1 in 1 Million Reach Jhana?
I have been speaking to some of my students about the difficulty in reaching Jhana – the Visuddhimagga Jhanas – and I’ve been trying to figure out different ways to help people…
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Jhana Is Vast and Empty Space – Jhana Poem 1
I love poetry, but I think it often comes out bland and tacky. I don’t like the rhyming scheme so much, but sometimes it adds to a poem. I try it here,…
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Deep Jhana Meditation – the Udemy Course
I’ve been working off and on to create a Deep Jhana Meditation Course at Udemy. I think the value I can give through hours of video in a course like this is…
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How Does Deep Jhana Meditation Change You?
This is a post I’ve been thinking of writing for a long time. I am constantly telling students I coach to be aware of the changes that happen as they meditate, but…
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Various Perspectives on the Jhanas
Leigh Breisington gathered a number of Jhana meditation teachers’ perspectives on the Jhanas and put them in one rather short article just to show some of the major differences between teachings. It…
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Jhana Retreats – Where To Find One?
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…
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Buddhism | The Truth of It
[Updated on 25 April 2025] I first wrote this sometime in 2007. This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. I have probably…
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16 Essential Meditation Tips for Beginners (#11 and 16 are key)
Meditation is not difficult, but there are a hundred ways you can get off track. You maybe already know that. Most of the questions I get about meditation from beginners are about…
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My Experience with Meditating
This is part of my Meditation Journal (click) which includes dozens of posts. Here is something I posted in a meditation group a while back. It’s interesting for me to read it…
