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by swayvil 2221 days ago
>I wondered what some of the most impressive things you had seen in young people were.

Achieved 3rd jhana in concentration meditation.

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Congrats! Did you do that on your own or with a teacher? I find it curious that you mix jhana which is normally from Theravada/mindful based techniques and concentration which is normally from Ch'an/Mahayana techniques.
Puddinghead
I didn't understand your comment. What I meant is jhana is Pali, most Ch'an/Mahayana sources go back to sanskrit and thus spell it as dhyana. A Mahayana practitioner saying jhana is as odd as a Theravadin saying dhyana.