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Mastering the Multidimensional Art of Meditation
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🆕 Faith, Persistence, Nimitta, Waiting for Jhāna and The Four Elements w/ Brian Newman https://t.co/jsvM9ImLgA
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All Meditation Is Jhāna (Yes, Even Zen) https://t.co/3HRoJXjApY
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Zen teachers may diss Jhāna all day long… but the word Zen literally means Jhāna. The lineage forgot its own name.
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When your practice becomes something you hide from your partner… when you’re dropping into jhāna while chewing your food… when “being the best” matters more than being present… That’s not liberation—that’s jhāna junkie failure mode.
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Advaita Vedanta: The Sixth Jhāna Tradition? https://t.co/3HRoJXjApY
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Meditation traditions love to pretend their “peak state” is the ultimate truth. But what if every lineage is just teaching their favorite state?
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The Buddha tailored concentration objects to people. A Jeweler? → He got a ruby. A modern practitioner? → You can choose anything you can stay with. Don’t let anyone tell you there are only 40 options.
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“It all tastes like jhāna, motherf**er.” – Kenneth Folk
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With jhāna practice the longer you stay with your object, and the more subtle & refined it becomes, the deeper the jhānic state will be when wading into the jhānic factors and taking them as your object. But as Leigh warns, don't jump too soon, otherwise it'll be lacking depth.
"The most common problem I find among students is what I call Jumping Too Soon." – Leigh Brasington
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Experienced meditators and old stoners have something in common: They know how to let the high happen. 😏🌬️ https://t.co/mDC3pZ7nJ2
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" The entry into the first jhāna is very much like the entry into a marijuana high." – Leigh Brasington
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"The most common problem I find among students is what I call Jumping Too Soon." – Leigh Brasington
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Leigh Brasington on the Three Trainings of the Buddha
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