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An experience of focusing attention 10 times a second Conor O'Higgins 8 2295 Date: 4/15/13 6:36 PM
By: hong ng
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Pragmatic Dharma Talk J ! 1 566 Date: 4/3/13 3:53 PM
By: J !
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Meditating when drowsy fivebells . 10 1858 Date: 4/1/13 1:00 PM
By: Dan Cooney
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Joy is OK! Mind over easy 2 1221 Date: 3/20/13 5:25 PM
By: Jason R
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concentration hardware project - need expert advice anti anti camper 10 2974 Date: 3/17/13 9:19 PM
By: Daniel M. Ingram
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When Jhanas Don't Sync with Nanas? Bagpuss The Gnome 15 2907 Date: 2/25/13 7:42 AM
By: katy steger
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Jhana practice: effort vs. non-effort Matthew Horn 9 2516 Date: 2/24/13 6:19 AM
By: Joshua, the solitary
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Goals for jhana practice Dee Miller 2 1145 Date: 2/22/13 6:28 PM
By: Ian And
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Why does attaining to higher paths facilitate great concentration ability? Cedric . 4 2135 Date: 2/19/13 5:54 PM
By: Jeff Grove
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How to regain state of effortless concentration? Dee Miller 6 2284 Date: 2/5/13 8:52 AM
By: katy steger
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Jhana is very fleeting/unstable Conor O'Higgins 11 2066 Date: 2/5/13 7:20 AM
By: Dan Cooney
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Alan Smithee Samadhi Practice Thread Alan Smithee 41 6774 Date: 1/31/13 4:19 AM
By: Alan Smithee
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Three Doors to Jhanas? Pablo . P 4 1621 Date: 1/29/13 1:21 PM
By: Pablo . P
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Can insight meditation be used to improve concentration as well? Ephi B. 9 2365 Date: 1/27/13 4:30 PM
By: Daniel M. Ingram
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Following the instructions in the Anapanasati Sutta for once Fitter Stoke 13 2785 Date: 1/18/13 10:23 PM
By: Change A.
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Access Concentration Resolved Jay Han 4 878 Date: 1/18/13 12:18 PM
By: Dan Cooney
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jhana through breath meditation tj saw 7 2314 Date: 1/16/13 7:57 AM
By: Dan Cooney
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help Adam Dietrich Ringle 27 3044 Date: 1/13/13 11:19 AM
By: Adam Dietrich Ringle
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Metta and Jhana Question Rod C 8 1902 Date: 1/11/13 4:04 PM
By: Bagpuss The Gnome
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Trouble distinguishing difference between samatha and sitting vipassana Paul Bradford 5 1764 Date: 1/4/13 10:02 PM
By: Tom Tom
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Shamatha experience Max Flanagan 5 1223 Date: 1/4/13 7:16 AM
By: Dan Cooney
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my meditation creates more suffering than peace ... Waiting for an Answer hong ng 5 1402 Date: 1/2/13 7:13 AM
By: Dan Cooney
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How to break down my 2hours/day of meditation. Resolved The Xzanth 5 1223 Date: 12/30/12 10:02 PM
By: The Xzanth
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Jhanas meditation retreat center? Waiting for an Answer aurélien berthomé 2 411 Date: 12/28/12 1:41 PM
By: Be Free Now
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A Question On Noting Waiting for an Answer Scott LaRocca LaRocca 5 806 Date: 12/22/12 2:55 PM
By: Alan Smithee
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Advice for concentration skills, please Nick Andrew Ludvigson 9 1883 Date: 12/22/12 8:18 AM
By: Nick Andrew Ludvigson
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Nimittas for Jhanas? Waiting for an Answer aurélien berthomé 8 2754 Date: 12/21/12 9:02 AM
By: Morgan Kauppi
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How to deal with the 5 Hindrances Voku Hila 5 2642 Date: 12/11/12 7:00 AM
By: Voku Hila
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About Third Jhana Bagpuss The Gnome 6 1456 Date: 12/5/12 10:55 AM
By: Bagpuss The Gnome
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feeling anxious while sitting A T M 4 1181 Date: 12/3/12 8:14 PM
By: A T M
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Focus and anxiety fivebells . 4 1605 Date: 12/3/12 11:38 AM
By: fivebells .
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fear of absorption, anxiety, adrenalin, training the puppy Martin Sokolski 4 1652 Date: 11/29/12 2:36 PM
By: Tom Tom
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DhO Terminology Malfunction Charlie B 2 844 Date: 11/25/12 7:08 PM
By: Nikolai .
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Samyama in yoga - Jhana Waiting for an Answer Joshua, the solitary 8 2112 Date: 11/25/12 6:10 PM
By: John P
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AN 5:67 Is this Vipassana or Samatha Jhana? Darrin Rice 2 945 Date: 11/24/12 2:38 PM
By: Scott V
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How to attain "hard" Jhana? Charles B 21 3486 Date: 11/21/12 9:08 AM
By: Charles B
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vitakkasanthana sutta: the removal of distracting thoughts Adam . . 15 3209 Date: 11/18/12 1:57 PM
By: fivebells .
