Meditation is not Deep | Scott #6 | 3.25.22

Scott and Dhammarato discuss the characteristics and importance of the first jhāna, the subtle and fragile nature of the 2nd, 3rd, amd 4th jhāna, and the drawbacks of a worldview lacking meaningful foundations. #meditation #jhana #Buddhism

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00:00:00 Crash landing out of jhāna; relaxed not deep

00:07:49 The second skill is maintaining first jhana

00:18:11 Maintenance is balance; guarding the mind by following the breath

00:22:16 The Ānāpānasatisutta and the Great Forty; taking whatever step is needed

00:26:59 Relaxing tensions with wholesome thoughts; bad habits & unlearning

00:35:29 Simple tools; enjoying staying awake and alert

00:41:07 Fear and poor judgment - so afraid we can’t think straight

00:45:02 Following the precepts conducive to jhāna

00:46:39 Repetition, repetition, repetition 

00:53:37 Hiding from what’s real; applied and sustained wholesome thoughts; 2nd jhāna

01:02:01 All the skills are developed in 1st jhāna; fragile jhāna

01:06:24 Sukha in 3rd jhāna; even more relaxation

01:10:41 Equanimity in 4th jhāna - going backwards through paticcasamuppāda

01:17:22 Non-dual teachings; glimpsing boundarylessness; lack of foundations, stable 1st jhāna

01:21:33 Jhāna has to be there; Jesus and jhāna; removing the ambiguity

01:27:20 Openness to ideas; the impact of Ashoka; pernicious views and few teachers

01:32:26 Paccekabuddhas; a Buddha doesn’t need to teach; 1st jhāna is important - other jhāna are subtle not higher