A Beginner's Journey to Jhana, Personality-Change, and Forgiveness in 100hrs (Zach Lauzon)

In this episode of the Collection of Jhourneys podcast, Zach Lauzon, a Google engineer and novice meditator, shares his transformative experiences with jhana meditation. He recounts learning the first five jhanas on a retreat and how they shifted his worldview, improved his ability to handle challenges, and facilitated self-therapy. Zach details his meditation techniques, including welcoming distractions with loving-kindness, and describes using jhanas to process the suicide of his best friend after years of unsuccessful therapy. He explains the different jhana states, from energetic joy to profound tranquility, and emphasizes that these states are accessible with the right approach, even for novice meditators.