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by dolphin
Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:14 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Consciousness / Awareness
Replies: 2
Views: 1247

Consciousness / Awareness

Hello All I've heard that Lord Buddha experienced an awareness or perception even in deep sleep. Not in dreams as in lucid dreaming, but without movement of mind, just awareness. As it happens, I have heard that certain Buddhist teachers also experience this as well as some yogis. This seems to be a...
by dolphin
Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:40 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Greetings
Replies: 5
Views: 1034

Re: Greetings

Hello Many thanks for your warm welcomes. I've already found some of the threads to be very helpful. The last one being on "Buddha Nature". This seemed to clarify the major doubts I had about making it into some sort of "entity". Look forward to joining in, if I have anything sen...
by dolphin
Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:25 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Greetings
Replies: 5
Views: 1034

Greetings

Hello All I live in the UK and look forward to getting to know you all. I work at home at present due to long term chronic illness (not sure when and if I'll ever recover) that makes regular attendance at a local Buddhist centre difficult. So this forum becomes important for me. I used to visit E-Sa...
by dolphin
Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:13 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Emptiness and the true self
Replies: 20
Views: 5650

Re: Emptiness and the true self

Hi I recall for quite a while believing that "I" am empty or not real. then one day, i actually felt the implcation of that deep in my gut. I felt disorientated at first and shaken deep inside. The reality of "me" acutally not being real as such felt a little scary. Then the days...