David Collins on "Experiencing the Theravādin Buddhist Jhāna Absorptions through the Breath"

November 01, 2021 00:29:37
David Collins on "Experiencing the Theravādin Buddhist Jhāna Absorptions through the Breath"
Buddhist Studies Footnotes
David Collins on "Experiencing the Theravādin Buddhist Jhāna Absorptions through the Breath"

Nov 01 2021 | 00:29:37

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Frances Garrett Tony Scott

Show Notes

In this presentation, the place of the Old School Buddhist form jhāna absorptions within Theravādin meditation practice is outlined, with a note on the modern history of their practice. The heart of the presentation is a first-hand account of what the experience of jhāna through the breath entails. Brief reflections are offered on implications of such experience for our constructions of “religion,” and “philosophy,” and “psychology.”

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

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