Physical posture during seated meditation

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suriyopama
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Re: Physical posture during seated meditation

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According to Ajahn Brahm, deep meditation can be attained in the most unorthodox positions.

Just be comfortable, according to the characteristics of your body. If you can sit cross-legged with the back erect, that's fine. If you cannot and you need a chair, that's fine. If you are walking or laying down, that's fine.
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Samadhi can be developed just as well in standing meditation.
Interesting.
Won't you fall down?
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Re: Physical posture during seated meditation

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suriyopama wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:01 am
Pondera wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:47 am The Sacroiliac joint is of utmost importance. Not only should that joint be straightened as much as one can - it should be in a position where one can let go of dukkha there from. The SI joint is the absolute key to achieving rapture during meditation - and also for achieving rapture as a element of enlightenment in later meditations. In fact, the truth is that consciousness released from the SI joint is the factor of rapture!
I understand that the factor of rapture on noble right concentration is withdrawal [from sensuality & unskillful qualities] accompanied by directed thought and evaluation, not consciousness released from the SI joint.

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Re: Physical posture during seated meditation

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SarathW wrote: Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:15 am
Samadhi can be developed just as well in standing meditation.
Interesting.
Won't you fall down?
It is said that Anando thero attained arhant status in meditation but in a posture between seating and lying down . He was also known to have been in meditation in all 4 postures standing sitting walking and lying ( sleeping posture).
Such description of Ananda thero is found in " Great desciples of lord budda" by Rev. Nyanaponika thero.
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Re: Physical posture during seated meditation

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Perhaps for Vipassana meditation, the posture may not be important.

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