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The Jhanas in Buddhist Psychology

The Experience of Meditation (July 23, 2004)

Commitment as a Refuge, Dark Night of the Soul in Buddhism (January 1, 2003)

Understanding the Unwholesome States, The Darkness of the Dark Night

Virtue, Understanding What is a Wholesome State

Jhana and the Houses of God, Flooding the Dark Night of the Soul with Wholesome States

Understanding Dependent Origination (paticca samuppada)

Understanding Nama-Rupa

Ritualized Devotional practices verses the contemplative life (December 20, 2004)

Sila, Understanding Ethics In Buddhism

The Failure of Antinomianism Understanding Ethic in Buddhism

The Joyful Home of the Way (Di.t.thadhammasukhavihaaraa). Buddhist Psychology and ethics within the context of the meditative absorption states (Jhanas)

The Jhanas and Addiction

Abandoning the Five Hindrances (nivarana) and the 10 Fetters (samyojana)

The Five Hindrances (nivarana) to Enlightenment:

Sex and the Ecstasies (Kundalini/Jhana), updated (November 9, 2004)

The Language of Ecstasy (October 15, 04)

A Pleasure that is not of the Senses (Jhana)

Understanding Piti and Sukha

Understanding Right Meditation (samma-samadhi) Concentration leads to Absorption, which leads to Enlightenment (May 9, 2004)

Recognizing the Absorption States (jhana) (October 16, 2004)

A Proposed Unified Theory for the Experience of Gnosis  Within a Structure of Placing the Phenomena Associated with the Concept of Access Concentration (upacara-samadhi), The luminous Orb, and the Out-of-Body (OOB) experience within the Buddha's 8 stages of Meditative Absorption (jhana)

Remaining Conscious During the Sleep Cycle

The Fruits (phala) of the Contemplative Life (September 13, 2004)

On the Recollection of Former Lives

What is Sotapanna, Stream Entry? (updated 11-12-04)

Contemplatives in Recovery

Contemplative Recovery vs Spiritual Bypass

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