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Introduction to Jhana Meditation (Index)

A yellow lotus flower. An introduction and overview to Jhana Meditation.

Entering the Jhana levels during meditation is how Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) reached nibbana (Buddhist enlightenment). After becoming enlightened, Buddha continued to meditate in the Jhanas often. Buddha said that entering into Jhana was necessary for reaching the end of suffering (nibbana). Below is an introduction to the topic of Jhana Meditation. Click a link to … Read more

Jhana Retreats – Where To Find One?

Meditators gathered for mass meditation at the International Dharma Hermitage meditation retreat in Chaiya, Suratthani, Thailand at Wat Suan Mokkh Temple.

Jhana Meditation Retreats Having experienced the Jhanas since 1997-1998, I can’t recall ever seeing a Jhana meditation retreat offered by anyone. Of course, I don’t go looking for them but on a coaching call this morning a student asked if I knew of any in the Southeast Asia area. I didn’t. It led me to … Read more

UG Krishnamurti’s Calamity (Enlightenment) Experience – Info/Video

Buddha statues - art photo from Thailand

What Happened to UG Krishnamurti? UG Krishnamurti meditated and questioned his state until he came to a place he called “the calamity.” This was a revolution inside his body and mind that destroyed the old and replaced them with new ways of looking at things, of thinking, of being. In UG Krishnamurti’s Calamity experience he … Read more

Meditation at Suan Mokkh Temple and Thoughts on Reality

Theravada Buddhist Monks walking at a forest temple called Wat Suan Mokkh (Mokkhabalaram) in Chaiya, Thailand. This is an Ajahn Buddhadasa temple.

This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. Meditation at Suan Mokkh Temple has always been a pleasure. I’ve had some nice insights there. [Featured image above: Two monks walking to breakfast down a dirt path at Suan Mokkh Buddhist Temple in Chaiya province, Southern Thailand. © Vern Lovic.] … Read more