A journal of Vern Lovic’s meditation experiences in sitting meditation focused on the breath, Jhana, and Abhinna.
This is part of my Meditation Journal (click) which includes dozens of posts. I was just thinking that it would be good for me to put down in writing some sort of timeline for the way things have happened for me since starting meditation. Often times people read this journal and don’t understand why I … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. I sat the other evening (4/11). It was about 8pm and I had no motivation to do anything else. Not that I couldn’t have found something – but from the inside -there was nothing pushing me to ‘do’ … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal in about 2005 where you can find dozens of more posts like this. Meditation Journal Entry – Frustration while Meditating I sat and meditated tonight and tried to keep mindfulness of breathing for about 30-40 minutes. I was pretty focused on attaining some sort of diff. experience and … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal with dozens of posts > Meditating on the spa in the garage today in the morning 7:30. There was an instant calmness and emptiness that existed. The mind was not much troubled by anything, nor was it following anything that the eyes saw. It was a nice 20 … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. Featured image above: One of my favorite places in the world – Wat Nong Pah Pong in Warin Chamrap, Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand. March 8, 2015 I haven’t written here in a while. My foot felt OK today so I climbed … Read more
I wrote this on April 23, 2009. This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. [This text last updated on 14 September 2022] I’m not Buddhist per se. I’ve never been. I might have thought I was during a time years ago – but that was … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. I haven’t read many accounts of Jhana and how the Buddhists view Jhana. What I’ve read up until today seemed to be telling me that Jhana was necessary in order to reach enlightenment. While glancing through Buddhadassa Bhikku’s … Read more
I found this in a folder of old files I’d left up on Google Drive. I’m glad I kept so much of my journal entries. This one is a doozy. This was written on the day I decided I was moving to Thailand. I didn’t know if I’d become a monk or stay at a … Read more