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
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