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**KevinDonae** · 03-19-2010, 12:27 AM

Yes, he's my favourite meditation teacher in the Theravadan tradition. His free online book on the anapanasati sutta was instrumental to my experience in jhana, as was my personal correspondence with him.

He's a lovely bloke.

Book:
http://www.dhammasukha.org/Study/books.htm

Scroll down to Second Edition (Nov. 2006) and you'll get the pdf book.

**TepSteade** · 03-19-2010, 02:22 AM

Being a monk, nun or having heaps of vows and radiating pure goodness may help a lot, but it's not essential. Anyone can do it and once gained, you don't suddenly lose it.

Good point Kris... it also aplies to what we do with zazen. We have been told about this.

**RastusuadegeFrimoum** · 03-19-2010, 03:47 AM

**Tam04xa** · 03-21-2010, 02:15 AM

Has anyone else read the sutta or listened to the talk with transcript ?

**N1bNXuDb** · 03-22-2010, 04:28 AM

From the sutta, I think we can touch sunnata easily. No need to have Jhana. Buddha gave us a sample to touch sunnata for many kind of human. Just know what was the object mind was focusing and know that the mind was effected by the object that mind focus to and was not effected by the other objects that mind did not focus to.

03-19-2010, 12:27 AM	#21
KevinDonae Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 347 Senior Member	Yes, he's my favourite meditation teacher in the Theravadan tradition. His free online book on the anapanasati sutta was instrumental to my experience in jhana, as was my personal correspondence with him. He's a lovely bloke. Book: http://www.dhammasukha.org/Study/books.htm Scroll down to Second Edition (Nov. 2006) and you'll get the pdf book. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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TepSteade Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 493 Senior Member	Being a monk, nun or having heaps of vows and radiating pure goodness may help a lot, but it's not essential. Anyone can do it and once gained, you don't suddenly lose it. Good point Kris... it also aplies to what we do with zazen. We have been told about this. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Tam04xa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 561 Senior Member	Has anyone else read the sutta or listened to the talk with transcript ? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-22-2010, 04:28 AM	#25
N1bNXuDb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	From the sutta, I think we can touch sunnata easily. No need to have Jhana. Buddha gave us a sample to touch sunnata for many kind of human. Just know what was the object mind was focusing and know that the mind was effected by the object that mind focus to and was not effected by the other objects that mind did not focus to. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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