🙏 namo Sakyamuni Buddha Anumodana Bhante May all being be happy sadhu sadhu sadhu

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Listening to this a day following my dad's birthday, 4 June. He would have been 110. He was an older dad. I remember walks as a wee one, he would say throughout, breath in, breath out, feel your breath', and I'd laugh, 'oh dad.' Now, much older I say the same to my grandchildren. As always Thank you.

Very good Bhante very good! Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu!

For one who wish to end all metal & physical sufferings forever first of all must practice SILA - morality/ virtue develop from basic precepts to higher precept according to 8 FOLD NOBLE PATH. How ever much one practice meditation without the DHAMMA knowledge , Dhamma practice, following 8FNP a person may achieve all states of meditation BUT will never reach the SUPREME NIBHANNA. ALL Teachings of ALL BUDDHAS (countless BUDDHAS of the past & of future) are included in the 8FNP. Wish all peace & happiness

Wonderfully instructive videos. Keep them coming. Thank you!

Thank you so much for clearly explaining this. I have watched many monks' lectures mentioning that there are 4 stages of meditation but with no clear explanation about the difference level of mindfulness at each stage. According to my understanding, it is not recommended to strive for any achievement during meditation practice but let the process occurs naturally, helping to avoid the greediness of achieving something. However, it is great to know and be able to recognize them after the practice. Your clear and detailed explanations are the answers I have been looking for Namo Buddha

Excellent! Thanks so much. I have spent many many hours on Jhana discourse and this 30 minute diddy tops them all. So much is reconciled. So much is explained in practicality. Om

🙏 🙏 🙏 anumodana Pra Dan for sharing this video.

Thank you for taking the time to make such an informative video to help us all progress on our individual paths. Many blessings.

What a great explination.

Awesome thank you so much

Thank you Bhante for explaining jhanas and meditation.

Could you please talk about vissapana or insight meditation? There are 10-day retreats of this kind here in the USA.

Namo Buddhaya 🙏🙏🙏🌻🌻🌻

If you are thinking that there are no thoughts then you are not at 1st samadhi..hahaha. Namaste Prabhu Ji 💐🙏 thanks for the amazing knowledge 🙏 Namo Buddhay

Worship on your feet dear Venerable, When I do focussig on breath eventually I become slightly feel my breath. Once my mind gets other thoughts and come back to the object at once I feel lightness swallen feeling of my body and calmness in my mind. Sometimes even I want to stop meditation body is not ready to it. The thing is while continuing this blissfull state I want to get up and I put my effort to stay more time so far I could sit only for thirty minutes maximum. Dear Venerable my heartiest gratitude for the Dhamma You shared in this Video.🙏🙏🙏 Bow down You🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

🙏🙏🙏 Can it check "nimitta" will appear in samadhi or jhana stages?

this is so important. thanks very much! :)

Thank you Phra Dan, very helpful 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

What a Buddhaful video. Sending gratitude for your assistance on my spiritual journey. 🙏🏼 You answered so many of my questions. And ur analogies were so helpful. 🤯 I just subscribed to ur channel. Many thanks 🙏🏼

Wonderful. Very well explained. Thank you Sir.

Namo Buddha sweet sir☘️☘️

Thank you very much Bhante for explaining meditation stages with your own experiences rather than discussing what is in the suttas, all what you discussed are in the suttas too. For very important reasons suttas do not explain certain experiential dhamma that one must find out oneself by practicing meditation & personal experiences may differ from person to person - In Lord Buddas teaching one has to focus/ be aware rather than concentrating (may cause head aches & other problems) on the object - As progress on meditation the initial object of meditation fade away & mindfulness on object, preethi - sukkha & upekkha becomes the objects sequentially. As progress on meditation the yogi should not go back to initial object (breath) . Other important point you explained is that when moving from sukkha to upeksha not to get attached to the sukka but let the mind advance/ move from one stage to the next upto 4th on it's own - just be aware. The bases too have their own signs to mark the difference between the past & present - Lord Buddha's meditation is explained as volutionally (kamma/ mental constructions) conditionally (many) taking place. For those who have practice meditation in past lives the focusing becomes easy, do not try hard to focus, important to be relaxed, & happy during mediation period. metta may all beings be happy & peaceful.

I heard that supernormal powers(levitation, reading the thoughts, etc.) achieved on Jhana #4. Is it true? I know supernormal powers are distractions. But...they are so interesting and so inspiring.. and can give a strong believe in Dharma and Budda.

Dear Ajahn, I find it difficult to get information on the Arupa Jhanas, especially the second one, the Timeless State. Some literature name it as Infinite Consciousness but that is something else, I would think. Thank for your kind, continuous effort provided to us.

Would you please be able to explain mettha meditation and benefits.

Wonderful extrapolation. A question: Are the full disappearance of hindrances and Nibanna the exact same thing?

Hello Venerable. Thank you for the video. Does anapana samadhi is enough to practice then insight bhavana or have we need to reach at least jhanas' steadiness? Some teachers say that jhana is not a necessary condition for insight practice (and therefore nibbana) however many suttas speak of jhana regarding meditation. What is your point of view on this? Thank you again. 🙏

Thanks for the video, very much appreciated it! I have a question about the experience of samadhi. Don't have a teacher, I've been practicing meditation on my own for about 10 years now and just need a confirmation what I'm doing is the right direction. I think i had glimpses of samadhi or not ,not sure...the first time was when i listened recorded sound of rain at home, my body just vanished and i became the sound for a couple of seconds, guess i merged with the object of meditation. The second time , just hugged my babyboy when we went to sleep and all of a sudden our bodies were gone only pure awareness was remaining. All of the room was there just me and his body vanished. The third time i was driving my car and on a quick succession i saw my thoughts from the side like a third person, all of sudden everything dropped my body felt like floating my mind experienced incredible joy of detaching from evry day thinking. My awareness was to the roof i could notice every movement of my body,my mind wasn't Judgemental just witnessing here and now,i guess that was non duality state of consciousness. If anybody experienced anything like that,please let me know. So if that was samadhi, i was in perfect awareness,...all my senses were open. Not like in jhana absorbed in a single object. If you can explain that for me ,please,.. would be great,thanks in advance!

Thank you for this video. How long does it generally take to get to the First Jhana if say are meditating for two hours a day?

Hi Phra Dan, would you speak about vulnerability please? In regards to the Buddha discussing what life was like before awakening, I know he said he was going to awaken if he died doing so and used Anapanasati on the night he awakened, how do we surrender the 1st fetter so stream entry happens? I know its not an effort by an identity that will surrender, but would you please discuss the process of accepting vulnerability even when we, unlike you, are in the 'safety' of our homes where we aren't dealing with wild animals? Maybe your own journey from living conventionally as an Englishman with modern life etc, to donning robes and living in a vastly different environment and dependency on the Dhamma. How did you make peace in mind, with the personality as 'me' and the new conditions. Also from Meditation to the overload of the senses from the world. I notice defense mechanisms and the nervous system freezes, afraid to feel the intensity. And also Ego death ... Ajahn Sumedho says the personality doesn't go away, and I'm uncertain on how to not let it take over when the 3 Tanhas appear, like him I have huge issues with Vibhava Tanha and then fear comes, I don't know how to let go. I know the Buddha said if we don't cling then that's all the teachings sorted, however something clings and I suspect a defense mechanism that is either Karmic or learned, I don't know. Thank you kindly and I hope this was not an overload! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

you could have just gone to Midhurst

I thought the only state that wasn't conditioned was Nibbana.

Last time I checked there were 4 jahna's not 8.