Basically, Meditation Without Religion The meditation I teach here at Jhana8 and our Jhana Meditation Coaching is non-denominational. There is nothing religious about the actual process, and it can all be taught without using Buddhist language or religious beliefs. You need not believe in Buddhism or what the Buddha did to practice this meditation. It … Read more
Questions and Answers from a reader of my books “Meditation for Beginners” series found at Amazon here. Hi Mr Vern Lovic I bought both your books and would like to know something about meditation. I still cannot find a comfortable temple or a guru/monk to guide me. I also do not find group meditation for 10 … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal (click) which includes dozens of posts. I’ve done little with meditation this year (2021). I just haven’t felt it. I’ve had things to take care of and I have had to work hard to keep our head above water. I’ve considered a few times this year doing something … Read more
I was looking through some of my links and found one to a guest post I did for Life Optimizer a while back on “happiness”. I wrote about the happiest – most joy-filled experience I’ve ever had (well – had them a lot of times). The phenomenal bliss around Jhana 1. I think you’ll find … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. Journal Date: 9-7-07 Reaction, ego, and emotionality all return with a vengeance! It seems that the last 5 days were filled with the mind being on edge. Most times were calm, yet, when a difficulty presented itself the … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal with dozens of posts > Journal Date: 1998 I just meditated for 25-40 mins. In the blue room of the house. The mind became calm eventually–but followed many thoughts. Probably because this one is tired. One felt numbness. One was presented with many visual photos –mostly of demons … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. 9-27-07 Today I climbed the steps at the mountain at Wat Tham Suea again. A Thai boy of 8 years old kept up with me as we sort of raced to the top from steps 300 to 1200. … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. I was at Wat Tum Sua again today (Buddhist temple in southern Thailand). The weather was nice, cool and windy. No rain. There were very few people at the top. When I first got to the top and … Read more