The Jhānas with Leigh Brasington (video)

Meditation Master Leigh

(The Stoa) Recorded on October 18th, 2021. “One of the elements of the Noble Eightfold Path is right concentration: one-pointedness of mind that, together with ethics, livelihood, meditation, and more, leads to the ultimate freedom from suffering (nirvana). So how does one achieve right concentration? According to the Buddha, the jhānas — a series of eight progressive altered states of consciousness — are an essential method. But because the jhānas [meditative absorptions] can usually be achieved only through prolonged meditation retreat, they have been shrouded in mystery for years.”

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