Dive into Mastering the Jhanas: The Buddha’s Gradual Training for Deep Absorption – a clear, sutta-based guide to the disciplined step-by-step path toward profound meditative states (jhana) in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.Key stages of the Gradual Training revealed:

• Foundation: Purified ethics, right view, sense restraint, moderation in eating, and dedicated wakefulness – creating freedom from regret that naturally fuels joy and immersion.
• Overcoming the Five Hindrances: Recognizing and starving sensual desire, ill will, dullness, restlessness, and doubt through rational attention and mindfulness.
• The Four Jhanas: Progressive deepening from rapture and bliss with applied/sustained thought (1st), to unified immersion (2nd), equanimous physical bliss (3rd), and pure equanimity/mindfulness (4th).
• True Mastery: Six technical skills – entering, remaining, emerging, gladdening, choosing subjects, and directing the pliable mind toward insight.
• Balanced Practice: Even tension in effort (avoiding restlessness or laziness) and guarding against corruptions that disrupt absorption.

Powerful mountain cow analogy: Stabilize your footing in each jhana before advancing – mastery comes from patient, skillful refinement.Perfect for serious meditators seeking authentic Pali Canon instructions for transformative samādhi, heart purification, and the path to liberation.#JhanaMastery #GradualTraining #FourJhanas #TheravadaMeditation #Samadhi #FiveHindrances #BuddhistAbsorption #PaliCanon #DeepMeditation #MindfulnessPractice #Vipassana #Dhamma #Enlightenment #SenseRestraint #RightEffortSubscribe for more authentic explorations of early Buddhist practices and sutta wisdom. May this training lead you to profound stillness and insight. Namo Buddhaya!If this guide inspires your practice, like, comment which stage or skill resonates most, and share with fellow meditators!