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 Jhana retreats in the Southeast Asia area. I didn’t. It led … Read more
There is a huge interest in Jhana training and coaching and the interest is growing over the years. This is largely due to ‘innovators’ trying to reach Jhana states through non-traditional methods that appeal to kids and adults in the digital age who prefer not to have to do anything, just be done to for … Read more
This is part of a collection of Meditation Tips. Here are more > There are several things advanced meditation students are doing that are impeding their progress. Assuming you want to progress quickly through the stages of meditation and see some tangible benefit to your practice, you are always looking for new ways to go … Read more
I had a Deep Jhana Coaching Call with a student today and this woman’s book came up again in conversation. I remembered there was something I read in the blurb for the book that I thought was off. Now that I look at it, I see a number of things I disagree with. I’ll bold … Read more
Somehow I stumbled into a Reddit thread (who can’t when Google gives them the top 1 result for nearly every search!?) about the Jhanas and this Rob Burbea talking about it. I saw what appeared like a little follower group of him in some of the comments. They really liked what he was saying. I’m … Read more
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 … Read more
There are many benefits of Jhana meditation I’ve experienced over the years. The ultimate experience is that my mind has changed radically. I enjoy a new reality, so to speak. A state of mind that seems to be different in character and yet similar to UG Krishnamurti, Adyashanti, and a couple of others. It is … Read more
There is some disagreement about reaching Jhana and how to reach it and how to practice it by different traditions. The Buddha had many statements about the Jhanas in the Suttas (Sutras) in the Pali Canon. There are descriptions of Jhana in the Commentaries. There are descriptions about Jhana in Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimaggas. They differ quite … Read more