New content?

[Oliver]

Hello, Jhananda.

While browsing your site devoted to the Great Western Vehicle I found that almost all articles were written 2004, 2005 or 2006 latest, as was the event schedule. I also found at least one dead link.

I am pleasantly surprised there's a forum here and that it contains recent posts.

What is your attitude towards your older articles - would you think they need updating in any way?

Kind regards,
Oliver

[Jhanananda]

Hello Oliver, and welcome to the Fruit of the Contemplative Life.  I suppose some of that material could be updated, but then it is way beyond anything published in Buddhism in 21 centuries, and so far beyond the curve that I have been marginalized by just about every Buddhist priest and organization on the planet.  So, what is the use in updating it, when almost no one meditates deeply?

[Alexander]

The samadhi chart is one of the more useful older things on the site. I remember I came across it in 2007, though I wasn't able to make use of it then. Only when you start to get a foundation, and experience the first 2-3 jhanas, do you start to make use of such things.

[Jhanananda]

Thanks, aglorincz, I am glad that you found the samadhi chart useful.  I created it, because there were other samadhi charts coming out, which did not seem to be particularly accurate, so I made my own. I am glad it worked for you.  I agree that until one begins to meditate deeply all of the content that I have constructed seems meaningless.  Since few take advantage of my content, then we can conclude few meditate deeply.