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- Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:38 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Balance of breath vs bare awareness in 1month retreat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1487
Balance of breath vs bare awareness in 1month retreat
Hi All Am doing a one month self retreat in November (focus on breath and bare awareness). At home I also do focusing on the breath and when feel I can (am still enough) open it up to bare awareness (I do bare awareness as much as possible but this tends to be less than 50% of the time). However, wh...
- Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:10 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Practice in Burma or Thailand????
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5767
Re: Practice in Burma or Thailand????
you could try Wat Ram Poeng in Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai) (mahasi technique). I had 10 days there 10 years ago and going back in December for more (is a nice place to go)
Robin
Robin
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:42 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Ajahn Buddhadasa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2830
Re: Ajahn Buddhadasa
this is good article re Ajahn Brahm meditation method that I read not so long ago: http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/articles/item/576-the-basic-method-of-meditation.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; If you look at Ajahn Chah, a book called "A Still Forest Pool" is v...
- Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:07 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Ajahn Buddhadasa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2830
Re: Ajahn Buddhadasa
only person I know is an american teacher Larry Rosenberg who's book i have read "Breath by Breath". It is a great book and is structured around the anapanasti sutta. Definitely worth a read if you are following Buddhadasa technique. If you click on the link below and look at all the diffe...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Experience of Mahasi method but focusing on nostrils?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2979
Re: Experience of Mahasi method but focusing on nostrils?
Just to say many thanks all for your kind replies to my questions. Much appreciated
Robin
Robin
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Experience of Mahasi method but focusing on nostrils?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2979
Re: Experience of Mahasi method but focusing on nostrils?
If you want to go there and practise the Mahasi method, try to follow the instructions given to focus on the abdominal movements. If your mind wanders to the nostrils, as it will due to force of habit, just acknowledge the touch of the breath, then resume noting the abdominal movements. Follow the ...
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:22 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Experience of Mahasi method but focusing on nostrils?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2979
Experience of Mahasi method but focusing on nostrils?
Hi I may be going to Wat Ram Poeng in Thailand that uses the Mahasi technique or something similar (focuses on abdomen and then uses "sitting" and "touching" (a number of spots on the body) between the in out breath and the in breath). I really want to go to Wat Ram Poeng, set up...