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Thanks for that added information, i'll check those out! Question, would enjoyment be an emotion or pleasure? Thus these could enable a person to maintain more

Thanks for that added information, i'll check those out! Question, would enjoyment be an emotion or pleasure? Thus these could enable a person to maintain more concentration because they're happy/having fun/ Perhaps these do not fit into the "strong" emotions category. Edit: so reading the 5 hinderances is interesting. I guess I was thinking the author was suggesting "all emotions" and using those three(hate, etc) as examples rather than there being a select few "negative emotions" which can hinder concentration. Thanks!

aaimnr 11y ago
There are actually some wholesome mental states that are conducive to concentration. The most notorious are piti (translated as rapture, joy) and sukha (content, pleasure). Listen to this guy, may be useful http://dharmatreasure.org/piti-joy/ http://dharmatreasure.org/piti-joy/ (his superb book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0990847705 http://www.amazon.com/dp/0990847705 ).