After Thanissaro

[sujato]

@Thito

His article on Nimitta was revolutionary

I started writing a comment on this, and well.

A Cold Case? The Missing Mystery of The Breath Nimitta

Many years ago, Bhikkhu Sona penned an essay that outlined what he called the “mystery of the breath nimitta”. You’d better read it, or else none of this will make sense! The breath nimitta was described in the 5th century meditation manual the Visuddhimagga as a subtle vision that appears to the meditator when their samādhi approaches absorption. This is a major influence on modern meditation teachers. This nimitta is, however, not mentioned in the Suttas. Sona argues that a close comparison…