If you know how to do step 1 and then follow this book to the T. You will experience the jhanas.
I however caveat, you don't want to do this. It's a bad decision. You don't want to do this, really.
>Is Jhana Really Better Than Sex?
Absolutely, up to the third jhana.
>Can Jhana Really Substitute For Other Pleasures?
The author clearly has not walked the full path. Then again someone who did would not write this blog.
>really helped people avoid addictions
Absolutely no question.
>IV. What Can Science Tell Us About Jhanas?
The science path is a bad decision.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Buddhism-True-Philosophy-Enligh...
Let folks like Robert Wright make this mistake for you. For someone like him, he almost certainly has lost the ability to enter jhana.
If you know how to do step 1 and then follow this book to the T. You will experience the jhanas.
I however caveat, you don't want to do this. It's a bad decision. You don't want to do this, really.
>Is Jhana Really Better Than Sex?
Absolutely, up to the third jhana.
>Can Jhana Really Substitute For Other Pleasures?
The author clearly has not walked the full path. Then again someone who did would not write this blog.
>really helped people avoid addictions
Absolutely no question.
>IV. What Can Science Tell Us About Jhanas?
The science path is a bad decision.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Buddhism-True-Philosophy-Enligh...
Let folks like Robert Wright make this mistake for you. For someone like him, he almost certainly has lost the ability to enter jhana.