This 21-class structured study will define and explain the only meditation method Siddartha Gotama developed and taught. Jhana Meditation resting on Four Foundations of Mindfulness is the foundation and keystone of the Buddha’s Dhamma. When properly developed, Jhana mediation will develop profound levels of concentration. It is through ever-deepening concentration that integrating the entire Eightfold Path as a cohesive and direct Dhamma practice becomes possible and achievable.

Class 1: Jhana Meditation – Right Meditation – Introduction to Jhana Meditation

Class 2: Satipatthana Sutta, Four Foundations of Mindfulness Part One

Class 3: Satipatthana Sutta, Four Foundations of Mindfulness Part Two

Class 4: Jhana Sutta, Meditative Absorption Developing Profound Concentration

Class 5: Kimsuka Sutta. A Swift Pair of Messengers

Class 6: Sariputta Sutta, The Cessation of Ignorance

Class 7: Atthanagara Sutta, The Single Quality of Awakening

Class 8: Paticasamuoada Sutta, Dependent Origination

Class 9: Rahogata Sutta, Ending Fabrications Through Jhana

Class 10: Anupadha Sutta, Ending Fabrications One After Another

Class 11: Ariyapariyesanna Sutta, The Buddha’s Noble Search For The Noble Eightfold Path

Class12: Nagara Sutta, Siddartha Describes His Awakening

Class13: Sacca-Vibhanga Sutta, The Buddha’s Analysis of Four Noble Truths

Class14: Magga-Vibhanga Sutta, The Buddha’s Analysis of the Noble Eightfold Path

Class15: Jambali Sutta, The Wastewater Pool

Class16: Sumangala, Freedom Through Jhana | Sumangala’s Mother, Freedom Through Jhana, Too

Class17: Anapanasati Sutta, An example Of Skillful and Effective Dhamma Practice Part One

Class 18: Anapanasati Sutta, An example Of Skillful and Effective Dhamma Practice Part Two

Class 19: Anapanasati Sutta, An example Of Skillful and Effective Dhamma Practice Part Three

Class20: Samadhanga Sutta, Five Factors of Concentration

Class 21: Yasa Sutta, Freedom from Entanglements