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by Joseph
Fri May 11, 2012 6:12 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Short vipassana course Myanmar
Replies: 3
Views: 1741

Re: Short vipassana course Myanmar

Thanks kindly for the feedback and info! Yeah, I can see a meditation center being reluctant to accept me for such a short period, also from my own experience sitting in a 3-day Goenka course which felt like I barely got into it. I'll modify some of my plans in Myanmar and find 10 days somewhere. Th...
by Joseph
Thu May 10, 2012 2:56 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Short vipassana course Myanmar
Replies: 3
Views: 1741

Short vipassana course Myanmar

Good day! I'm going to Myanmar this November and would like to attend a short (3 or 4 days max.) vipassana course, more particularly the technique taught by Mahasi Sayada. Is this possible? I've completed 3 10-day SN Goenka courses. Although I'm having great benefits from those courses I would like ...
by Joseph
Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: 3-Day course contents???
Replies: 3
Views: 3312

Re: 3-Day course contents???

Good day everybody! I'm going to a 3-Day short SN Goenka course tomorrow. Anybody here attended one before? If so, what do we do there? Although I attended a couple of 10-Day ones before, I cannot find any info as to what a 3-Day course entails. Thank you! with metta G Yes, many. One day Anapana. T...
by Joseph
Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:06 pm
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: 3-Day course contents???
Replies: 3
Views: 3312

3-Day course contents???

Good day everybody!
I'm going to a 3-Day short SN Goenka course tomorrow. Anybody here attended one before? If so, what do we do there?
Although I attended a couple of 10-Day ones before, I cannot find any info as to what a 3-Day course entails.

Thank you!

with metta

G
by Joseph
Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:36 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kindle for dhamma books
Replies: 20
Views: 7497

Re: Kindle for dhamma books

I bought a wifi Kindle a week ago and am very happy with it. I downloaded a lot of free Buddhist books from the Internet. The only problem I am having is formating PDF files. Yesterday I converted a pdf book to a .doc file with a software program I bought. I also used a free program called Calibre ...
by Joseph
Thu Dec 23, 2010 5:45 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Lovingkindness: Question.
Replies: 12
Views: 2167

Re: Lovingkindness: Question.

Thanks for the replies. Actually, that's exactly what I had in mind about the person being reborn as someone else, the "spirit" part, not the physical part of the person. Who I have in mind is my wife, who committed suicide almost 7 years ago. I have a bunch of unresolved issues with it al...
by Joseph
Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:20 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Lovingkindness: Question.
Replies: 12
Views: 2167

Re: Lovingkindness: Question.

Thanks to all for your kind replies, which pretty much all make sense.
I was meditating last night and the thought struck me to include my wife, who passed away a few years ago, in my lovingkindness meditation; maybe I have some unresolved issues with this. :shrug:

J
by Joseph
Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:38 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Lovingkindness: Question.
Replies: 12
Views: 2167

Lovingkindness: Question.

When doing the Lovingkindness meditation, can it be towards people who have passed away, or only for people who are still alive (physically)?

Thanks in advance!
by Joseph
Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:13 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: I am determined to abstain from pornography
Replies: 73
Views: 19054

Re: I am determined to abstain from pornography

Thanks for the feedback everybody! it's good to know that I'm not alone who's struggling with this. It seems that lust is the last remaining "addiction" I'm wrestling with. In the past, I've struggled with alcohol and drugs, which cost me a marriage, relationships, jobs, friends, etc. I've...
by Joseph
Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:00 am
Forum: Sīla
Topic: I am determined to abstain from pornography
Replies: 73
Views: 19054

Re: I am determined to abstain from pornography

Hi Mawkish, I was searching about coping with a porn addiction on the forum and found your post. It's been over one year since the last member commented on it so I was wondering how you made out since then. I too, am struggling with porn and starting right this second, I'm making a commitment to sto...
by Joseph
Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:51 am
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: Goenka Retreat?
Replies: 20
Views: 7474

Re: Goenka Retreat?

I attended a 10 days retreat this past month in Sutton, Quebec. I started meditating in June last year, for about 8 minutes each morning. Up until I went to the retreat I gradually increased my sittings, up to 20 minutes, sometimes twice a day, sometimes only once and at other times I just got disco...
by Joseph
Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:51 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Basic anapanasati instructions for a heathen :)
Replies: 11
Views: 5005

Re: Basic anapanasati instructions for a heathen :)

Some nice resources there, thank you!
by Joseph
Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:09 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: How many times a day do you sit?
Replies: 42
Views: 8082

Re: How many times a day do you sit?

2 X 1 hour, mornings and evenings.
by Joseph
Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:44 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Can someone answer some questions for me?
Replies: 2
Views: 956

Re: Can someone answer some questions for me?

Ask away my friend. I'm sure someone here with have the answers. :-)
by Joseph
Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:31 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello Everybody!
Replies: 4
Views: 1130

Re: Hello Everybody!

Thanks for the welcome, guys! David, I've already been through all the available info on the Sutton site but it only vaguely addresses my questions. Well, I guess I'll soon find out the answers! So far, I've found some great information on this site; thanks to all for contributing! Have a great pres...