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How to be aware of the breath without changing it? Resolved Jose Antonio 15 2531 Date: 11/15/12 4:10 PM
By: Jose Antonio
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Intense shoulder/neck tension. Resolved Aduro T 10 1535 Date: 11/12/12 9:30 PM
By: Aduro T
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1st Jhana and Piti: lowering the tone? Waiting for an Answer Robin Woods 12 2479 Date: 10/25/12 8:26 AM
By: Jane Laurel Carrington
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Tricks to minimize salivation during meditation? Conor O'Higgins 7 5540 Date: 10/24/12 5:49 PM
By: Eric Michaels
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Kasina practice Jesse Cooper Levy 2 1153 Date: 10/23/12 12:08 AM
By: Nikolai .
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Absorption/samatha for people with mental health issues Tom Tom 9 2550 Date: 10/22/12 9:46 PM
By: C C C
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When you can't feel the breath Resolved Modus Ponens 11 3446 Date: 10/22/12 2:07 PM
By: Dan Cooney
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could use some help with breath practice Nick NY 5 1882 Date: 10/22/12 1:58 PM
By: Dan Cooney
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Tarin's Simple Instructions for Attaining Jhanas Tommy M 7 4227 Date: 10/21/12 2:33 PM
By: bill of the wandering mind
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How do I avoid 5th jhana? Morgan Kauppi 7 1655 Date: 10/20/12 8:10 AM
By: End in Sight
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Access Concentration, Jhana, High Equanimity & Vipassana Jhana? Neem Nyima 5 2417 Date: 10/18/12 7:19 PM
By: fivebells .
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My mind keeps getting absorbed in stories during meditation Aduro T 7 1596 Date: 10/17/12 2:30 PM
By: Richard Zen
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Access Concentration and Limited Practice Time Eric Michaels 5 1481 Date: 10/17/12 3:49 AM
By: Neem Nyima
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Jhanas getting easier, ingisht getting harder Waiting for an Answer Nick P 10 1812 Date: 10/14/12 5:51 PM
By: Nick P
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Entering 1st Jhana Scott P 13 2817 Date: 10/13/12 3:54 PM
By: Scott P
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candle kasina practice - sore eyes wacky jacky 7 9684 Date: 10/5/12 9:45 AM
By: Douglas James Turner
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Tips on entering fourth jhana? Rob Francisco 5 2808 Date: 9/29/12 12:35 AM
By: Ian And
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Ven. Xing Kong (Dhammadipa Thero) on Concentration and Paramita katy steger 6 1828 Date: 9/22/12 6:50 PM
By: Change A.
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investigation of visual field / kasina practice thread super fox 2 1057 Date: 9/14/12 6:17 AM
By: Mario Nistri
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Wylos Practice wylo . 43 6504 Date: 9/8/12 8:40 AM
By: wylo .
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Mahasi Sayadaw's Fruition training practice End in Sight 4 2659 Date: 9/4/12 8:40 AM
By: Andy W
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Anyone able to get into jhana while doing random things? Brian K. 19 3138 Date: 8/30/12 1:46 PM
By: Dodge E Knees
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Experience and questions with kasina practice. Matt N 4 2084 Date: 8/24/12 3:35 PM
By: Matt N
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Mantra + Purifying Emotions Mike Kich 4 1217 Date: 8/21/12 5:33 PM
By: fivebells .
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"sutra jhana" Adam . . 3 934 Date: 8/13/12 10:53 AM
By: John P
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Stuck in an unknown state Resolved Ioannis Angelopoulos 11 1914 Date: 8/7/12 3:45 PM
By: fivebells .
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"Jhana Not by the Numbers" katy steger 5 1374 Date: 8/7/12 3:07 PM
By: katy steger
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Distracted By Pleasant Phenomena Michael Cannon 6 1771 Date: 8/1/12 6:18 PM
By: Richard Zen
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Level of Concentration needed to begin Insight Practice? Jinxed P 6 1988 Date: 7/21/12 11:41 AM
By: End in Sight
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When will concentration broaden? (It keeps wearing off....help!!!) Luke Avedon 8 2187 Date: 7/18/12 7:47 PM
By: Luke Avedon
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Mindfulness is just one breath away from Singlemindfulness way farer 1 571 Date: 7/15/12 2:25 PM
By: way farer
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Experiences with Mantra meditation? Brian K. 6 2366 Date: 7/7/12 3:56 PM
By: a c
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Clock kasina & enjoying pleasure  Tarver  4 2628 Date: 7/3/12 9:48 AM
By: Luke Avedon
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3rd Jhana: Your experience of it & how best to shift into & hold it? neem nyima 4 2773 Date: 7/2/12 8:29 PM
By: Neem Nyima
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Concentration getting worse... Brian K. 14 2004 Date: 7/2/12 7:11 PM
By: Luke Avedon
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Castelijns's concentration practice Bart Castelijns 15 2786 Date: 6/26/12 7:41 AM
By: Jake T Smith
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My Practice Thread neil watson 22 2380 Date: 6/23/12 9:50 AM
By: neil watson
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Cant feel the breath? Micheal Kush 11 2031 Date: 6/17/12 3:47 AM
By: Jim W
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