<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Did I almost reach jhana? I got scared...</title> <link>http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&amp;threadId=5606570</link> <description>Did I almost reach jhana? I got scared...</description> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:39:25 GMT</pubDate> <dc:date>2014-10-19T01:39:25Z</dc:date> <item> <title>RE: Did I almost reach jhana? I got scared...</title> <link>http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606721</link> <description>What was this strange feeling like?  Jhana is exceedingly pleasant, IME, &lt;img alt="emoticon" src="http://www.dharmaoverground.org/dho-theme/images/emoticons/closed_eyes.gif" &gt; but piti is described in a number of strange ways in the progress of insight, which might be startling if you aren&amp;#039;t expecting it.</description> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:34:38 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606721</guid> <dc:creator>Not Tao</dc:creator> <dc:date>2014-10-18T16:34:38Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>RE: Did I almost reach jhana? I got scared...</title> <link>http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606698</link> <description>&lt;div class="quote-title"&gt;rich r a:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="quote"&gt;&lt;div class="quote-content"&gt;I&amp;#039;ve only been meditating on a regular schedule for 2 weeks... is it something that my head decided to make up?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is thinking you&amp;#039;ve entered a jhana something your head decided to make up? Sure sounds like it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="quote-title"&gt;rich r a:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="quote"&gt;&lt;div class="quote-content"&gt;It also occurred to me that it would be extremely beneficial to me to have a teacher. What is the best way to find a teacher who is knowledgable about jhana? I am in the bay area in cali if that helps.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shaila Catherine is in Mountain View. She trained with Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw and has written a few books on the subject. You might try to attend her weekly sits.</description> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:15:34 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606698</guid> <dc:creator>Small Steps</dc:creator> <dc:date>2014-10-18T15:15:34Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>RE: Did I almost reach jhana? I got scared...</title> <link>http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606691</link> <description>Leigh Brasington is a knowledgeable jhana teacher. I highly recommend his retreats. You can ask him questions about your practice during the interviews.</description> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 14:57:57 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606691</guid> <dc:creator>Derek Cameron</dc:creator> <dc:date>2014-10-18T14:57:57Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Did I almost reach jhana? I got scared...</title> <link>http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606569</link> <description>There&amp;#039;s no way I could be near jhana, right? This has to be all in my head?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#039;ve only been meditating on a regular schedule for 2 weeks, though I have been reading about it for years. Just now, after about 30minutes into my session, I had a new and somewhat frightening experience.I felt my concentration on my breath getting stronger and deeper. Then for a couple seconds I started to feel an overwhelming feeling throughout my body. It wasn&amp;#039;t bliss, but perhaps it could have been if I let it. Instead, I got scared and felt anxiety and fear. Then I was too confused and weirded out to continue the session so I ended it, and here I am typing this post up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This has never happened to me. I&amp;#039;m usually a very grounded person so I am kind of shocked that I experienced fear. I thought I would embrace that experience, not be fearful of it. One of the main reason I started meditating again was because I wanted to experience something out of the ordinary, and now I am being fearful of it...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you guys think happened to me? Can it really be a glimpse into jhana? Or is it something that my head decided to make up?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also occurred to me that it would be extremely beneficial to me to have a teacher. What is the best way to find a teacher who is knowledgable about jhana? I am in the bay area in cali if that helps.</description> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 02:14:21 GMT</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dharmaoverground.org/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=5606569</guid> <dc:creator>rich r a</dc:creator> <dc:date>2014-10-18T02:14:21Z</dc:date> </item> </channel> </rss> 