Greetings,
A nice little Dhamma talk to help prepare for our meditation practice.
Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Dhamma Talk by Ven Ajahn Brahmavamso
http://www.metta.lk/english/joy.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"It’s a very good thing to keep in mind and to remember that if the mind is feeling tired, depressed, angry, upset, then it isn't really a sort of mind which can be worked and used to gain this peaceful, quiet state of mind"
Metta,
Retro.
Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
But on the other hand, all that is good stuff to mindfully watch as part of one's vipassana practice."It’s a very good thing to keep in mind and to remember that if the mind is feeling tired, depressed, angry, upset, then it isn't really a sort of mind which can be worked and used to gain this peaceful, quiet state of mind"
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
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thanks for the link retro
thanks for the link retro
Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
I on the other hand believe that if one truly concentrates on the rise and fall of the breath, and develops sufficient concentration, akusala mindstates cease to be the focus of one's attention.
Kind regards
Ben
Kind regards
Ben
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Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
That's true, too. Maybe it comes down to a personal judgment about what level of concentration is necessary to begin effective insight meditation, and how deep one wishes (or is able) to go in any particular session. Of course on a retreat it's best to follow the instructions of the teacher.
Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Thanks for the link, Retro!!retrofuturist wrote: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Dhamma Talk by Ven Ajahn Brahmavamso
http://www.mettanet.org/english/joy.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"It’s a very good thing to keep in mind and to remember that if the mind is feeling tired, depressed, angry, upset, then it isn't really a sort of mind which can be worked and used to gain this peaceful, quiet state of mind"
"As Buddhists, we should aim to develop relationships that are not predominated by grasping and clinging. Our relationships should be characterised by the brahmaviharas of metta (loving kindness), mudita (sympathetic joy), karuna (compassion), and upekkha (equanimity)."
~post by Ben, Jul 02, 2009
~post by Ben, Jul 02, 2009
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
the Buddha wrote:When he is glad, rapture is born in him; in one who is rapturous, the body becomes tranquil; one whose body is tranquil feels pleasure; in one who feels pleasure, the mind becomes concentrated.
MN 7 (and many other suttas)
"Once you understand anatta, then the burden of life is gone. You’ll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy."
- Ajahn Chah
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Hey Retrochristopher::: wrote:Thanks for the link, Retro!!retrofuturist wrote: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Dhamma Talk by Ven Ajahn Brahmavamso
http://www.mettanet.org/english/joy.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"It’s a very good thing to keep in mind and to remember that if the mind is feeling tired, depressed, angry, upset, then it isn't really a sort of mind which can be worked and used to gain this peaceful, quiet state of mind"
The link is an unused domain. Is there a typo?
With metta,
zavk
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Hello zavk,
Maybe this one?
http://www.metta.lk/english/joy.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
metta
Chris
Maybe this one?
http://www.metta.lk/english/joy.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
metta
Chris
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---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Greetings,
Metta,
Retro.
No, it must have elapsed. I never type these links out... I always copy them straight from the URL line.zavk wrote:The link is an unused domain. Is there a typo?
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Yep, that's the article.Chris wrote:Maybe this one?
http://www.metta.lk/english/joy.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
I know i've been spamming it up recently, but I'd just like to add some weight to this (however small).
Recently I've been doing some 'preliminary' metta, before moving onto anapanasati, really focusing on moving that metta outwards, towards specific people and then out to the world in general, one can't help but smile, it definately brings a little pīti out to play, and it makes focus so much easier. For me it's been the like the difference of filling the car up with 91 unleaded, and filling it up with 98 super premium octane.
Hope you all have a Mettaful day.
Jack
Recently I've been doing some 'preliminary' metta, before moving onto anapanasati, really focusing on moving that metta outwards, towards specific people and then out to the world in general, one can't help but smile, it definately brings a little pīti out to play, and it makes focus so much easier. For me it's been the like the difference of filling the car up with 91 unleaded, and filling it up with 98 super premium octane.
Hope you all have a Mettaful day.
Jack
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
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Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Can't 'knock' that...BlackBird wrote:For me it's been the like the difference of filling the car up with 91 unleaded, and filling it up with 98 super premium octane.
Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
I suppose raising joy before moving onto anapanasati, is a bit like tuning the guitar to play the song.
--> Metta --> --> -->
Jack
--> Metta --> --> -->
Jack
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
Re: Preparing The Mind For Anapanasati By Raising Joy
Some interesting ideas in this text:
http://www.chibs.edu.tw/mukherjee/artic ... l/2001.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And here is a longer one called
On the Earliest Path to the Tathāgatahood:
A Study in Nikāya Traditions
Biswadeb Mukherjee
Researcher,Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
http://www.chibs.edu.tw/publication/chb ... bj1334.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.chibs.edu.tw/mukherjee/artic ... l/2001.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And here is a longer one called
On the Earliest Path to the Tathāgatahood:
A Study in Nikāya Traditions
Biswadeb Mukherjee
Researcher,Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
http://www.chibs.edu.tw/publication/chb ... bj1334.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bhikkhu Gavesako
Kiṃkusalagavesī anuttaraṃ santivarapadaṃ pariyesamāno... (MN 26)
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Kiṃkusalagavesī anuttaraṃ santivarapadaṃ pariyesamāno... (MN 26)
Access to Insight - Theravada texts
Ancient Buddhist Texts - Translations and history of Pali texts
Dhammatalks.org - Sutta translations