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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	13	114	RSS (Opens New Window)
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A General, All Purpose Jhana Thread		Ian And	35	89734	Date: 10/26/10 12:49 AM By: Ian And	RSS (Opens New Window)
Help me understand the TMI/elephant path higher levels		J C	8	327	Date: 1/17/19 7:43 AM By: James Matthews	RSS (Opens New Window)
Walking and breathing: Best tips for making it continuous/smooth		Jack	7	149	Date: 1/17/19 5:06 AM By: Linda ”Polly Ester” Ö	RSS (Opens New Window)
How is regular access to concentration states possible		patrick o connor	14	733	Date: 1/8/19 7:56 PM By: Christophe Fournier	RSS (Opens New Window)
Inner Spontaneous Sound as Support		Solivagant	1	74	Date: 1/6/19 4:02 AM By: Solivagant	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jolt of Fear	Waiting for an Answer	pleiades89	3	199	Date: 12/28/18 1:49 AM By: pleiades89	RSS (Opens New Window)
~ Concentration		Daphne Denninghoff	1	121	Date: 12/26/18 12:13 AM By: Daphne Denninghoff	RSS (Opens New Window)
Belly automatically tense whenever focusing on breath or trying to relax		Jack	1	83	Date: 12/14/18 6:38 PM By: Jack	RSS (Opens New Window)
Five Minutes Meditation Better than an Hour?		Jack	4	419	Date: 12/9/18 3:29 PM By: jonjohn	RSS (Opens New Window)
Access concentration after a change in Morality?		Jack	19	828	Date: 12/3/18 6:30 PM By: J C	RSS (Opens New Window)
Concentration/Samatha: What is meant by 'concept of the breath'?		Hibiscus Kid	7	472	Date: 11/27/18 4:13 PM By: Milo	RSS (Opens New Window)
Mantra Meditation		Graven Image	5	282	Date: 11/26/18 5:08 PM By: Graven Image	RSS (Opens New Window)
Ideas on how to play with fire kasina?		Bob No No	6	357	Date: 11/26/18 5:41 AM By: Filigranski	RSS (Opens New Window)
Can you reach access concentration with Counting or must it drop?		Jack	1	174	Date: 11/13/18 2:11 PM By: Jack	RSS (Opens New Window)
Exdrcise from Clarifying the Natural State		Bob No No	6	528	Date: 11/7/18 8:13 PM By: T DC	RSS (Opens New Window)
John Yates - dual attention		Selfie	47	1564	Date: 10/26/18 8:20 AM By: Tashi Tharpa	RSS (Opens New Window)
Counting Breath: a Help or Hindrance to Access Concentration?	Waiting for an Answer	Jack	2	339	Date: 10/16/18 4:13 PM By: Jordi	RSS (Opens New Window)
Was that a Nimitta?	Resolved	Ricky Lee Nuthman	6	644	Date: 10/15/18 6:32 AM By: Andromeda	RSS (Opens New Window)
Review of Wim Hof Fundamentals		curious	7	1400	Date: 10/11/18 5:18 AM By: Jun W	RSS (Opens New Window)
I’m visualizing dark stuff		Stefan Johansson	3	577	Date: 9/24/18 9:01 AM By: Jehanne S Peacock	RSS (Opens New Window)
"Brain yawning" feeling		Duncan Idaho	1	266	Date: 9/19/18 4:21 AM By: Duncan Idaho	RSS (Opens New Window)
Anxiety Relief		Nothing	7	853	Date: 9/15/18 5:24 AM By: Nothing	RSS (Opens New Window)
Guide to the Pyramid exercise		Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	1	346	Date: 9/13/18 9:31 AM By: Sleeping Buddha Syndrome	RSS (Opens New Window)
Drugs and concentration.		Jake Frankfurt Middenhall	4	588	Date: 9/12/18 5:30 PM By: Jake Frankfurt Middenhall	RSS (Opens New Window)
Stuck on self-retreat: no pleasant sensations	Resolved	Bart	9	1033	Date: 9/2/18 9:14 PM By: Jim Smith	RSS (Opens New Window)
Improving Concentration in the Dark Night	Waiting for an Answer	Waltersobchakeit	7	766	Date: 8/28/18 12:17 PM By: Waltersobchakeit	RSS (Opens New Window)
1st jhana questions	Waiting for an Answer	Peter Mendosa	46	2613	Date: 8/28/18 9:39 AM By: Chris Marti	RSS (Opens New Window)
Stabilizing attention (noting vs samatha)	Waiting for an Answer	ivory	14	1196	Date: 8/5/18 7:29 PM By: Chris Marti	RSS (Opens New Window)
Anapana and preparation for Mahasi retreat	Waiting for an Answer	Ben Knutsen	1	293	Date: 8/1/18 1:10 AM By: Ben Knutsen	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jhana using nada sound	Waiting for an Answer	Paul Smith	14	3423	Date: 7/13/18 8:01 AM By: Illuminatus	RSS (Opens New Window)
Novice: Noting for concentration or insight?	Waiting for an Answer	Evan	4	710	Date: 7/2/18 6:16 PM By: Evan	RSS (Opens New Window)
first jhana?		Darby	4	759	Date: 6/25/18 3:17 PM By: Darby	RSS (Opens New Window)
Losing focus during the pause in breathing		Mike	9	1006	Date: 6/14/18 11:39 AM By: Mike	RSS (Opens New Window)
Getting closer?	Waiting for an Answer	John	6	775	Date: 6/4/18 8:14 AM By: MetaYogi	RSS (Opens New Window)
TMI: A contradiction or no?		Tashi Tharpa	16	1532	Date: 6/2/18 4:05 PM By: Tashi Tharpa	RSS (Opens New Window)
Russian pragmatic dharma. Cult?		Dada Kind	14	2392	Date: 6/1/18 8:21 AM By: twinlamp	RSS (Opens New Window)
A Shamatha Meditation Based on Symbolism, Visualization, Mnemonics etc		Shanmugam P	1	424	Date: 5/28/18 2:16 PM By: Shanmugam P	RSS (Opens New Window)
Sitting still or not		spatial	4	594	Date: 5/27/18 4:17 PM By: Change A.	RSS (Opens New Window)
Chanting	Waiting for an Answer	Mangala	9	1321	Date: 5/14/18 11:39 PM By: Nikolai .	RSS (Opens New Window)
Meditation on a full stomach?		Rebecca P	5	1079	Date: 4/21/18 9:10 AM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
how long until access concentration and first Jhana		adam bernhart	9	1587	Date: 4/20/18 7:49 PM By: Jinxed P	RSS (Opens New Window)
Piti and coffee		Rednaxela	7	1562	Date: 3/28/18 8:23 AM By: Rednaxela	RSS (Opens New Window)
Fire Kasina Retreat		Daniel M. Ingram	69	40340	Date: 3/22/18 6:44 AM By: JohnM	RSS (Opens New Window)
Looking for some advice with my samatha technique (+my short story)		Stefan	4	1147	Date: 3/16/18 4:04 AM By: Stefan	RSS (Opens New Window)
Hypnogogic states and lucid dreams in concentration		Bhumi	2	743	Date: 3/15/18 7:57 AM By: alguidar	RSS (Opens New Window)
How to sustain concentration outside of retreat	Waiting for an Answer	lukas lohr	12	1732	Date: 3/14/18 8:25 AM By: lukas lohr	RSS (Opens New Window)
Fire Kasina Kundalini		Yilun Ong	17	2077	Date: 3/12/18 12:25 AM By: Yilun Ong	RSS (Opens New Window)
Widening awareness and avoiding tunnel vision	Waiting for an Answer	O	4	894	Date: 3/10/18 2:47 PM By: junglist	RSS (Opens New Window)
ingram and culadasa tmi	Waiting for an Answer	Julian	4	2381	Date: 2/19/18 5:27 AM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
