The Gradual Training Workshop by Aggacitta Bhikkhu (1)

Some Buddhist lay practitioners nowadays think that the chances of attaining stream-entry and above are increased by cultivating the jhanas before doing vipassana. Some even have the mindset that it is ineffective to practice vipassana without first having a good foundation in the jhanas. Such attitudes may not be practical nor beneficial for them whether in the short-term or long-term.

This workbook for the Gradual Training Sutta Study with Meditation Workshop attempts to address this issue by providing the original context, recorded in the 4 Nikayas and in the early suttas of the 5th Nikaya, for the development of the jhanas. It shows that jhana practice is not a stand-alone meditation endeavour but one part of a comprehensive, sequential scheme of training. This workbook also includes some passages that throw some light on the nature of the jhanas.

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