Jhanas

[Sup]

Has anyone actually experienced jhanas?  Ayya Khema, a Buddhist teacher, claims that anyone who seriously works on meditation can´t help but experiencing these 8 stages. (in "Meditation ohne Geheimnisse")  What are your thoughts on this ? Do these stages even exist? Will it take me decades of practice?

Edited July 2, 2016 by LightOfTheEarth

[Flicker_boy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-72haqjl4o
a video by shinzen young on jhanas

[Primeval]

5 hours ago, Lorenzo Engel said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-72haqjl4o
a video by shinzen young on jhanas

Thanks @Lorenzo Engel

Edited July 3, 2016 by Lha Bho
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[Grasshopper]

I have not, but here's a good guide to them:

 

[Flicker_boy]

@Lha Bho watch his channel, its like an enlightenment encyclopaedia

[Sup]

Thanks @Grasshopper  & @Lorenzo Engel    

[Khin]

@LightOfTheEarth You mean high level of Samati?

[Sup]

@Khin 

You mean samadhi  ?

I do not really know how a Samadhi experience is linked to jhanas. Wikipedia suggests that there is a close connection.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism

[Khin]

@LightOfTheEarth I see...
jhanas is the high level of awareness (Samadhi). If you keep doing awareness or consciousness work for long period of time and gradually improving, you will definitely have jhanas. It is not as complicated as Vipassana, way to become enlightened. 

Edited July 5, 2016 by Khin
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[Richard Alpert]

I dont know much about the topic, just reaseraching it now.

I talked to a person who was in jhana retreat. she had experienced intresting shit, i think it was 1-4 jhanas. Other dude i talked to said he tried 2 months and didnt experience anything.