Jhanas: Leigh Brasington talks with Michael Taft on Deconstructing Yourself		Andrew S	1	701	Date: 2/17/18 2:09 PM By: Andrew S	RSS (Opens New Window)
What is "natural breath"	Waiting for an Answer	Jack	5	1032	Date: 1/19/18 9:43 AM By: baba ganoush	RSS (Opens New Window)
Pressure in head along with whole-body vibrations		D.	5	1292	Date: 12/26/17 4:41 PM By: D.	RSS (Opens New Window)
Producing feelings of bliss		Jim Smith	4	3190	Date: 12/19/17 8:00 AM By: streamsurfer	RSS (Opens New Window)
What are the criteria for access concentration?		Bhumi	9	1708	Date: 12/13/17 9:41 AM By: alguidar	RSS (Opens New Window)
New to this	Waiting for an Answer	Christian	4	1166	Date: 12/11/17 7:20 AM By: Christian	RSS (Opens New Window)
Is the fastest way reach SE to do insight when being in jhana		Mathew Poskus	11	1830	Date: 12/9/17 8:00 PM By: Mathew Poskus	RSS (Opens New Window)
Hair trigger "access concentration"		Kai	3	1259	Date: 11/29/17 10:12 AM By: Kai	RSS (Opens New Window)
Cannot find exhale	Waiting for an Answer	Jack	9	1583	Date: 11/14/17 9:58 PM By: Alesh Vyhnal	RSS (Opens New Window)
Academic paper on the Janas		This very moment	3	1401	Date: 11/12/17 5:49 AM By: Ann	RSS (Opens New Window)
How long for Jhana to kick in?	Waiting for an Answer	Rooster	3	1553	Date: 11/9/17 10:02 AM By: Eric B	RSS (Opens New Window)
How to deal with body discomforts relating to breathing and posture?		jack	6	1681	Date: 10/24/17 4:05 PM By: cian	RSS (Opens New Window)
Is the difference between TMI stage 2 and 3 this pronounced?		D.	5	1966	Date: 10/12/17 2:11 PM By: D.	RSS (Opens New Window)
Technique to obtain a 100% Hard Jhanas - with ease.		Scott V	50	40305	Date: 10/12/17 1:42 AM By: Joel Evan Miller	RSS (Opens New Window)
specific fire kasina questions		Dada Kind	4	2142	Date: 10/3/17 1:27 AM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
Body revolts when I redirect attention		Paul Kinkade	8	1586	Date: 9/23/17 5:58 AM By: shargrol	RSS (Opens New Window)
Difficulty achieving access concentration		Alex	29	5142	Date: 9/20/17 5:38 AM By: Yilun Ong	RSS (Opens New Window)
Art of Memory? Specific Visualization Training Programs?		Dada Kind	5	1380	Date: 9/19/17 4:46 AM By: junglist	RSS (Opens New Window)
Question about the pure land jhanas		Jamess	3	1672	Date: 9/15/17 2:59 AM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
Sensation of Heartbeat in Head	Waiting for an Answer	KundaliniLinguini	7	2180	Date: 9/13/17 1:04 AM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
Longest period of Meditation!		Cedar	13	2765	Date: 9/7/17 4:36 AM By: Daniel M. Ingram	RSS (Opens New Window)
chest vibrating when I wake		LoveQuest	2	936	Date: 9/1/17 10:52 PM By: LoveQuest	RSS (Opens New Window)
Is the bliss of jhana addictive?		LoveQuest	9	2331	Date: 8/30/17 7:03 PM By: Richard Zen	RSS (Opens New Window)
meditation help	Waiting for an Answer	Masoom	14	2514	Date: 8/28/17 8:40 AM By: Yilun Ong	RSS (Opens New Window)
Samatha meditation instructor in Dallas, TX	Waiting for an Answer	Masoom	1	609	Date: 8/23/17 6:55 PM By: Masoom	RSS (Opens New Window)
Zurmang Rinpoche meditates		Change A.	8	1683	Date: 8/21/17 4:12 PM By: junglist	RSS (Opens New Window)

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