absorption factors - Thubten Chodron

Mental factors developed in the process of cultivating concentration, namely coarse engagement, refined engagement, rapture, bliss and one-pointedness. (Pali: jhānanga)

Glossary: access concentration (Pali: upacāra samādhi)
Concentration and the five absorption factors
A brief description of serenity and the levels of concentration and how they relate to the three realms: desire, form, and formless.
Five absorptions factors in brief
A brief description of each of the five absorption factors. How the pleasure we get from these deep states of concentration is different from worldly pleasure.
Patience in developing serenity
How we cultivate the absorption factors along with cultivating serenity and the importance of patience in cultivating concentration.
Counteracting the hindrances
How we use the absorption factors when cultivating concentration and which absorption factors counteract which of the hindrances.