AI & I Attaining A Jhana Live: How Anyone Can Achieve Super Wellbeing
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Dec 16, 2025 
Stephen Zerfas, the founder of Jhourney, specializes in making jhana meditation more accessible. He reveals how his retreats enable participants to reach blissful jhana states within a week. During a live demonstration, he shares techniques like body scans and mantras. The conversation explores the playful approach to meditation, the importance of genuine practice, and how jhana can transform personal challenges. Stephen also discusses integrating AI to enhance meditation experiences, emphasizing the journey towards super well-being as a vital pursuit.
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Learn By Imitating Experts' Inner Moves
- Imitating an expert's internal navigation reveals tacit techniques novices can't get from instructions alone.
- Watching an expert primes intuition and reveals surprising moves you can adopt.
Jhanas Fail From Guesswork, Not Magic
- Zerfas argues Jhanas often seem rare because meditation learning is guesswork without clear feedback.
- Deliberate rapid experiments and facilitator feedback accelerate skill acquisition.
Collect And Conduct With Kindness
- Gently collect attention around an open-hearted feeling and embrace any arising distraction with kindness.
- Turn toward every experience with conductive, compassionate attention rather than rejecting it.