Fragrance of Enlightenment

[Jhanon]

Jhananda, what happened to "Fragrance of Enlightenment?" I am still working through your journal, but have discovered an entry which says you have many pages done. I want to say 1000 was the number, but that is a lot!

I really want to read what you have. I tire of having a lack of quality modern books on mysticism to read.

Forgive me if this is covered elsewhere. The only forum search result was a mention I made on an earlier post.

[Jhanananda]

Thank-you, Jhanon, for posting your interest in my mystical writing.  I gave up on all thought of publishing my works on mysticism because I found such a profound lack of interest in my work on that subject that I could not justify continuing the work.  However, with your request I will begin to reconsider my earlier decision.

[Jhanon]

I really feel that we just need to focus on making the books accessible. For example, books by Ajahn Chah and Brahm and Tolle are selling pretty damn good. They use a combination of inspiring story, wonder, and information. I think reading their books and adopting their style as you see fit would be helpful. When I publish, I intend to keep the details of how fantastic meditation becomes to aminimums until I have a great enough reader base. Then starting rolling out books that go deeper.

I think the most important thing to do is to get a book selling that talks about how the charisms grant access to the deeper states that we keep hearing about in the booksi previously mentioned. Something as simple as "find the tingling in your hands or feet. Center your mind upon it for at least thirty minutes. It will grow". Tolle and Thanissaro have already sold many books that talk about this, but they don't go any further than getting the reader in touch with the immaterial body or "tingling". When I publish the earlier books, I intend to keep religion specific terms to a minimum so as to avoid controversy as much as possible.

But that's just my opinions. I have not published a book. You have. Take it for what it is worth.

Does any of this resonate with your existing writings in fragrance of enlightenment?

I can say from personal experience that when I first learned of you, I avoided investigating your teaching further because there was so much controversial information you provided at once. So that's why I mention what I do. I wonder what you think, if anything, the Buddha did to make his teachings more accessible? Can we replicate that?

I have been a mediator (not meditator) all my life. Perhaps I could help making your book more accessible? Or maybe it already is?

[Jhanon]

Also, how many email addresses do you have from the old support groups? You could send an email blast with a direct link to fragrance of enlightenment on kindle. That should "kindle" the fire. Lol. I felt like some cheesy humor...

I can also say that I am far more inclined to purchase an informative meditation book from you than I am poetry. In my experience, sadly this generation has almost no appreciation for poetry.

I see "A stone worn to sand" as the earlier writings people will gobble up once they read your meditation guidance book. Most early works of gifted artists are ignored until something slightly more mainstream comes out. And in my observation, meditation books are far more popular than mystical poetry. But I could be wrong about everything in this and the last response I made.

Forgive for lack of detail or poor formatting/grammar. I'm on a mobile device

[Jhanananda]

Thank-you, Jhanon, for your recommendations.  As I see it, people have to realize that the world is a complete fraud, or they are simply not going to understand my work.  I am also not at all interested in approaching mainstream people, because that is why the world is a complete fraud.

But, when I see more people purchase my book of contemplative and mystical poetry, A Stone Worn to Sand,

which has been available for purchase for almost a year via: Smash Words; Amazon; and, Barnes & Noble; then I will consider continuing with the effort to publish more books.  Until then, I will continue to give my research into meditation states away via this forum and the GWV website.

[Jhanon]

Understood.