Recent Posts Tagged With 'jhana'

• Buddha’s path

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 22:15 in Buddhism, bhavana, vipassana, jhana, anapanasati

  This post is based on some of the observations made in this post. It might help to understand this article. One day the Buddha mentioned to his students that his own meditation object with which he realized Nibbana was the mindfulness or “remem...

• From Vipassana Hater to Vipassana Lover

  Posted on Thursday February 26th, 2009 at 10:14 in Buddhism, vipassana, theravada, jhana

  And I show you how Okay, caught your attention (did you see what happened when you read this headline)? Now, let me rephrase a bit: This post is about a how a Vipassana-opponent turned into a Vipassana-proponent. Interested? This is the story: If ...

• Making the Jhanas Mainstream

  Posted on Monday September 1st, 2008 at 07:30 in Buddhism, theravada, jhana, buddhanussati

  …was Ayya Khema’s noble intention. Let us all walk in her footsteps. From an email thread: better i respond now, before letting this lie around too long…so short answers. if not clear enough, give me a call I’m glad we ...

• Reflecting on the Jhana Factors

  Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 09:49 in Buddhism, jhana, patipatti

  If you drive back from a peaceful mountain region to the busy town you can reflect on all the milestones and passing sights either while you drive or when you are back home. Now of course watching the scenery while driving is usually not recommended....

• Hearing background noise in the jhanas?

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 22:22 in jhana, patipatti

  For many, this is a big issue. Some take the position to say, that it cannot be a jhana if the meditator experiences “any” (other) sense impression, than the meditation topic. Others say, wait a moment, i can clearly experience the 4 jhan...