Understanding Jhāna & Nibbāna | The Sangha US #30 | 3.19.22

The Sangha discuss the Visuddhimagga as the “grave of the Buddha” and the impact it has had on misunderstandings of jhāna and nibbāna, which are ordinary features of everyday life rather than mysterious, magical states; this leads to a consideration of the components of jhāna, free will, reflection & investigation, the speed of the mind, and the freedom implicit in the Buddha’s famous phrase “one by one as they occur”. #jhāna #nibbana #jhana #dhyana

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00:00:00 The Visuddhimagga makes jhāna too complicated; nibbāna moments in everyday life

00:14:16 The first jhāna has five factors; posture; analogy with reading

00:37:36 Second jhāna is being in the flow; freedom from hindrances in the present moment

00:56:30 We do have choices; getting a larger picture; deeper objects

01:05:26 Safe and secure: there is no competition; relaxation

01:10:02 Reflection in the jhāna; regrets & remorse

01:16:11 Learning from past mistakes; seeing things in the distance; getting into jhāna

01:25:27 We choose which discursive thoughts to have; wholesome thoughts are powerful

01:34:03 Instinctual mind; wise mind - is this dukkha or not?

01:44:38 The mind cannot focus on two things at once; one by one as they occur

01:50:58 The present moment is a tenth of a second, one alpha wave

01:55:09 Learning how fast the mind is; life becomes a breeze