Jeffrey, As I contemplated my response to your question regarding other charismatic sensations I found myself at a loss for words. As Alan Watts stated, "We...
Hello dearest friend Joe, I have grown quite fond of reading the descriptions of your charisms, after all this is exactly what this listserve is about. Yes,...
Hello dear friends "Jhana Student," Alton, Adam. Thank-you friends "Jhana Student," and Adam for providing us with some more information on Sujato. His bio...
You know what Jeffrey the fact that right concentraion is part of the eightfold path completely convinces me of the rightness of your position. As always I've...
Hi jhananda sorry, I actually don't want to interfere this topics but I want to know about this part of your post. ... rejection of absorption (jhana) over...
hi sorry again, I went back to read some of this topic and now I know who is "Sujato". however can somebody give me a link to read his explanation about the ...
Hi Jak, If you go back and read it some more, you will see that the seven fold path is just reference to the eight fold path without absorption - Jhana....
Hello friends Navin, Peerajak, Adam and others. Thank-you, Navin, ever so much for your kind reply to this thread. We have been discussing this topic since...
Dear Dhammaseekers, Event: 5th Global Conference on Buddhism : http://www.bodhivision.net/gcb2007/ Side Event: While you are here, grab yourself the...
Hi I found interesting and I think helpfull information for determening what is Dhamma. 1) It says in Vinaya, the monk is not dealing with heavy weights 2)...
Your portion has been snipped for relevancy. Dear Teacher Jeff and everyone who responding to this thread and everyone who is interested it this thread. Thanks...
Hello friends of the JSG and Alton. Thank-you Alton for posting your response to this thread. It is a great pleasure to meet someone, such as yourself, who...
hi jhananda your question looks really interesting. Please define these terms: Concentration Mindfulness Insight Sati Vipassana Jhana Shamatha Samadhi I...
I'm glad, that you addressed the sentence "You don't have to develop jhana." It was disturbing to read. Era Regarding what you claim U Jotika wrote I can only...
Hello friends recent dialog on insight verses absorption brought up how differently some Buddhist teachers express the teachings of the Buddha. The following...
Thank you for your input Jeffrey. As always you are a tremendous source of wisdom and strength for me. I work in an office on the computer almost all day....
Hello Jeff and Joe, I am new to "Jhanas" and really just intend to learn by watching! Could you tell me what "SoS" stands for? I am practising with Ven. Bhante...
Welcome, Sue. SoS stands for the sound of silence. That's the term one Buddhist monk gave to what Jeffrey calls clairaudience. Jeffrey is the founder of this...
Hello everyone, I'd like to give everyone an update on my status. I haven't been posting on this forum in a while. I have been on meditation retreat for the...
Hello everybody, I had a meditative experience a few months ago that was incredible and puzzling and I was wondering if anyone could help me discern what it...
Dear Joe, I just wanted to say I very much appreciate your updates on your experiences with 'SoS'. Also, and I've been meaning to mention this for several...
... retreat ... many ... I ... feel ... have ... night is ... Hello David, Would you be able to desribe a little more on what type of practice you did on your...
... and ... space ... say ... front of ... It ... parchment, ... and ... a "lower ... minute ... on ... The ... several ... before ... for ... Wow! This one...
Hi David, Thanks for the update - great to hear from you!! What you have been up to, sounds terribly interesting. Please tell us more, if you are so...
Dear Cameran, I know Jeffrey will be responding to your question soon but in the mean time I thought I would put my 2 cents in. I believe you have experienced...
Hello Jill and Manjit, Thank you for your nice replies. It has taken me a long time to divulge what happened to more than a handful of people very close to ...
