3min chapter

Buddhist Geeks cover image

A Guided Tour of the Four Jhanas, with Kenneth Folk

Buddhist Geeks

CHAPTER

The First Jhana

During this exercise, I expect you to just zone out and forget what you were doing. The nature of this kind of experience is that it comes in waves. One fellow told me that for him it felt like somebody who had reached and grabbed the top of his head and pulled it upward. Something you'll notice about the first jhana is that your posture tends to get really good spontaneously. You feel like sitting up straight. There's a lot of energy in the body that allows you to sit up straight. So that becomes interesting. What if I stay with it for a while and even though I find myself drifting in and out of attention, if it gets ever so slightly more profound each

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode