I would highly recommend walking in the forrest for 10 km then sitting down by a water fall and meditate for 30-45 min. If you follow the teachings of Ajahn Chah, I would recommend getting to the forrest as often as possible, and not weather permitting.
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That would be ideal wouldn't it?
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I don't believe that I have ever done that before today. I had water, a light lunch, and my camera. I was hiking for about 5 hours and took 130 pictures. During some of the flat parts, I even practiced walking meditation.bodom wrote:That would be ideal wouldn't it?
But if this neutral feeling that has arisen is conditioned by the body which is impermanent, compounded and dependently arisen, how could such a neutral feeling be permanent? - SN 36.7
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I'm envious. Living in the middle of a big city [and not owning a car] it's impossible to get away without a big to-do.Northernbuck wrote:I don't believe that I have ever done that before today. I had water, a light lunch, and my camera. I was hiking for about 5 hours and took 130 pictures. During some of the flat parts, I even practiced walking meditation.bodom wrote:That would be ideal wouldn't it?
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Beautiful! Thankyou Viscid, that's really inspired me.
Afterall, it doesn't really do to practice in 'The Forest Tradition' *cough* *cough* *cough*, like I do, without ever having actually meditated in a forest.
Afterall, it doesn't really do to practice in 'The Forest Tradition' *cough* *cough* *cough*, like I do, without ever having actually meditated in a forest.
I'm not very good at right speech, although I try, so please guide and correct me if necessary so I don't make bad kamma for myself and cause others to be annoyed. (=
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Well, I believe that it doesn't necessarily have to be a forest. Any secluded and green place can do. I sometimes meditate next to a meadow near my work during breaks. There is a highway not far from there but it doesn't matter much.
I would love to meditate in a forest though :)
I would love to meditate in a forest though :)
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