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Speaking of the depth of the Metta Jhanas – I remember Bhante Sujato describing progression of Jhanas the way he practices it and he made it clear that these are visual nimitta Jhanas (so pretty deep, in terms of concentration level).

It may be of interest, that using loving kindness one can access all the Jhanas, which is as good concentration as it gets. Ajahn Sujato, Ajahn Brahm and Bhante Vimalaramsi seem to be encouraging this method (see eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3wpCCphd4 for an overview from B. Vimalaramsi student).

It may be of interest, that using loving kindness one can access all the Jhanas, which is as good concentration as it gets. Ajahn Sujato, Ajahn Brahm and Bhante Vimalaramsi seem to be encouraging this method (see eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3wpCCphd4 for an overview from B. Vimalaramski student).

Culadasa seems to subscribe to monism – that mind and matter are two ways of looking at the same ‘non-dual’ thing.

http://dharmatreasure.org/tcmc-30-apr-2015-culadasa-dharma-talk/ (around the 10 minute mark)

The consequence of this view (Panpsychism) is that consciousness is just everywhere. Tononi/Koch paper (…[Read more]

Culadasa seems to subscribe to monism – that mind and matter are two ways of looking at the same ‘non-dual’ thing.

http://dharmatreasure.org/tcmc-30-apr-2015-culadasa-dharma-talk/ (around the 10 minute mark)

The consequence of this view (Panpsychism) is that consciousness is just everywhere. Tononi/Koch paper (…[Read more]

Culadasa seems to subscribe to monism – that mind and matter are two ways of looking at the same ‘non-dual’ thing.

http://dharmatreasure.org/tcmc-30-apr-2015-culadasa-dharma-talk/ (around the 10 minute mark)

The consequence of this view (Panpsychism) is that consciousness is just everywhere. Tononi/Koch paper (…[Read more]