to

> verify the reality of the antaraabhava yourself by direct

experience. As I

> said previously, it is simply a matter of gaining some accomplishment

in the

> jhanas and being with dying / dead people --

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Dear Stepehen,
It is perhaps worth pointing out that someone can imagine an unusual
state of mind to be genuine jhana. Your descriptions sound unlikely to
me.
RobertK