ChatGPT on How to Attain Jhana Levels

Krabi Thailand Buddha at a Buddhist temple.

My questions and responses are bold and the answers by ChatGPT, an iteration of AI on the road to general artificial intelligence, on 29 Jan 2023 follow unbolded. Can you condense down the teachings of Vipassana to around 1000 words telling me how to reach the jhana levels? Vipassana, also known as Insight Meditation, is … Read more

Clarification of Often-used Meditation Terms

Meditator experiencing jhana or flows of energy.

In this article we’ll cover some meditation terms and their definition, or at least how artificial intelligence ChatGPT defines them. Many people use meditation terms without really understanding what they’re talking about. Us included! We’ve actually never looked up meditation terms before online. This will be interesting. What is Meditation on the Breath? The process … Read more

Custom Meditation Retreat in Thailand? (A Possibility)

Woman meditating at sunset at night looking at mountains.

So, I’ve been thinking today about how you can come to Thailand on vacation and enjoy a meditation retreat that is custom made for you. This is just something I’ve been thinking about today and I want to get my thoughts out of my head to see if this might make some sense to pursue … Read more

Meditating in Loud, Distracting Environments 8-28-09

This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. In this video, I went over what I’ve been doing over the past few days with meditation. I’ve been experimenting trying to purposefully meditate in places that were noisy to see – is it still possible to do so. I started … Read more

UG Krishnamurti’s Calamity (Enlightenment) Experience (Info and Video)

Buddha statues - art photo from Thailand

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. Years ago I found UG Krishnamurti’s books alongside Jiddu Krishnamurti’s books … Read more