We recorded someone guide himself into a Jhana live on our podcast. And he narrated the whole process from start to finish.Jhanas are meditative bliss states and they traditionally require thousands of hours of practice. But Stephen Zerfas and his team at Jhourney are changing that—creating retreats where most participants hit a Jhana in their first week.Dan Shipper went to one of their retreats earlier this year, and it was by far the best he’s been to. So we had Stephen on AI & I to show us how he gets into a Jhana and what the future of super wellbeing might look like.If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.To hear more from Dan Shipper:Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribeFollow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipperTimestamps:Introduction: 00:00:56A primer on Jhana meditation: 00:01:18Zerfas guides himself into a Jhana: 00:05:47Why Jhana is about resting into what already exists: 00:36:04Approaching meditation with play and curiosity: 00:39:30The potential pitfalls of Jhana meditation: 00:45:04How to hack your personality through memory reconsolidation: 00:48:21Why Jhana won't let you numb yourself to real problems: 00:53:10How Jhana meditation has changed Zerfas: 00:55:36How Jhourney is using AI to make Jhanas more accessible: 01:09:41Links to resources mentioned in the episode:Stephen Zerfas: Stephen ZerfasJhourney: https://www.jhourney.io/The Donella Meadows book Zerfas refers to: Thinking in Systems: A Primer

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