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- Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:04 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: 30 day retreat
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6461
Re: 30 day retreat
I have done many one-month meditation retreats in Thailand as part of my ongoing, annual "ritual". I would not hesitate one moment to highly recommend it for everyone. You progress much quicker than you would doing meditation at home. Important: Try to settle all unfinished business before...
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:47 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Sitting for long hours
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8438
Re: Sitting for long hours
1) Is this normal? Not sure for others, but it was for me. It went from numbness to mild pain to excruciating pain so much so that my clothes were full of sweat and my body was shaking. 2) Will it be fine with practice once my legs gradually get used to it? Yes. Your body will get used to it and sud...
- Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:40 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Jhāna According to the Pāḷi Nikāyas
- Replies: 242
- Views: 88425
Re: Jhāna According to the Pāḷi Nikāyas
I ask because I've always wanted a comprehensive text on the subject of meditation that looked at the subject exclusively from the perspective of the suttas, devoid of the original insertions of commentators (either modern or ancient, Theravadin or other). Alas to date I've found nothing that satis...
- Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:40 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Wat Ambhavan contact information
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3168
Re: Wat Ambhavan contact information
Depending on what passport you hold, you can until March 31, 2011 get free tourist visa for more than the standard 30 day stay. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/343775-free-visa-and-us10000-riot-insurance-for-thailand-tourists-extended-by-one-year/" onclick="window.open(this.href);retur...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:44 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Anatta question, letting go
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1439
Re: Anatta question, letting go
Is the practice of letting go of the 'one who knows' even realising the knowing as anatta? I have read that many meditators even get stuck up on taking this knowing/awareness as an 'atta'. Any sutta's support this or teachings I am unaware of? You may find the following article about the seventh an...
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Not Everything Is Written In Stone. . .
- Replies: 156
- Views: 34887
Re: Not Everything Is Written In Stone. . .
And though the capacity to form thoughts is not disabled, it is calmed and under control, though a subtle flux of attention always remains. Not proliferative thought by any means but the acts of noticing and comprehension continue to operate, and preferably are put to work on insight themes. I woul...
- Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:46 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Why not brain-scan an Aharant? Benefits for science & Dhamma
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9310
Re: Why not brain-scan an Aharant? Benefits for science & Dhamma
You may want to check out the following books Zen-Brain Reflections James H. Austin http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Brain-Reflections-James-H-Austin/dp/0262012235/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consc...
- Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:23 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Bhikkhu meditating beneath tree / in empty hut (Photo req)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4774
Re: Bhikkhu meditating beneath tree / in empty hut (Photo req)
Achan Anan from Wat Marp Jan
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- Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:09 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Ingram, et al - "Hard Core Dharma" & claims of attainment
- Replies: 1063
- Views: 224195
Re: Ingram, et al - "Hard Core Dharma" & claims of attainment
Folk and Ingram has simply re-interpreted the vocabulary of the Dhamma to become something else altogether. This is exactly what bothers me a lot and used to confuse the hell out of me. I was trying very hard to see where I got my understanding of the suttas (as well as my meditation practice) so d...
- Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: How many times a day do you sit?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8106
Re: How many times a day do you sit?
2x1 hr (1 morning 1 evening), 3-4 x1 hr on a good day. At least 30'/day if I don't have time.