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Brahmaviharas A place to specifically discuss the practice of the Divine Abodes of Loving-kindness, Sympathetic Joy, Compassion and Equanimity.	0	15	125	RSS (Opens New Window)
Formless Realms A place to discuss formless experiences.	0	1	12	RSS (Opens New Window)
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A General, All Purpose Jhana Thread		Ian And	35	98952	Date: 10/26/10 12:49 AM By: Ian And	RSS (Opens New Window)
Dreaming about concentration		a my les	10	124	Date: 7/8/20 7:09 AM By: Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	RSS (Opens New Window)
Variations in Strength of Jhana in the Abhidharmasamuccaya		WPCK	4	205	Date: 6/29/20 10:24 AM By: Eric B	RSS (Opens New Window)
Recording some jhana phenomenology		Not two, not one	1	108	Date: 6/26/20 4:35 AM By: Not two, not one	RSS (Opens New Window)
Using Concentration Meditation to succeed in life?		Shawn Ryan	18	689	Date: 6/23/20 11:23 PM By: Shawn Ryan	RSS (Opens New Window)
Still point		spatial	17	730	Date: 6/21/20 10:10 AM By: Olivier	RSS (Opens New Window)
Trouble Reaching Access Concentration		Addison	16	1354	Date: 6/17/20 9:17 AM By: TJ	RSS (Opens New Window)
Fire Kasina		Kenneth D Schlueter	3	163	Date: 6/15/20 10:09 AM By: Kenneth D Schlueter	RSS (Opens New Window)
Inner Spontaneous Sound as Support		StillJustJames	4	1078	Date: 6/8/20 1:41 PM By: StillJustJames	RSS (Opens New Window)
Soft Jhana Thread		Jim Smith	59	9101	Date: 6/1/20 8:27 PM By: Jim Smith	RSS (Opens New Window)
Which tradition uses mind as meditation object?		Sam	22	1247	Date: 5/31/20 11:02 AM By: terry	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jhana Burnout		Konstantin Freiberg	11	588	Date: 5/28/20 10:28 PM By: Brian	RSS (Opens New Window)
Y'all think we could enter Jhana and win these competitions?		Bailey .	3	318	Date: 5/27/20 6:40 PM By: Jim Smith	RSS (Opens New Window)
Brow-ridge pain with concentration		Brandon Dayton	6	349	Date: 5/26/20 7:54 AM By: agnostic	RSS (Opens New Window)
Leigh Brasington: Don't breathe?		Jack	21	2747	Date: 4/29/20 3:16 AM By: Tim Farrington	RSS (Opens New Window)
Fire Kasina Retreat		Daniel M. Ingram	72	46825	Date: 4/24/20 8:25 PM By: Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	RSS (Opens New Window)
jhana question		julien tempone wiltshire	11	1134	Date: 4/15/20 10:45 PM By: Jim Smith	RSS (Opens New Window)
It's fine to grease the wheels with extra jhana during this bizarre time		Steph S	21	1399	Date: 4/13/20 6:03 AM By: Bill T	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jhanas and sense of self		spatial	104	2762	Date: 4/2/20 10:37 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Opportunities with a Jhana-like state		Brandon Dayton	1	230	Date: 3/30/20 10:07 AM By: Brandon Dayton	RSS (Opens New Window)
Kasina Disc/ Chicken Hearding		Dustin	11	710	Date: 3/10/20 11:10 PM By: Dustin	RSS (Opens New Window)
Is this sufficient for developing the first 4 Jhanas?	Waiting for an Answer	Pouya Iranitalab	8	651	Date: 3/8/20 9:44 PM By: Pouya Iranitalab	RSS (Opens New Window)
How do you balancing Reading & Practice		Pouya Iranitalab	3	359	Date: 3/5/20 12:07 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
John's Practice Thread		John Hooper	16	4459	Date: 2/16/20 7:17 AM By: John Hooper	RSS (Opens New Window)
Boundless-time (jhana)?		Mike Smirnoff	4	587	Date: 2/8/20 3:08 AM By: Che Guebuddha	RSS (Opens New Window)
