The Buddha described the awareness jhānas as a map of how the mind-heart unfolds from ordinary awareness to full awakening and the end of suffering. By following his guidance, these stages are more accessible than we might imagine. This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded at a retreat given at the Auburn Mercy Center in November 2015. <a rel="payment" href="http://www.easingawake.org/donations.html">Support the show</a>

The Buddha described the awareness jhānas as a map of how the mind-heart unfolds from ordinary awareness to full awakening and the end of suffering. By following his guidance, these stages are more accessible than we might imagine. This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded at a retreat given at the Auburn Mercy Center in November 2015. Support the show

The Buddha described the awareness jhānas as a map of how the mind-heart unfolds from ordinary awareness to full awakening and the end of suffering. By following his guidance, these stages are more accessible than we might imagine. This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded at a retreat given at the Auburn Mercy Center in November 2015.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.easingawake.org/donations.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

How the Mind-Heart Unfolds

Sifting through the earliest records of the Buddha's talks, we find a simple, elegant, and powerful practice. When he died, his teaching became an “ism”, Buddhism. As it spread into other countries, cultures, and eras his teachings or “map” was copied and re-copied. Shortcuts and alternatives were added and deleted. Compared to the versions of his teachings most widely known, his original meditation emphasized: Tranquility: an open, receptive awareness favored over highly focused, one-pointed concentration; Simplicity: loving kindness, serenity and insight all integrated rather than treated as separate practices; Stages: the practice matures through stages, each of which builds upon and goes beyond earlier stages (or “jhana”); Ease: relaxing as more important than striving. These podcasts are dedicated to this approach to meditation and daily living. I call it “easing awake.”

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