Buddhist Society of Western Australia
  2022-12-03 06:57:45
Sammāsamādhi (right stillness) Workshop - Part 4 | Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo | 3 Dec 2022

The BSWA is delighted to present yet another workshop in the series on Early Buddhism. We will continue where we left off with the last workshop. This means we will focus on the eighth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, right stillness, otherwise known as sammāsamādhi or jhāna. This concerns the deep states of peace that are one of the primary purposes of meditation practice. The main focus of the workshop will be understanding the true nature of jhāna as presented by the Buddha. We will start off by discussing the place of jhāna on the Buddhist path. We will then look at a number of misconceptions and controversies that surround jhāna. Finally, we will discuss the jhānas in detail, including analysing the standard descriptions of the jhānas as found in the suttas. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BuddhistSocietyWA Recorded at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, Perth, Western Australia. Buddhist Society of Western Australia’s teaching's page: https://bswa.org/teachings/ To find the full playlist visit: https://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar.