{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Brief Account of the Jhanas in Buddhism","description":"This is a small talk on the meaning and significance of Jhanas in Buddhist spiritual practice. Jhana is the Pali equivalent of the Sanskri word, Dhyana, which means meditation. In Buddhism, Jhana refers to both meditation and the state of meditative absorption.&amp;nbsp;The Buddha prescribed it as a transformative and purification practice, in which the mind progresses through several stages of cleansing and modification until it settles in one pointed mental absorption.&amp;nbsp;Four such Jhanas were identified by the Buddha, each having its own distinguishing features. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Podcasts on Life","author_url":"https:\/\/hinduwebsite.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6028145\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/6028145"}