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10 – The 2cd 3rd and 4th Jhanas
The second jhana is an improvement over the first in that significantly less effort is...
11 – THE CONCENTRATION STATES (SHAMATHA JHANAS)
While our practice generally has some aspects of insight and concentration mixed together, in this...
12 – THE SECOND SHAMATHA JHANA
The second shamatha jhana is like the first, a seemingly solidified mind state. With the...
13 – THE THIRD SHAMATHA JHANA
If the meditator decides to go on to the third shamatha jhana, this can be...
14 – THE FOURTH SHAMATHA JHANA
If practitioners wish to go on to the fourth shamatha jhana, they cultivate the third...
15 – THE FORMLESS REALMS starting with THE FIFTH JHANA
The fifth through eighth jhanas (j5–j8) are called “the formless realms” or “formless jhanas”, or,...
16 – THE SEVENTH JHANA, NOTHINGNESS
If the meditator wishes to attain the next formless realm, the seventh jhana known as...
17 – THE EIGHTH JHANA, NEITHER PERCEPTION NOR NON-PERCEPTION
If meditators wish to attain the eighth jhana, they can simply hang out in Nothingness...
