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
Jiddu Krishnamurti ideas have influenced me from the first time I picked up one of his books in the mid-1990s. He had a unique and rather surreal childhood, especially among those in spiritual circles. Born in 1895 in a small village in Madanapalle, India, Krishnamurti’s early years were marked by hardship and tragedy. He lost … Read more
There are really few people who seem to have the state of mind that I have stumbled into. U. G. Krishnamurti is one person who undoubtedly has near exactly (as far as I can tell) the same state that is here. It was at the age of 49 when UG Krishnamurti realized it was the … Read more
There are some really amazing experiences that come from simply sitting in a spot on the floor and watching your breath. If you ever had any doubt before that your mind was very powerful, you won’t after you experience some of the things that happen when your consciousness is altered after the brain stops thinking … Read more
I was looking through some of my links and found one to a guest post I did for Life Optimizer a while back on “happiness”. The founder of that positivity blog asked if I could write a post about happiness/joy that he might publish. I very rarely (never really) write for any other websites, so … Read more
This is a transcript of a video by Bhante G. I did my best. I have another page about What Is Jhana. What Is Jhana? Transcript of Henepola Gunaratana Note – please keep in mind, the following is an attempt at transcribing his exact words. It was difficult, and he doesn’t’ so much explain what … Read more
© Vern Lovic – Jhana meditation coach and author. [Page updated 1 May 2025] Jhana is a range of experiences that occurs when the mind is well-concentrated on some small object of meditation (for most, the breath at the nostrils). The body is totally at peace without tension, pain, or even feeling the body at all in the … Read more
Entering the Deep Jhana levels of Buddhist meditation requires a sustained and dedicated practice and mastery of certain techniques aimed at cultivating deep states of concentration and absorption first, before entering Jhana. Here are some of the most well known techniques you can use to enter Jhana. I recently began offering “Jhana meditation coaching calls“ – 30 … Read more