How You Attain Jhana is the provocative title of the section beginning on Page Fifty-Five. BUT, he does not so much explain HOW as much as 'what comes about based on the development of factors'. He says that keeping the mind on the nimitta, one can then discern the heart-base (also here referred to as the mind-door, bhavanga-consciousness, and heart materiality).
He then says that also, the meditator who is quite absorbed can discern the five factors of Jhana, which are applied thought, sustained thought, joy, bliss, happiness, and one-pointedness.
Discernment through mindfulness seems to be the calm and reasonable guide through the quivering field of release.
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