The simple advice I give me students who are seeking jhana is to cultivate calm abiding and to develop a long sit, because this is the method that worked for...
Cultivating Absorption (jhana/dhyana) Leads to Cessation (Nibbana) I have a deep faith in the teachings of the historic Buddha, as revealed in the Pali canon,...
Hello all, I will be leaving today to give a dharma talk in Yuma on my way to attend a 10 day meditation retreat led by Bhante Gunaratana in Riverside, ...
Concentration leads to Absorption, which leads to Enlightenment It has been widely accepted that a dedicated contemplative practice can bring one to...
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Chapter XIII Jhanasamyutta, SN 34 Connected Discourses in Meditation From the Connected Discourses of the Buddha, Samyutta Nikaya translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi,...
This discourse is in response to these questions: 1) Is Jhana of value in the Noble Eight Fold Path? 2) How important is Jhana in the Noble Eight Fold Path? 3)...
I believe I would not be wrong in saying that in Buddhism the Seven factors of Enlightenment are typically seen as the means or conditions of enlightenment ...
First I believe we must accept that the Buddha was born into a culture and a period in which the Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads were the dominant liturgy. ...
Hello, my name is Jeff Brooks. I live in the USA and I have been a lay follower of the Buddha for 30 years. In the duration of these three decades I have ...
Hello everyone, as I know many of you have excellent meditation experiences I do not assume my subjective experiences are any better or different than anyone...
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I was recently asked to articulate a method or practice by which one could achieve consciousness during the sleep cycle, a skill I developed during my ...
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I have found no evidence in the discourses of the Buddha (sutta pitaka) to support a belief that the Buddha taught two "paths" or "techniques" which are ...
Do to popular outrage, the Tibetan nun was released from jail pending a hearing, Friday night January 30th. She has been staying with her friend from Tibetan...
Defining the Terms of Gnosis, Concentration and Absorption Through the various dialogs taking place on Yahoo I have found there seems to be a variable...
In my pursuit of empowerment and ordination I have received so many responses of interested persons in certification, chaplaincy and ordination programs, that...
Recollection of Former Lives Recalling previous lifetimes is an interesting and valuable subject for a Buddhist, because the Buddha frequently said it was...
Absorption States (Jhanas) Within A Theistic Context Just because Buddhism rejects a discussion of a personified Godhead, does not mean there are not many ...
Submission and Kundalini I am not saying that any tradition is "wrong" however I believe few traditions are represented by authentic enlightened beings,...
From the soon to be published book-length collection of poetry "A Stone to Sand," by Jeff Brooks, 6th poem from the 3rd chapter "Red Woman" Ninja for Lucila,...
The Fruits Of Right Effort (samma-vayam) Devadaha Sutta, MN 101 23 "And how is exertion fruitful. bhikkhus. how is striving fruitful? Here, bhikkhus, a...
The Fruits of the Path Vipassana and Jhana within the context of Satipatthana Bell Springs 100 Day summer wilderness retreat May 27 - Sept. 7, 2004 ...
While conducting my daily practice of study and reflection upon the discourses of the Buddha (sutta pitaka) I recently came accross this really excellent ...
Training Strategy Some people tell me that the path of the ecstatic (jhana) is "unsuitable for modern times when most people do not have the right perfections,...
A Practice Strategy that leads to Nonmaterial Absorption Arupa Jhana Practice Paths Aneñja-sappaya Sutta, MN 106 Conducive to the Imperturbable Translated...
All absorptions (Jhanas) are supramundane 'Dry' insight practitioners tend to say that jhana is not superhuman or supramundane (Lokuttara) if it does not have...
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