Jhana Training Manual: Step-by-Step Journey from Mindfulness to Cessation

by Tomas Piskacek

Overview

A comprehensive practical guide for developing the jhanas - profoundly serene and blissful states of meditative concentration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788011066604
Publisher:	Tomas Piskaček - Jhana Training Insights
Publication date:	05/16/2025
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

I was born in Prague, Czechia, in 1987. I studied economics at Kenyon College (BA, Ohio), the London School of Economics, and the University of Amsterdam (MSc). Among my few jobs, I spent the longest time at McKinsey & Company. I became interested in Buddhism when I was 16 and started meditating at 18. In 2018, I went to Malaysia to become a Theravada monk. I was able to get into the jhanas (profoundly serene and blissful states of meditative concentration) relatively quickly. Later, in 2022, I managed to break through into the cessation of perception and feeling - the highest meditative attainment possible according to the early Buddhist scriptures. After that, I maintained and developed the cessation practice for over two years. Besides Malaysia, I have practiced meditation in Buddhist monasteries in Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. At the end of 2024, I decided to abandon formal monasticism, return to Europe, and dedicate myself to helping others on the path to jhana. Website: www.jhana.training