Jhana Training Manual

Advancing from Mindfulness to Deep MeditationThis manual provides comprehensive practical guidance for developing the jhanas (profoundly serene and blissful states of meditative concentration), potentially all the way to the cessation of perception and feeling (nirodha samapatti) - the highest meditative attainment possible according to the early Buddhist scriptures.The manual is designed for mind training in meditation retreat settings and includes on- and off-the-cushion practical advice for the following practices:MindfulnessFour jhanasFour formless attainmentsCessation of perception and feeling (nirodha samapatti)It is suitable for anyone aspiring to go beyond basic mindfulness on a meditation retreat. The mindfulness techniques can also be applied in regular meditation practice at home.