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Old 09-01-2017, 01:20 AM
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Do you mean this?

Fourth Jhāna — The other half of bliss (happiness) disappears, leading to a state with neither pleasure nor pain, which the Buddha said is actually a subtle form of happiness (more sublime than pīti and sukha). The breath is said to cease temporarily in this state. The remaining qualities are: "a feeling of equanimity, neither pleasure nor pain; an unconcern due to serenity of awareness; unification of mind, contact, feeling, perception, intention, consciousness, desire, decision, persistence, mindfulness, equanimity & attention -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism

You can read more there. Picking out one part of a whole context doesn't convey the practice and contemplation gained to this point, so you have to look deeper at a more inclusive context of Buddhism as I see it.
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