Jhana in Practice

Here an example of the relevance of understanding the proper foundations upon which the mind may function. Besides, this example also illustrates the meaning of the Jhāna factors in actual meditation practice. As you focus on your in-breath and out-breath, gradually your brain becomes clear. Thus you begin to notice that inside your body some…

Connected Understanding

Our Body transforms food into energy,... that energy travels through the body along certain channels (the bloodvessels for the most part). Apart from that, there are certain centres in the body where many nerve-ends come together. These nerve-ends are in direct contact with what is now called the sub-conscious mind...which is in turn in contact…

Chakras and Planes of Existence

The Physical Basis of the Path to Heaven When food gets eaten, it enters the stomach, where it gets further broken down into a semiliquid pulp. Moving downwards, it collects in the upper small intestine, where there are many nerve-ends coming together...this is called the solar plexus...Now this semiliquid food pulp usually contains many nutriments,…