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Obtaining first jhana Ben Moone 15 2852 Date: 1/28/14 12:52 AM
By: Ben Moone
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Value of 'wide open' focus practice Sam s 15 2485 Date: 1/27/14 5:12 AM
By: Sam s
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I would like feedback to check my understanding and technique old dried leaf 5 1515 Date: 1/14/14 12:28 PM
By: Dream Walker
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Stuck and bored in Anapanasati Waiting for an Answer Jean B. 9 2017 Date: 1/13/14 8:03 PM
By: Richard Zen
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Can someone provide a little newbie technique instruction? Pickle Bear 6 2568 Date: 1/12/14 3:06 AM
By: Daemon Shockley
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Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing) Am I doing it right? Gregory R. H. 7 1846 Date: 1/11/14 1:03 AM
By: Eelco ten Have
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Question about the 1st jhanna's first possible occurence Iulian Doroftei 5 1389 Date: 1/10/14 11:19 AM
By: Iulian Doroftei
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idea: digitalKasina John P 25 2789 Date: 1/5/14 12:13 PM
By: John P
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Bare Attention and Its Uses Ian And 23 7057 Date: 1/2/14 11:03 PM
By: Jason Snyder
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Awareness of awareness practice anti anti camper 7 1762 Date: 12/30/13 12:47 PM
By: Rist Ei
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Abhijñā triple think 6 1486 Date: 12/28/13 4:15 PM
By: Siro Samadhi
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+ INFINITE SPACE +0+ INFINITE TIME + triple think 2 748 Date: 12/20/13 9:43 AM
By: triple think
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Dealing With Agitation Noah Starbuck 7 1562 Date: 12/20/13 6:41 AM
By: Noah Starbuck
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can stimulants block results from concentration practice Sanjeev K Sharma 19 3614 Date: 12/19/13 9:01 AM
By: Michael A.
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CAMP CONCENTRATION triple think 9 1313 Date: 12/18/13 1:23 PM
By: Chuck Kasmire
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Question about jhana Waiting for an Answer Travis Gene McKinstry 1 440 Date: 12/17/13 7:55 PM
By: Travis Gene McKinstry
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HEAVENS triple think 1 369 Date: 12/17/13 5:46 PM
By: triple think
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? = Atman ><?> Zoo Station<? = .Camp Concentration => triple think 19 2302 Date: 12/17/13 4:31 PM
By: triple think
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Power Tools For Power Users triple think 5 1350 Date: 12/16/13 12:03 AM
By: triple think
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simple instructions for attaining (as opposed to mastering) jhana tarin greco 29 6792 Date: 12/14/13 2:43 AM
By: faraz ahmed
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Need Help: 17 kinds of Piti? Mahinda Kunchog Tenzin Khoo 2 985 Date: 12/9/13 6:24 AM
By: sawfoot _
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Was that jhana? Seamus O 10 1980 Date: 12/6/13 4:22 PM
By: Travis Gene McKinstry
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Practice thread 1: access concentration/first jhana Liam O'Sullivan 37 13047 Date: 12/5/13 9:05 AM
By: Travis Gene McKinstry
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Concentrating on the body instead of the breath? Jake T Smith 6 1942 Date: 12/4/13 11:05 PM
By: Richard Zen
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concentration technique for enhancing brain power? Jane jonson 10 1643 Date: 12/4/13 4:15 PM
By: sawfoot _
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SIT Tank - Tank Time - Tank Talk - Tank Tips triple think 13 1672 Date: 12/4/13 6:58 AM
By: triple think
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Question about an issue during meditation Iulian Doroftei 11 1841 Date: 12/3/13 7:05 PM
By: Modus Ponens
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What effect does Jhana have on *your* cognition? Siro Samadhi 12 2533 Date: 11/28/13 11:04 PM
By: triple think
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TM as Concentration Practice? Resolved Paul Anthony 24 10942 Date: 11/27/13 7:24 AM
By: Kenny Whitman
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Concentration vs. the "Attention Wave" Waiting for an Answer J C 4 1765 Date: 11/26/13 3:26 AM
By: Kenny Whitman
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getting into jhana in daily life Scott P 6 1894 Date: 11/21/13 2:11 PM
By: Scott P
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Kasina Object Julian Aureliano 11 1881 Date: 11/19/13 3:13 PM
By: Avi Craimer
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Mental noting Jesse W James 7 1239 Date: 11/12/13 12:00 AM
By: Jesse W James
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When to call it quits ian garner Myers 3 1052 Date: 11/9/13 6:28 PM
By: ian garner Myers
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help in going from 4th to 5th jhana Sadalsuud Beta Aquarii 14 2398 Date: 10/19/13 5:32 PM
By: Matthew Horn
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Definitions of Concentration Tomer Boyarski 4 1073 Date: 10/15/13 6:31 PM
By: katy steger
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How long to spend practicing one Jhanna before trying to attain next one Resolved William Quixote 5 1039 Date: 10/8/13 7:07 AM
By: William Quixote
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'knowing the breath' Julian Aureliano 12 1721 Date: 10/6/13 2:18 PM
By: Julian Aureliano
