Leigh Brasington and "Jhana-Lite" (Why there is no such thing as "jhāna-lite")

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I can somewhat fuzzily recall previous mention by Ven. Dhammanando of some of the varying positions on jhana of early schools at the third Buddhist council, which mirror some of the modern viewpoints and differences on jhana.

On the authenticity of modern meditation methods

For those interested in the issue of depth of jhana in the EBT, Ven @dhammanando, currently offline for the rains retreat, collected a list of useful SuttaCentral threads on Jhana here: Jhana - Page 3 - Dhamma Wheel He notes that in these threads we see: Sylvester, Sujāto and Brahmali (in effect representing the Theravada position as it was at the time of the Third Council), and those of Frank and Silence (in effect representing the position taken at the same council by the Pubbaseliya school…