notes on the Dhamma

  Here's the difference between a dry insight meditator without jhāna, and one with (genuine Buddha's EBT jhāna). Let's say both meditators are skilled in watching their mind and body moment to moment. The difference is, the jhāna meditator has a much finer granularity, detail, precision and control, due to the power of the pacification and jhāna power.  In a short duration of time, say 2 seconds, The jhāna meditator has much more power and control to act, perhaps hundreds of times more opportunities to act in that 2 second span. Suppose both meditators were speeding their cars in a suburban neighborhood, and a person suddenly appeared on the crosswalk at an intersection.  Here's what would happen with the dry insight meditator Their samādhi is a Chevrolet Chevette, one of the most reviled cars in automotive history. The meditator saw the cart, wanted to avoid it, acted to avoid it, hit the brakes, but the car wouldn't respond quickly enough. Tires are weak, poor br...