These are the Jhānas with Leigh Brasington www.jhana.online/p/these-are-...

🆕 Faith, Persistence, Nimitta, Waiting for Jhāna and The Four Elements w/ Brian Newman

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Dhyāna → Jhāna → Chan → Zen.
Same word. Same underlying lineage. Same fundamental meaning.

Brian wanted to become “the best Western jhāna master ever.”
Four to five hours a day, full-time job, a marriage… and eventually sneaking anapana hits in during dinner.
His wife saw through it instantly:
“Stop meditating.”

Not all meditators start at first jhāna.
Some traditions don’t either.
Entire lineages have been built around their love of a particular state.

Meditating on Pus, Urine, Feces… and Rubies

The Strawberry Smoothie Theory of Jhāna

"The most common problem I find among students is what I call Jumping Too Soon." – Leigh Brasington

" The entry into the first jhāna is very much like the entry into a marijuana high." – Leigh Brasington

“I had one student who referred to the first jhāna as the Orgasmatron.” – Leigh Brasington

Leigh Brasington on the Three Trainings of the Buddha

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