Jhanas, their use and the afterglow in daily life

[@Samuell8]

hey man, could you make a video on how to go through the stages of insight, thanks.

[@lioninvesting4676]

I find mental noting the most practical in daily life

[@pimvermeulen2115]

That is indeed a very effective practice to say aware during the day! What kind of labels do you use?

[@lioninvesting4676]

Pim Vermeulen I try to mental note once every second but get distracted a lot still. I follow the mahasi method. So basically from the time I get up I try to note all body- mind activity. I haven’t done much sitting practice In a while

[@pimvermeulen2115]

@@lioninvesting4676 ah wonderful!

[@lioninvesting4676]

Pim Vermeulen do you have much thoughts during the day at all? I’m also a big fan of Garry Weber who talks about how his DMN or default mode network has been completely shut down

[@pimvermeulen2115]

@@lioninvesting4676 As you realize that there is no thing to be called you, and that all there is is experience, the thoughts related to the illusory person you once believed simply stop occuring. So yes, I certainly experience much less thoughts but still need thinking for planning, organizing etc.

[@lioninvesting4676]

Hey mate how are you?

[@canaldabiblia3338]

Hi Pim, Have found your explanation of the first 4 Jhanas very good. Tell me buddy, what do you know of the Psych Powers that is said on the scriptures that are avaiable to the one who have attained the fourth Jhana? Have you experiencied it? Do you know someone who is acomplished? I have researched so far and have only found the case of Dipa Ma who trained through Kasina meditation and is said to have mastered many like going through walls, walk in the air, who could be like 3 days in the eight Jhana ininteruptly, so what you think, enlightens with your view and experience. Thank You for the Answer already.

[@pimvermeulen2115]

"When you see the Buddha on the road, kill him". All that your mind tries to make you believe is irrevelant and never it what you seek🙈 What you seek is right in front of you. The only reason that you don't find it is that you keep looking. I don't mean this to be rude in any way.. I've been searching for powers my entire life. And yes, awakening provides gifts. But once you identify with being a person that owns those powers you're back in the dream state. So do they exist? Possibly. They Just are not it.

[@pimvermeulen2115]

@@canaldabiblia3338 The realization that everything you experience is a construct of the mind, including the you experiencing it, also means that one could manipulate their reality. Question is though, whether it is truly reality or only real in their personal experience?

[@canaldabiblia3338]

@@pimvermeulen2115 Man all this is very interesting, but for sure walk on water or levitate is truly somenthing that you know it's real or not, is somenthing that other people can see, a shared experience, I have read that stories of Hanuman in Ramayan or Lord Krishna, and wondered what kind of fantasy is this, them you see Buddha, his disciples, Milarepa, the Siddhars, the saints miracles, Lord Datta Treya and Jesus quotes and the prophets them you begin to truly have a better vision of what we can do. Im reading the Aquarian Gospel of The Lord Jesus Christ, He Says many profound thing's like man is the Son of God, Man have control over the element's, Jesus rebuke the fire that is destroying a house with his word, people get astonished them he says any of you can do it, what makes you not do it is just a matter of unbelief and doubt. Other interesting book is the Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas, He declares when man find the kingdom within He will be troubled, them amazed, them He will rule over all. For me the power to teleport manah java siddhi go whathever thought goes is the most interesting, one could go whatever place in this earth in a blink of an eye. A sustained thought, if thou have a faith as little as a mustard seed thou shall say to the mountain, depart to the sea and it will, and nothing by any means shall be impossible unto you.

[@canaldabiblia3338]

Other book I'm looking for info is the Visuddhimagga, it's the book said that Dipa Ma a Buddhist monk studied, she was said manifested many siddhis like change one element into an other, walk in the air by change air element into the earth element, it teach's kasina meditation. I have read his biography she says could go to the eight Jhanna them be there for tree entire days direct. I have grasped of the book that this kind of concentration to do this wonders it is not permanent is like you builded a flow of energy, energize one self to do it, like Jesus hours before he appeared walking on water he was praying alone on the mountain, He always taked time to be alone in prayer. I think you should see this book Visuddhimagga and the Biography of Dipa Ma, you can found the pdf for free on google. Please share your thoughts, have a great day.

[@canaldabiblia3338]

The Man I said tha Said could teleport I have found in this forum www.spiritualforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=79028&page=3 "Kerubiel" his name.

[@lioninvesting4676]

Do you have any interest in the neuro feedback studies?. Based on jud Brewer Yale study and Gary Webber it seems like the new scientific definition of awakening is the PCC activity of the brain being turned down to near zero

[@pimvermeulen2115]

I have never dived into it, but it makes sense that there are some big measurable changes as experience is vastly different:)