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- Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:02 pm
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: judgment-free awareness
- Replies: 95
- Views: 22018
Re: judgment-free awareness
so heres the controvery basically: does one keep the battle away from oneself? (not tolerating defilement approach) or does one keep oneself away from the battle? (radical acceptance approach) please pick whichever metaphor you prefer but don't allow this speculation as to which is the "True&qu...
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:03 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Feeling that I am lying to myself while meditating
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6026
Re: Feeling that I am lying to myself while meditating
Should I never think or follow doubting thoughts when meditating? I feel that if i just say to myself "doubting, doubting" or "thinking, thinking" I am lying to myself, ignoring what to me seem like legitimate doubting and thoughts and I am turning into a robot. Will the doubtin...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:09 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: Trying to separate tanha from vedana
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7894
Re: Trying to separate tanha from vedana
"So, I am interested to try this again, and with food as well. If anyone has some advice about this practice I would appreciate it. But, this is a part of the practice is it not? To eat and drink calmly, thoroughly tasting every morsel yet not trying to 'get off' on the pleasant flavours, but r...
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:00 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: satipatthana with virtually zero discursive thought
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7332
Re: satipatthana with virtually zero discursive thought
"doubting" should be noted or noticed just like anything else. You do lots of doubting about trivialities of technique, but you dont see these thoughts with mindfulness. A thought about practice should be treated like a thought about what you had for lunch, i shouldnt be latched onto and ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:58 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: satipatthana with virtually zero discursive thought
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7332
Re: satipatthana with virtually zero discursive thought
"That's why suttas rarely teach doing - instead they teach the methodology - observing what's happening, discriminating what's skilful and what's not, applying right effort through redirecting attention" Also one of the main ways they teach is by suggesting which states are wholesome and w...
- Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:32 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: satipatthana with virtually zero discursive thought
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7332
Re: satipatthana with virtually zero discursive thought
"doubting" should be noted or noticed just like anything else. You do lots of doubting about trivialities of technique, but you dont see these thoughts with mindfulness. A thought about practice should be treated like a thought about what you had for lunch, i shouldnt be latched onto and m...
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Developing regular practice...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2572
Re: Developing regular practice...
Hey dharmadude, This might help with urgency: continuity of practice is probably THE most important thing. Mindfulness basically means remembering to practice, it was obviously something highly touted by the Buddha. If you can maintain a state of relative singleness, quietness, and steadiness of min...
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Walking meditation - automatic - on its own
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3653
Re: Walking meditation - automatic - on its own
That sense of naturalness or lack of control is in my opinion a very good sign. Was it accompanied by a sense of peace and stillness and sensate clarity? I often experience these things in combination. The naturalness arises when the 'self' is very relaxed and the body can just do what it needs to d...
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:36 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: An object other than the breath for insight?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3646
Re: An object other than the breath for insight?
awareness of sound and sight is more common to tibetan traditions. it is equally as effective as awareness of sensations in the body except that the body has the advantage of being slightly more constant, neutral and stable, and also tensions experienced in the body can give one insight into one's t...
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:33 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Closing Your Eyes and Breathing Through the Nose
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2388
Re: Closing Your Eyes and Breathing Through the Nose
*whisper*
because it doesn't matter
because it doesn't matter
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: how does metta not cause attachment?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2742
Re: how does metta not cause attachment?
the love of a mother for her child is an EXTREME attachment. how could developing this kind of love for all the beings in the world create anything but attachment to said beings? don't get me wrong, surely it does not cause this otherwise the buddha wouldn't have taught it! i just don't understand ...
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:04 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: how do you enter jhana?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 20025
Re: how do you enter jhana?
Hi ohnofabrications Thank you for that. I have a question though, that I haven't read in books anywhere. How much time of daily siting practice is usualy advised in order to attain the jhanas? And what is the usual timeline of progression, with that amount of practice. I know people are different s...
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:01 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: how do you enter jhana?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 20025
Re: how do you enter jhana?
Some one I respect has recommended I take down this post. It is a better idea to just practice concentration without worrying too much about jhana at all... Apparently
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:51 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Regression progression
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2514
Re: Regression progression
Do you keep your meditation times constant? A pattern i noticed for a while in my practice was that I would get really motivated, practice alot then 'adapt' to the freedom of mind such that I no longer appreciated it, and I would meditate less. Eventually this would catch up to me and my mind would ...
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:05 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: New Book on Mindfulness by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
- Replies: 266
- Views: 73404
Re: New Book on Mindfulness by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Hi all, From a vipassana perspective, when you say "bare attention", what does "bare" refer to? ie: bare of what? Ven Thanissaro seems to imply that bare represents unconditioned, but I have a feeling this is not the intention of vipassana teachers. ... Hi all, I just want to re...