A Meditator Puts That One Exact Step Of Relaxing Tightness Especially In Ones Head And Brain, The Jhana Is Completely Different And Contemplation While One Is In The Jhana Can Be Done.
Dhamma Greetings Adam, The whole thing about jhana is when you read the suttas they give very precise instructions about how to do the Anapanasati meditation. When one does not follow these instructions exactly and precisely then they will begin to practice one-pointed concentration which by the way was rejected by the Bodhisatta. In the post that i wrote about how to practice the meditation the way the Buddha taught, I made a lot of statements about relaxing on the in breath and relaxing on the out breath. Without this one step the jhana practice becomes very difficult indeed. The way about one-pointed type of concentration and it is true that one cannot contemplate while in that type of jhana. But when a meditator puts that one exact step of relaxing tightness especially in ones head and brain, the jhana is completely different and contemplation while one is in the jhana can be done. I know that my definitions are different from the Pali text Society and many other people who practice meditation and it is because of their not understanding or practicing the meditation with the step of relaxing in it. When I say that each stage or step of jhana is a level of understanding, I mean that the meditator learns more and more about how Dependent Origination actually occurs. And this agrees with the suttas very closely. As the meditator begins to see exactly how mind's attention moves from one thing to another they begin to see that this is an impersonal process and are able to observe more and more closely exactly how it occurs. When we hear what someone says the way to find out what was said is to compare it to the suttas and vinaya. I have made it a habit to read the sutta and then explain it while I give a Dhamma talk. So my interpretation may be different from many other people who teach. The way I teach and have my students follow is by being as precise and exact as possible with the actual suttas. As a result, many, many people are able to experience jhana quickly. When I am teaching metta, if one of my students don't attain a jhana within a few days I start asking them what they are doing and why aren't they following the instructions more carefully. Actually I like to teach metta more than I like to teach anapanasati because the progress in the meditation is so much faster. And when one practices metta their daily activities are easier to follow and smile. Do you have an MP3 that plays CD's? I have a CD that has all of my talks from the Joshua Tree Retreat on it but it is in the MP3 format. Other wise I won't be able to send you the talks until we make more copies and it will be a series of 12 CD's for the Joshua Tree Retreat. It may take 3 or 4 weeks with the high quality set of 12 CD's. These talks have both the basic practices and the more advanced talks, so you can have a good grounding in the way I teach. So please tell me which kind of format is best for you and I will send it a long as soon as possible. I do sincerely wish you all kinds of happiness and freedom from all kinds of suffering. Maha-Metta 2u always Bhante Vimalaramsi For more information about meditation retreats and the Buddha's Teachings according to the Suttas and Vinaya, please go to our website at http://www.dhammasukha.org or contact Bhante Vimalaramsi at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center, RR1 Box 100, Annapolis, MO. 63620, U.S.A. or write an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] May all beings always be happy and may you attain Nibbana quickly and easily, in this very life! ********************************************************************* ********* MP3 Dhamma Talks By Ven Dhammavuddho Maha Thera http://www.vbgnet.org Vihara Buddha Gotama KUCHING DHAMMA TOUR - The recorded Dhamma Talks (and Q & As too) are hereby reproduced for both days (27~28 May) .... http://friendsofthedhamma.net/Kuching_Dhamma_Tour1.html http://www.Dhammapada.Buddhistnetwork.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
