EBT = early buddhist teachings
LBT = late buddhist teachings, such as Visuddhimagga, medieval and late period Abhidhamma
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff)
🔗watmetta.org: his monastery in southern california.
(Frankk: I've read most of his writings, stayed at his monastery, listened to many of his talks, interacted with him, asked challenging questions, and always came away impressed.
Gunaratana, Bhante
See his book "beyond mindfulness in plain english", much details on jhana in there. Avoid his old books where he still followed LBT redefinition of jhana. |
(Frankk: I've never met him in person, but from reading his books, especially 'beyond mindfulness in plain English [goes into detail on 4 jhānas]', it's clear he's a skilled meditator and his views on jhāna as they evolved from his earlier LBT views, are coherent and congruent with EBT now.)
Ajahn Sona
Especially the 6 talks titled jhana(1)... jhana(6).
audio and video talks on jhāna from his youtube channel
(Frankk: I've never met him, have only read a little bit of his material, but the 6 talks on jhāna linked above seem to be in line with EBT suttas)
Keren Arbel
Early Buddhist Meditation: The Four Jhānas as the Actualization of Insight
She has a Phd in Buddhist Philosophy, teaches Buddhism and Psychology at a University, translated some Pāḷi suttas into Hebrew, as well as teaching Buddhist meditation and doing 2 months of solitary retreat every year.
(Frankk: I've never met her, but I highly recommend her book. The book is expensive, but here she wrote a free short summary: PDF essay-link )
I believe Ajahn Sucitto could be included in this list. Check out the chapter on Jhana in his book: https://forestsangha.org/teachings/books/breathing-like-a-buddha?language=English
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Hi, what do you think about Ajahn Nyanamoli Thero's teachings on Jhana?
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