I have been trying to figure out how to focus this website and all of my time, and my life really, on Jhana Training. I pulled some training together here at Jhana8 but this is not really what I had in mind in the Big Picture. In the Big Picture, I had in mind a…
I’ve been considering more lately about doing retreats here in Thailand. I may do them here in Krabi, or a couple of other places may be possibilities. I have a friend with vast experience with retreats and the topic of meditation who has a good idea what people want or expect in a retreat. I…
Deep Jhana Meditation Retreats in Krabi This is a brand new 3 Day meditation retreat in Krabi, Thailand for foreigners (in English) to potentially be held in 2026. If interested, let me know with the Register here link below. This retreat is for 3 days (2 nights) and is held at a wilderness resort at…
My friend, David Collett, in Australia just wrote to tell me he wrote up a review on his website for the latest Meditation for Beginner’s Book – Secrets for Success. It is quite a nice one too! Thanks David! Oops, the site is down. Well, you can find it at Amazon, I grabbed most of…
Meditation came pretty easily to me. I mean, comparing myself to others. Comparing myself to monks I know in Thailand that have practiced for a dozen, or dozens of years… meditation, Jhana, it all came so easily in comparison. In less than a year I was experiencing all Jhana levels. Did I do anything special?…
8 Jhana Levels There are 8 different levels of Jhana – they differ in what makes up the experience. I wouldn’t say each one as they progress is better or worse but there is a decrease of factors comprising them as one goes further into them. They become less tangible. Less objective. There is less to experience. The early…
Non-Dual States of mind seem to be the holy grail for a lot of people doing and teaching meditation. Here, I will make an effort to help us all understand exactly what this state really is. What is it comprised of? What can be experienced IN the state? What can’t? I’d love to see some…
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 there and Thailand. Both of them are Buddhist countries, and there are many meditation retreat options in both Vietnam and Thailand. Deep Jhana Meditation retreats (any Jhana retreat) seem absent…