I love when people come to visit me here in Krabi to talk about meditation. Recently I enjoyed a visit over a couple of days from a man from Europe. We had some great conversations that were enlightening on both sides. I always get something out of these visits by people from across the world … Read more
OK, as you can see here at Jhana8, we’ve been creating numerous ways to help you learn how to enter the Deep Jhanas and Perfect Concentration. Some people prefer books. Some like videos. Others want to chat face to face via Jhana Coaching. Now you have access to another option – our 3-Day online ‘Deep … Read more
According to early Buddhist texts, the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) entered the Jhanas on the night of his enlightenment. These states purified his mind and allowed him to develop insight, which led to the realization of nibbana (enlightenment). Aterward, he often meditated in the Jhanas and taught his followers that Jhana was an essential part of … Read more
Here’s a questionaire that is a pre-qualifier for taking the Deep Jhana training here at Jhana8. Take it in good humor, we’re not actually using it to decide whether you can take any of the training. If you want to sign up for the retreat, coaching, or online course – feel free. The questions below … Read more
I just got in the mood to start making charts because I’m tired of writing! Here’s a pie chart graphic showing the relative time to reach goals on the way to reaching Deep Jhana. As you can see, attaining Perfect Concentration is what takes the most time and energy. This can take many months of … Read more
I’ve meant to do a series of charts to illustrate specific things in meditation for a while now. Finally I got ahold of my daughter’s iPad and gave it a go. Here’s what I came up with to illustrate visually the range of feeling of the tingling breath in your nose as you meditate. This … Read more
For those of you who would like to get only the Deep Jhana Video Training course, you can do that on this page. To be honest, the combination package is a better deal and you may not have seen it yet. I’ll add it below. So, you can choose from the package or just the … Read more