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
Here are some things that I have learned over the years that may help you to reach the deep Jonas. 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. 20 Tips to Help You Attain Deep Jhana … 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
Leigh Breisington gathered a number of 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 directly, … Read more
Buddhagosa outlined a path to the deep jhanas that few have heard of and fewer still have tried. 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 Second Step to Deep Jhana Third Step … Read more
Jhana has been portrayed as some almost mythical place that resides in the human mind and is expressed only through a relentless pursuit of it, without pursuing it. Some Jhana teachers will tell you that if you seek it, you won’t find it. If you do anything to get there you won’t get there. Jhana … Read more
Jhana Meditation Retreats Having experienced the Jhanas since 1997-1998, I can’t recall ever seeing a Jhana meditation retreat offered by anyone. Of course, I don’t go looking for them but on a coaching call this morning a student asked if I knew of any in the Southeast Asia area. I didn’t. It led me to … Read more
Lately there are a number of different groups calling this or that Jhana. Originally, there were 2 basic views on the Jhanas – the Sutta vs. the Visuddhimagga Jhanas. Not being Buddhist, I tend to step away from these labels and call them the Light and Deep Jhanas. Please note – There is a lot … Read more