Leaving meditation early		Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	3	575	Date: 2/6/20 12:00 PM By: Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	RSS (Opens New Window)
Hiding in the Spectral Witness Plane		Bardo	20	1524	Date: 2/2/20 9:38 PM By: Bardo	Actions Permissions RSS (Opens New Window) Move to the Recycle Bin
In Need of Good Fire Kasina Candles!	Waiting for an Answer	Monsoon Frog	10	1423	Date: 1/28/20 12:24 PM By: Bardo	RSS (Opens New Window)
Inner lights, getting crazy		Gregor	3	566	Date: 1/23/20 7:34 AM By: Gregor	RSS (Opens New Window)
Hesychasm		Matthew Jon Rousseau	9	1073	Date: 12/20/19 11:57 AM By: Matthew Jon Rousseau	RSS (Opens New Window)
Using Pranayama to access Jhana		Rumblebuffen	1	472	Date: 12/19/19 10:06 PM By: Rumblebuffen	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jhana afterglow		Matthew Jon Rousseau	3	541	Date: 12/13/19 12:39 PM By: Ian And	RSS (Opens New Window)
Fear Arising	Waiting for an Answer	adam Girouard	3	494	Date: 12/5/19 1:28 AM By: adam Girouard	RSS (Opens New Window)
Dipa Ma's Concentration Practice	Waiting for an Answer	Dixon Hill	8	1127	Date: 12/4/19 1:13 PM By: Jake Frankfurt Middenhall	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jhana Question (Shaking)		Andy	7	790	Date: 12/3/19 10:41 PM By: Andy	RSS (Opens New Window)
Guided meditation	Waiting for an Answer	Matthew Jon Rousseau	5	620	Date: 12/2/19 9:21 AM By: Matthew Jon Rousseau	RSS (Opens New Window)
Form to Formless		Michial N	9	892	Date: 12/1/19 10:58 PM By: Jake Frankfurt Middenhall	RSS (Opens New Window)
Concentration practice	Waiting for an Answer	Christopher Kit Maddox	7	1459	Date: 11/30/19 12:50 PM By: Zero	Actions RSS (Opens New Window) Move to the Recycle Bin
How is the PoI different for jhana practitioners?	Waiting for an Answer	Matthijs van Leeuwen	3	562	Date: 11/28/19 11:45 AM By: Noah D	RSS (Opens New Window)
Can samatha focus help ADD and low dopamine?		Fred Andreas Ligaard	17	1755	Date: 11/24/19 2:53 PM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Is goenka a cult?	Waiting for an Answer	Matthew Jon Rousseau	20	2092	Date: 11/24/19 6:55 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
measuring concentration with Sustained Attention Response Task (SART)?		Daniel Long Sockwell	1	475	Date: 11/21/19 12:57 PM By: Daniel Long Sockwell	RSS (Opens New Window)
2 1 hour sittings dont cut it		Matthew Jon Rousseau	15	2074	Date: 11/21/19 9:18 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Heart rate or other biometrics during concentration (jhānas)	Waiting for an Answer	Daniel Long Sockwell	7	1045	Date: 11/19/19 10:41 PM By: Dada Kind	RSS (Opens New Window)
Mantra: Setting yourself up for success		Jack	5	903	Date: 11/19/19 7:18 PM By: Jack	RSS (Opens New Window)
Noting in anapasati practice		Matthew Jon Rousseau	4	604	Date: 11/19/19 3:45 AM By: Jim Smith	RSS (Opens New Window)
What should I do next to achieve jhana	Waiting for an Answer	Matthew Jon Rousseau	5	802	Date: 11/15/19 11:34 AM By: Matthew Jon Rousseau	RSS (Opens New Window)
Actionlessness		Lasse	1	346	Date: 11/14/19 6:03 PM By: Lasse	RSS (Opens New Window)
Anupada Sutta		Not two, not one	33	2781	Date: 11/14/19 11:34 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
jhana and equanimity		Brian	2	411	Date: 11/14/19 4:17 AM By: Matthew Jon Rousseau	RSS (Opens New Window)
OK GUYS IM JOINING .MCTB NOW MY MAIN TEXT FOR LIVING		Matthew Jon Rousseau	5	970	Date: 11/9/19 12:41 PM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