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Object of Breath Voku Hila 4 786 Date: 10/5/13 7:44 AM
By: katy steger
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Anapanasati with deviated septum? Robert McLune 8 2030 Date: 10/4/13 8:53 AM
By: Dan Cooney
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How to utilize the MCTB map without over-analyzing or scripting Jason Emmanuel Snyder 4 814 Date: 9/20/13 11:54 PM
By: Richard Zen
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Aligning jhanas with Brahmavihara and chakras Dream Walker 5 2700 Date: 9/17/13 7:11 PM
By: Dream Walker
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Success to failiure, clinging on Jhana ? Waiting for an Answer Anu De Abrew 20 2732 Date: 9/11/13 6:51 AM
By: Anu De Abrew
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Noticing hinders concentration Oscar Lain 3 2187 Date: 9/3/13 4:44 PM
By: Dan Cooney
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Piti-Sukha Anapanasati Guidance Needed Waiting for an Answer Jason R 7 2270 Date: 8/26/13 7:07 PM
By: Richard Zen
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Hardcore practitioners near Portland, Maine? Waiting for an Answer George Thomas Simonson 5 1114 Date: 8/23/13 1:03 PM
By: Matthew Stickney
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Technique to obtain a 100% Hard Jhanas - with ease. Scott V 34 8502 Date: 8/23/13 12:26 PM
By: bill of the wandering mind
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Metta Experiences -- ( Possibly jhana, want your opinions ) Mitchell K Hardy 3 1195 Date: 8/22/13 12:23 AM
By: Ian And
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Metta - Need help Resolved Richard Zen 5 1193 Date: 8/19/13 6:58 PM
By: Richard Zen
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Is jhana a workable construct? Paul Anthony 4 791 Date: 8/19/13 1:48 PM
By: Fitter Stoke
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Using metta to enter jhana Marcello Spinella 16 7631 Date: 8/17/13 9:41 PM
By: Geoffrey Garland
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Kasina Practice Waiting for an Answer Radim . 1 733 Date: 8/11/13 10:12 PM
By: Radim .
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What technique of concentration works for you? old dried leaf 11 1616 Date: 8/9/13 6:08 AM
By: Dan Cooney
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mindfulness of breath becomes hard all of a sudden, what happened? Waiting for an Answer Srdjan Pamtivek 5 1464 Date: 7/29/13 1:09 PM
By: Fitter Stoke
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3rd type of meditation? Jo Mo Glang-Ma 5 1495 Date: 7/28/13 5:28 PM
By: Paweł K
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A question about joy Mario Nistri 5 1441 Date: 7/20/13 9:36 AM
By: Paweł K
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Interval Training for Concentration Fitter Stoke 5 1878 Date: 7/19/13 1:28 PM
By: . Jake .
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Vipassana within 5th and 6th jhanas Matthew Horn 4 1264 Date: 7/15/13 9:07 PM
By: Daniel M. Ingram
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The Mystery of the Breath Nimitta (Or: The Case of the Missing Simile) Bruno Loff 14 2425 Date: 7/15/13 5:43 PM
By: Dan Cooney
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A different way to place the mind on the object? Waiting for an Answer bill of the wandering mind 3 712 Date: 7/13/13 12:30 PM
By: Mario Nistri
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questions about 1st jhana and the object of meditation sohil shrenik nanavati 8 1827 Date: 6/17/13 6:37 AM
By: Neem Nyima
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Involuntary Eye Activity in Jhana Practice? Harry F B 19 4481 Date: 6/10/13 7:45 PM
By: Carole Lindberg
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Long sits on a daily basis Aduro T 15 2776 Date: 6/10/13 11:02 AM
By: katy steger
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Kamalashila's Map Guillermo Z 87 14322 Date: 6/5/13 9:35 PM
By: Neem Nyima
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Questions from a Beginner Jeff Lin 10 2131 Date: 6/2/13 5:51 PM
By: Robert McLune
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An Introduction, My Meandering Path to a Concentration Practice C P M 8 2088 Date: 5/29/13 2:47 PM
By: C P M
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Confused about necessity of Jhana practice. Waiting for an Answer Piers M 11 3240 Date: 5/26/13 12:42 PM
By: tom moylan
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Concentrative practice vs. mainstream mindfulness Elijah Smith 1 657 Date: 5/10/13 4:31 PM
By: Elijah Smith
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back from retreat: many observations and questions hong ng 7 2388 Date: 5/7/13 3:37 AM
By: hong ng
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Review of Thanissaro on Ahara Sutta -- feedback welcome fivebells . 4 1674 Date: 5/6/13 11:14 AM
By: fivebells .
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1st Jhana, twitching face Scott P 8 2160 Date: 4/30/13 6:05 PM
By: Loren Patrick Marvin
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Experience with concentration and questions Resolved mynah . 6 1453 Date: 4/23/13 3:33 AM
By: mynah .
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Newb-ist Starting Home Jhana Practice. Harry F B 8 2622 Date: 4/21/13 1:52 PM
By: Harry F B
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Theory Q: Do sub-jhanas explain "hard jhanas"? Mind over easy 2 1379 Date: 4/18/13 5:10 PM
By: Daniel M. Ingram
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My heartbeat as a meditation object aurélien berthomé 8 2863 Date: 4/16/13 11:27 PM
By: Richard Zen
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