Here’s a look at the Abhinnas in Buddhist meditation compared to the Siddhis in yogic and Hindu traditions. We cover what they are, meanings, origins, differences, and a detailed table comparing them. Vern Note Pre-meditation, pre-jhana, and pre-abhinna, I was one of the most logical, objective-minded people you could ever know. I believed only in … Read more
I had a dream last night. I should have got up and gone into the other room and dictated it into my phone recorder so it was fresh, but I still remember much of it. It was short. There were a couple more short dreams that followed, but I cannot remember them at all right … Read more
This post just published from 2013. I had it as a password protected file for a long time. Will open it up. Find out about Meditation Coaching w/Vern. I’ve been having something over the last couple of days that I’ve not had before. There are small videos in the mind. Very small – like 120×180 … Read more
Something struck me the other week, and I forgot about it for a while. I just had the same experience though – so I’ll write it down. It’s gnawing at me a bit. I wrote about and did videos about, some of my experiences with the Abhinnas. These are supernatural-like powers that some experience seemingly … Read more
The 6 Abhinnas in Buddhist texts describe what appear to be supernatural states in which the experiencer can do things that don’t seem to make sense in our current reality. Seeing the hearts and minds of of others, seeing unborn and dying souls… is this all nonsense, or does it really exist. Ask me prior … Read more
This post about pain is a long time in coming. Meditators sitting on the floor in a lotus or half-lotus meditation position usually go through some days of pain. I went through months of it. After getting into the Deep Jhanas I realized there was no need to sit on the floor, that was an … Read more
[Page updated 1 April 2025] I’ve been asked about how someone might go about setting up a self-directed meditation retreat at the forest monastery in Southern Thailand called Wat Suan Mokkh (Mokkhabalaram) in the past. In Thai, the temple name means “Garden of Liberation” and it was founded by Buddhadasa Bhikku in 1932. It is … Read more
(an email I replied to someone) It doesn’t really matter, you know? My path wasn’t like anyone else’s that I know of. You should also find your own path. What someone else did should only be important to you as you create your own practice and decide what you will and won’t do. Try some … Read more