[Post updated 1 April 2025] I probably said before, I have recently been inspired to start looking at the Non-Dual (ND) State more lately. I have been doing some experiments with it to try to suss out its qualities. I have done very little with it in this way, and it’s odd to me now … Read more
The Non-Dual awareness state of mind (non-dualism) has been with me since 2007. It just means that there is no dichotomy in the state. There is no here and there, big and small, right and wrong, or this and that. There is just all of this. It is a seamless state of being that is … Read more
As you’re sitting there thinking – do you even know what’s taking place? What is thought doing in our mind? Is our mind just made of thought? Is thought always happening? Can we direct thought? Stop it? Probably you don’t have a good idea what thought is. I didn’t either for many years. There are … Read more
Somehow I stumbled into a Reddit thread (who can’t when Google gives them the top 1 result for nearly every search!?) about the Jhanas and this Rob Burbea talking about it. I saw what appeared like a little follower group of him in some of the comments. They really liked what he was saying. I’m … Read more
8 Jhana Levels There are 8 different levels of Jhana – they differ in what makes up the experience. I wouldn’t say each one as they progress is better or worse but there is a decrease of factors comprising them as one goes further into them. They become less tangible. Less objective. There is less to experience. The early … Read more
There are many benefits of Jhana meditation I’ve experienced over the years. The ultimate experience is that my mind has changed radically. I enjoy a new reality, so to speak. A state of mind that seems to be different in character and yet similar to UG Krishnamurti, Adyashanti, and a couple of others. It is … Read more
There is some disagreement about reaching Jhana and how to reach it and how to practice it by different traditions. The Buddha had many statements about the Jhanas in the Suttas (Sutras) in the Pali Canon. As a teacher of Jhana, I thought I’d weigh in on some things. There are descriptions of Jhana in … Read more
If you’ve heard of Jhana Meditation before, you probably think it came from Buddhists. Not so. Buddha made it popular by practicing it and it led to his being able to do insight about the truths of life, but Jhana was already a practice that others were doing before Siddhartha became a ‘buddha.’ Did Buddha … Read more