Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas

Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas

The jhanas are eight progressive altered states of consciousness that can be identified with the aspect of the Buddhaâ€™s Eightfold Path called Right Concentration. Training in concentration leads to these states, each of which yields a deeper and subtler state of awareness than the previous one. The jhanas are not in themselves awakening, but they are a skillful means for stilling the mind in a way that leads in that direction, and they are attainable by anyone who devotes the time and sincerity of practice necessary to realize them. Leigh Brasingtonâ€™s guide to navigating the jhana path is deeply informed by the view of them transmitted to him by his teacher, Ven. Ayya Khema, a view based on the Pali suttas.
Country USA
Manufacturer Shambhala
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-10-13
Format Kindle eBook

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