I thought he was referring to character assassination at first, but the following part of the quote made me wonder. That is why I asked him for clarification. ...
Hello Blake, I can see how the wording could be taken that way. Jeffrey has been working on a book that details his teachings around jhanas, Right Meditation,...
Hello Blake, and thank-you ever so much for your kind interest in the dialog on this list. Yes, I did mean exactly what I said. And, here is how I got there:...
Hello Jeffrey and Blake, I stand corrected, and again, I apologize for putting words into Jhanananda's mouth. My reading was incorrect. Blessings, Michael ......
I have been appalled and shocked over the information regarding the persecution of Ven. Jhanananda from the so called "orthodox" theravada groups in USA. I had...
Dear Jhanananda, I have been reading the recent posts with interest. I thank you for your post clarifying your perspective on the history of events leading up...
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the clarification. I am sorry to hear of your difficulties. Being a long time member or the JSG, I have actually heard most of this in...
Hi all, I thought some of you might find the following interesting. It's taken from The Biography of the Venerable Phra Acharn Mun (by Acariya Maha Boowa)...
Recently I've been reading a lot of morbid Western psychology. I've been comparing it to Buddhist psychology, if you want to call it that. Western psychiatry...
Hi Jeff, I read the message you wrote to Chris. You said the second jhana does not need concentration. But one of the factors of the second jhana is one...
Hello Bill: Interesting article. It was of interest to me that Acariya Mun commented that it was within his heart that so many things were revealed to him. ...
Hello friends, our goal at the Great Western Vehicle is to provide support for the contemplative who has arrived at some form of gnosis, or subjective ...
Hello venerable Peter, it is a great pleasure to read you once again on the JSG. And, thank-you ever so much for your kind support. While I do not at all want...
Hello Mark, please forgive my long delay in responding to your excellent question. As I am on a solo wilderness retreat I have only just returned to town to...
Hello Blake and thank-you for your excellent response. Yes, you are quite correct I have posted the war stories several times to this list, so I do not want...
I've been reading a very disenheartening book "Madness, Heresy, and the Rumor of Angels: The Revolt Against the Mental Health System" by Seth Farber which...
Hello Robert and thank-you for your excellent post on waking dreams. While I champion your valiant effort to point out the AMA and American psychological and...
Hello Bryan, and please forgive the delay in reply. Yes, I have stated the second jhana does not require concentration, but first we must investigate what...
Dear Jhanananda, Thank you for taking the time and effort to write and answer my question: "To focus on ecstatic states experienced in deep meditation, as...
Dear Jhanananda, Can you suggest a Pali text (translated) and where I might purchase it, so that I might continue my studies? Thank you very much and I wish...
Hello Sue, I believe the topic of how the ancient masters perceived the heart verses the mind is a most interesting one. It seems in the literature of the...
... commented that it was within his heart that so many things were revealed > to him. Just curious if you or others would like to comment on this statement...
... commented ... him. ... statement and ... And then again what some people call heart are sentimental emotions and imagination with no brains.the only way...
hi all, i am new to this board and came on this post in the archives. i may be wrong but didn't the buddha warn against making discriminations? because isn't...
Dear Friends, This is just a message of introduction from a new member. I live on the West coast of Wales in the UK with my husband, two dogs, elderly cat and...
Interesting discussion here Jeff..I think and feel it is a great question..yes Ramana Maharshi ,Patanjali, Shankara to just name a few say that the seat of the...
Hello Robert, yes I am very well aware of the persecution of contemplatives by the mental health system, and I am so glad that you brought it up. I have...
Hello Mark, it is indeed a great pleasure to read from you once again on this list. I am really not sure of where this "stopping point" comes from, because I...
