Keeping a Space for Stillness
In this Dharma Talk, scholar and meditation teacher Sarah Shaw explains the importance of seclusion and stillness for reaching the deep meditative state of jhana.
Jhanas
Jhana is the Pali word for mental or meditative absorption, and in Buddhist meditation, the jhanas refer to states of deep concentration attainable through practice.
Journey to Jhana
"Journey to Jhana" is a series of ten short videos that introduces jhana and prepares you to start your own practice.
3 Different Approaches to Calm and Insight Meditation
In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Buddhist scholar Sarah Shaw discusses varying methods for breathing mindfulness.
Breathing Mindfulness
Scholar Sarah Shaw lays out a comprehensive introduction to the tradition of breathing mindfulness—and examines why the tradition of samatha, or calm, meditation has been marginalized and suppressed.
How Deep Is Jhana?
A skirmish in the Jhana Wars
Access to Absorption
A Theravada teacher on achieving the prerequisite mental state for deeper meditation.
The Buddha on Jhana
In passages from the Pali canon, the Buddha paints a vivid picture of a well-being born of collectedness.
On Ajaan Lee’s ‘Keeping the Breath in Mind’
Theravada monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu on the timeless importance of a classic Forest Tradition meditation guide.
The Joy of Jhana
An excerpt of a conversation on Tricycle Talks
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