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Developing the Jhana Factors in Daily Life
Introduction
Welcome (9:17)
Meet Sarah Shaw (5:00)
Getting to Know the Jhana Factors (11:58)
Live Q&As (62:39)
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Unit 1: Starting the practice
Introduction and Meditation (14:03)
Surveying the Mind (19:44)
The Recollections (15:25)
Keeping a Space for Stillness (23:25)
Working with Hindrances (9:56)
Check Your Understanding
Meditation: Beginning with Samatha Breathing Mindfulness (23:45)
Reflect
In Daily Life (5:12)
Discuss
Summary
Unit 2: Applying and exploring
Introduction and Meditation (15:47)
The Qualities of a Wholesome Mind (13:33)
Clarifying Vitakka and Vicāra (18:23)
Check Your Understanding
Meditation: Samatha Breathing Mindfulness with Metta (16:18)
Reflect
In Daily Life (4:26)
Discuss
Summary
Unit 3: Joy
Introduction and Meditation (13:08)
Finding Joy in Life (16:40)
Sources of Joy: the Refuges, the Precepts, and Intention (17:02)
Nurturing Joy (8:09)
Five Kinds of Joy (16:09)
Check Your Understanding
Meditation: The Shorter Breath (18:02)
Reflect
In Daily Life (5:01)
Discuss
Summary
Unit 4: Happiness
Introduction and Meditation (19:17)
The Bases of Happiness (24:27)
Training in the Precepts (27:52)
The Highest Blessings (25:06)
Inviting Happiness to Visit (20:24)
Check Your Understanding
Meditation: Happiness with Each Breath (22:36)
Reflect
In Daily Life (2:45)
Discuss
Summary
Bonus: Charles Shaw Chants The Mangala Sutta (4:07)
Unit 5: Unification of Mind
Introduction and Meditation (12:53)
What Concentration Can Be (20:50)
Seeking for Peace (13:36)
The Unfolding of Breathing Mindfulness (16:05)
Check Your Understanding
Meditation: Allowing the Jhana Factors to Arise (25:30)
Transforming the Hindrances (23:55)
Reflect
In Daily Life (3:00)
Discuss
Summary
Unit 6: Deeper Into Stillness
Introduction and Meditation (22:59)
Finding Your Practice (25:47)
Jhana Meditation and the Lay Life (16:00)
Check Your Understanding
A Model for the Lay Life (21:55)
The Brahmaviharas and Other Jhana Objects (10:05)
Meditation: A Soft, Loving Attention (16:36)
Reflect
In Daily Life (7:41)
Discuss
Summary
In Closing (7:33)
Continuing Your Journey
Connect with the Samatha Trust
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