Silly jhana question	Resolved	Matthew Jon Rousseau	7	855	Date: 11/8/19 4:14 PM By: Dustin	RSS (Opens New Window)
How would someone describe acess concentration	Waiting for an Answer	Matthew Jon Rousseau	9	926	Date: 11/7/19 12:59 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Are these glimpses of concentration	Resolved	Matthew Jon Rousseau	5	685	Date: 10/31/19 11:59 AM By: Mista Tibbs	RSS (Opens New Window)
Awareness of Awareness - Shamatha jhanas?	Waiting for an Answer	Dixon Hill	10	1059	Date: 10/28/19 11:32 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Cycling 8 jhanas - the real thing?		Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	45	3803	Date: 10/21/19 2:04 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jhanas & The Witness post 2nd path?		Bagpuss The Gnome	3	736	Date: 10/16/19 7:02 AM By: Noah D	RSS (Opens New Window)
Sitting meditation length to achieve jhana	Resolved	Matthew Jon Rousseau	11	1439	Date: 10/14/19 4:43 PM By: Jim Smith	RSS (Opens New Window)
How jhana equates to raja yoga	Resolved	Matthew Jon Rousseau	3	521	Date: 10/14/19 7:22 AM By: Kim Katami	RSS (Opens New Window)
Choosing an Object of Concentration	Waiting for an Answer	David	3	598	Date: 10/9/19 1:46 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Fire Kasina questions....		TJ	6	770	Date: 10/4/19 12:16 PM By: TJ	RSS (Opens New Window)
My first post - concentration experience and question		Daniel Hanszmann	3	531	Date: 10/3/19 6:51 PM By: Daniel Hanszmann	Actions Permissions RSS (Opens New Window)
Access Concentration of 1st Jhana?	Waiting for an Answer	Lee	11	7761	Date: 10/1/19 1:41 AM By: Kevin	RSS (Opens New Window)
Mental Fatigue	Waiting for an Answer	Fastlane	4	441	Date: 9/23/19 9:22 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
Using Metta to enter Jhana?		Matt 0983	31	2464	Date: 9/16/19 8:04 AM By: Matt 0983	RSS (Opens New Window)
Anapanasati: what’s the correct way to focus on breath?	Waiting for an Answer	david	4	963	Date: 9/14/19 9:11 PM By: Dream Walker	RSS (Opens New Window)
Was that a Nimitta?	Resolved	Ricky Lee Nuthman	7	1956	Date: 9/11/19 7:59 PM By: Ricky Lee Nuthman	RSS (Opens New Window)
Need Help! Sleep issues.		Yash	10	1206	Date: 8/25/19 10:38 PM By: svmonk	RSS (Opens New Window)
Can't concentrate and relax at the same time?	Resolved	Jack	19	1345	Date: 8/23/19 8:53 AM By: TJ	RSS (Opens New Window)
A fun optical illusion site		Shaun Steelgrave	1	339	Date: 8/21/19 7:18 PM By: Shaun Steelgrave	RSS (Opens New Window)
RE: Developing a new access concentration from scratch		Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	2	499	Date: 8/19/19 9:29 PM By: Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	RSS (Opens New Window)
4th Jhana writes peace onto the mind		Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	1	362	Date: 8/15/19 2:40 PM By: Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	RSS (Opens New Window)
Brain waves discovery		Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	8	857	Date: 8/13/19 5:11 AM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
Vibration with breath work		aluna veil	2	529	Date: 7/23/19 2:44 AM By: tom moylan	RSS (Opens New Window)
Michael Taft Retreat -- August 30th to September 4th 2019		shannon	2	606	Date: 7/20/19 10:08 AM By: Chris Marti	RSS (Opens New Window)

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