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Right Concentration

A Practical Guide to the Jhanas

By Leigh Brasington

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Shambhala Publications
09/02/2015
Pages: 256
Size: 6 x 9
ISBN: 9781611802696
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The jhānas are eight progressive altered states of consciousness that can be identified with the aspect of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path called Right Concentration. Training in concentration leads to these states, each of which yields a deeper and subtler state of awareness than the previous one. The jhānas are not in themselves awakening, but they are a skillful means for stilling the mind in a way that leads in that direction, and they are attainable by anyone who devotes the time and sincerity of practice necessary to realize them. Leigh Brasington’s guide to navigating the jhāna path is deeply informed by the view of them transmitted to him by his teacher, Ven. Ayya Khema, a view based on the Pali suttas.
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Listen to author and editor Leigh Brasington discuss The Path to Peace and his teacher, Ayya Khema.

 

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Author Bio
Leigh Brasington

Leigh Brasington studied the jhanas with the late Ven. Ayya Khema, who authorized him to teach retreats on the jhanas. He was also empowered to teach by Jack Kornfield. He teaches numerous jhana retreats throughout the year, at venues that include Cloud Mountain, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Gaia House, Vallecitos, and Southern Dharma. This is his first book.

Praise

"For those interested in exploring jhāna, Leigh brings many years of skillful teaching to this accessible, clear, and helpful guide." —Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart

"Leigh Brasington presents a clear map of jhāna practice as he learned it from his teacher, Ayya Khema. As with many aspects of the Buddha's teachings, different traditions and lineages have different views on what constitutes these deeper states of concentration. Leigh offers many examples from his own experience and from his reading of the Buddhist texts in providing a valuable guide to this particular way of understanding and practicing them." —Joseph Goldstein, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

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