Tag: kasina

The Fifth Element

In Buddhism, the four Great Elements (Pali: cattāro mahābhūtāni) are earth, water, fire and air. And I have been studying about the kasinas (objects of meditation), and using these elements as objects to focus on. But this morning in meditation,…

Right concentration

I have been trying to study and learn about the kasinas and jhanas, and found the following explanation by Bhikkhu Bodhi to be very clear and in-depth. Rather than trying to put this into my own words, I felt it…