Sarah Shaw On The Jhanas & Awakening Through Joy

In this episode of the Tricycle Talks podcast, scholar Sarah Shaw sits down with Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, to discuss a system of Buddhist meditation known as the jhanas, a strain of Buddhist mysticism called Tantric Theravada, and the underappreciated role of joy in meditative practice.

Reviews

Insightful and rare perspective on the centering of joy in meditation and enligthenment. As well as a challenging from a western point of view embrace of chants, ritual, devotion, mystical and magical elements of Theraveda. Gems of metaphors -- the corkscrew, the body of water, etc

Fascinating talk on Theravadin meditation traditions.

Wonderful talk