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Jhāna and Peak Experiences

The Contemplative Science Podcast

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Is There a Spiritual Significance to Janas?

Is there a spiritual significance to these things necessarily? Like if you're having a Jana, does that mean something interesting is happening spiritually? Or is it possible to have one without that significance? Wonderful. Something that is very core to what I'm trying to figure out here. Janas are said to be great and fertile ground to develop insight. And there's something really valuable. Once you come out of these Jana states where something really healing and meaningful can happen. Some of the teachers and some of these really advanced teachers tend to say that the Jana experience itself is not even that relevant or that crucial.

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