How Deep Should Buddhist Meditation Get? The Question of Jhana

There has been a recent disagreement over how deep meditative concentration practice should go, and over how deep the early Buddhist texts claim it was. We will look at that disagreement and help illuminate it by looking at some representative texts from the early tradition. ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ✅ Videos recommended: Right Concentration (on jhānas) —    • What is Right Concentration?   Right Concentration Extras (on formless attainments) --    • Right Concentration Extras   ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/mn122/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn36/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an3.63/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/mn111/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/ud3.3/en/ana... https://suttacentral.net/mn106/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn36.11/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/an10.72/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/mn128/en/sujato ✅ Books: Bhikkhu Bodhi (trans.), The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha -- https://amzn.to/3oDv6y8 Anālayo, The Dawn of Abhidharma (Hamburg U. Press, 2014). https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hambu... ✅ Discussions: Leigh Brasington, “Interpretations of the Jhānas” http://www.leighb.com/jhanantp.htm Bodhipaksa https://www.wildmind.org/blogs/on-pra... https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/... https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/... https://bswa.org/forum/forum/discussi... ✅ Bhikkhu Sujato’s take on sutta-style vs. Visuddhimagga-style jhāna: https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/... ✅ Bhikkhu Brahmali’s take on jhāna in walking meditation: https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/... Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (1) Matthew Smith Bob Snead JC Pritom Phookun Shantha Wengappuli Margo Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Steven Kopp Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR LaShanda Williams Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld Ernie khobe schofield Abhinav Jalan Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Kaine Usher #onlinedharmainstitute #buddhism #earlybuddhism #secularbuddhism Disclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!