Buddhagosa outlined a path to help people reach Deep Jhana. Few have heard of the deep Jhanas and even fewer have tried to reach them. Even fewer have actually experienced what it was he was talking about. Here is my shortened Step-by-Step path for helping you enter the deep Jhanas. First Step to Deep Jhana … Read more
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 becomes quite obvious as you read below that everyone has their own perspective on the Jhanas, based on what they have either experienced … Read more
There are a couple of ways to look at this. A couple of situations are ideal for reaching the Deep Jhanas. 1. Meditators who have followed a simple practice of meditating on the breath or the feeling of breath at the nose can be ideal candidates. 2. Advanced meditators who have tried for decades and … Read more
Here are some things that I have learned over the years that may help you to reach the deep Jhanas. Please understand that without the full process or another process that works, you will not be able to enter these states of mind using only these tips. There is an extended period of meditation needed … Read more
Are there any deep Jhana meditation retreats in the country of Australia? In most countries, you may be surprised to learn, there are no Jhana or Deep Jhana meditation retreats available to learn how to reach the Jhanas. There are meditation retreats along the lines of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, but when looking specifically for … Read more
There are only a few Buddhist monks teaching meditation that I’ve ever considered even close my own style. Ajahn Brahm (Ajahn Brahmavamso) in Western Australia is one of these monks who I read a bit about and watched some of his videos. I contacted him just before the COVID crisis and invited him to Krabi … Read more
The Abhinnas are said to be supernatural powers that are exhibited at some point after a meditator reaches the fourth Jhana. Is this pure nonsense like most of the superstitions found in Buddhism? If someone had told me about them before my experiences, I’d have said exactly that. Buddhist mythology has become part of rational-minded … Read more
Vietnam is one of the top destinations for people from the west on vacation in Asia. There are many similarities and some real differences between the two cultures. Both of them are Buddhist countries, and there are many meditation retreat options in Vietnam and Thailand. Deep Jhana Meditation retreats seem absent from Vietnam. The entire … Read more