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This is what Multiplayer Meditation—in this case, a technique called Classic Freestyle Metta—is like... For context, th...
09/16/2026

This is what Multiplayer Meditation—in this case, a technique called Classic Freestyle Metta—is like...

For context, there were 8 of us in the session, audio-only, 1 trained facilitator.

Freely offered in the www.pragmaticdharma.app

A distraction arises. Two moves:Exclusive jhāna: “No, not now” — let it go. Inclusive jhāna: “Yes, this too” — let it be...
09/11/2026

A distraction arises. Two moves:

Exclusive jhāna: “No, not now” — let it go. Inclusive jhāna: “Yes, this too” — let it be. Both go as deep as you like. The art is knowing which move the moment needs.

Free field guide: jhanamastery.com

Every jhāna eventually fragments and vanishes. That’s the problem with states.The 9th jhāna isn’t a state — it’s the nat...
09/10/2026

Every jhāna eventually fragments and vanishes. That’s the problem with states.

The 9th jhāna isn’t a state — it’s the nature of every state. The one jhāna you can’t practice. You just are it.

Free field guide: jhanamastery.com

Shamatha polishes the telescope. Vipassana points it.Aim absorbed attention at arising and passing itself: the 3rd vipas...
09/08/2026

Shamatha polishes the telescope. Vipassana points it.

Aim absorbed attention at arising and passing itself: the 3rd vipassana jhāna is groundlessness as a problem. The 4th is groundlessness, no problem.

Free field guide: jhanamastery.com

Riding the jhānic arc—up through the eight jhānas, then back down—is like playing scales: run them until the whole range...
09/07/2026

Riding the jhānic arc—up through the eight jhānas, then back down—is like playing scales: run them until the whole range is home territory.

What it builds is confidence.

Free field guide: jhanamastery.com

"All of your fears will come to pass. And not only is it going to be okay, but everything that you were actually looking...
02/28/2026

"All of your fears will come to pass. And not only is it going to be okay, but everything that you were actually looking for, that you were really yearning for, lies on the other end of it." — Daniel Klein

"It might be evil, but it is not uniquely evil, and it is certainly not outside of my own capacity." — Daniel Klein
02/27/2026

"It might be evil, but it is not uniquely evil, and it is certainly not outside of my own capacity." — Daniel Klein

"Very often the cost of the pain that we're sitting with is not as great as the cost of the truth. So we'll continue to ...
02/26/2026

"Very often the cost of the pain that we're sitting with is not as great as the cost of the truth. So we'll continue to be in pain until we can't anymore." — Daniel Klein

"This was a journey of how I came to see the Palestinians as humans. And in order to get to the place where I could see ...
02/25/2026

"This was a journey of how I came to see the Palestinians as humans. And in order to get to the place where I could see them as humans, I first had to discover my own humanity." — Daniel Klein

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