r/streamentry is a subreddit with 43k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses meditation, practice, stream entry, awareness, and awakening.
A place for open, friendly and serious discussion related to the practice of meditation and other techniques aimed at developing concentration, increasing the power of conscious awareness, and producing insight leading to awakening.
We try to understand Awakening to be a practical and attainable goal that can be from many paths or directions; we welcome all practitioners, including those from Buddhist, Secular, and other backgrounds.
Popular Themes in r/streamentry
#1
Advice Requests
: "Feeling unable to handle living in western society anymore. What are my options?"
8 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Jhourney retreat review: don't go"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/streamentry
#1
Meditation
: "A Meditation Guide (My Interpretation of OnThatPath)"
102 posts
#2
Practice
: "[Practice] 500 hours of daily meditation in my first year: Sanbō Zen Practice report"
49 posts
#3
Stream Entry
: "On Purification of View and Stream Entry"
26 posts
#4
Awareness
: "[practice] 500 hours of daily meditation in my first year: Sanbō Zen practice report"
21 posts
#5
Awakening
: "Don't just go for jhana, also go for Awakening"
19 posts
#6
Enlightenment
: "I think we should have a very serious talk about psychopathy being sold as Enlightenment"
15 posts
#7
Jhanas
: "Don't just go for jhana, also go for awakening"
13 posts
#8
Experience
: "My Experience with Psychedelics/Edibles and Vipassana"
12 posts
#9
Aware
: "[practice] 500 hours of daily meditation in my first year: Sanbō Zen practice report"
11 posts
#10
Mindfulness
: "Step-by-Step Guide for Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing) - Dhamma Talk by Venerable Rajagiriye Ariyagnana Thero | From the Series "On the Path of Great-Arahants""
10 posts
Flair Used in r/streamentry
#1
Practice
: "Metta is a real game-changer"
104 posts
#2
Insight
: "Opinion: Don't Underestimate Dukkha"
29 posts
#3
Vipassana
: "Don't just go for jhana, also go for awakening"
10 posts
#4
Jhāna
: "Lets cheapen jhana"
7 posts
#5
Śamatha
: "Techniques That Helped Me Enter Deep Meditation (Jhana) in 2 weeks"
6 posts
#6
Conduct
: "Where are we headed as a sub reddit?"
6 posts
#7
Health
: "Feeling unable to handle living in western society anymore. What are my options?"
6 posts
#8
Theravada
: "Conflicting goals among western practitioners"
5 posts
#9
Buddhism
: "What is the difference between "being a Buddhist" and merely "having/doing" a Buddhist-inspired practice?"
5 posts
#10
Ānāpānasati
: "Anapanasati meditation - Visual chart and guide - v0.5"
4 posts
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Last updated: June 9, 2026