Interesting in this connection are the ideas about meditation and jhana of the American monk Vimalaramsi (dhammasukha.org).

According to him the idea of jhana as absorption, or even, concentration meditation, which is, in vipassana-circles, the common vue, is utterly false. It is based on the commentaries, he says, in particular on the Visuddhimagga, but not on the Sutta’s.

Metta,

Gerard Blok,
Amsterdam





From: Kumara Bhikkhu
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 9:06 AM
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Pali] All of that is considered Jhāna ?


The reason is clear to me, since (for me) jhana simply means meditation.

I've included this in my book on jhana and
samadhi. It's still growing as more evidences and
ideas to connect them come up. I hope I don't spend my whole life on this!

Frank K wrote thus at 08:11 AM 22-12-12:

>Dear Pali friends,
>
>This part is interesting.
>I'm reading B.Bodhi's new AN translations book right now.
>
>from AN 1.382 to AN 1.554, it seems to qualify many activities as being
>"jhāna",
>for example, AN 1.382 - AN 1.393

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