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- Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:00 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8298
Re: Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist
Dharma talk from Stephen Batchelor's book tour " Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist " Talk begins at 2:02 after introduction by Allan Badiner. My response: Regardless of how, the mind and the body are hopelessly connected. How so? Via the constant 2-way dialogue between mind & body conc...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: How many times a day do you sit?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8081
Re: How many times a day do you sit?
it's almost as if I've told myself subconsciously '20 minutes is too long for you to focus - so don't even bother'. Then there's a feeling of restlessness (a classic I know) where I could be doing a million other things instead. What's up Collective. Sounds like you and I are confronting similar is...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:13 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
- Replies: 433
- Views: 153535
Re: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
Hello to you Ben and the rest of the community, Thank you for the words of encouragement. It's nice to know that others have been through this, and made it out in one piece. Usually I use my cell phone alarm to aid in timing my practice. Last night I couldn't find the phone so I tried sitting withou...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:24 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
- Replies: 433
- Views: 153535
Re: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
Hey Bodom, you have great taste. I will probably copy you and many others, but only under two conditions: 1) Copying is still considered the sincerest form of flattery, and 2) Your impeccable taste never declines. Joking aside, sometimes not always I feel a certain allure from the wisdom of the crow...
- Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
- Replies: 433
- Views: 153535
Re: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
Today is the third day of my meditation challenge: one hour of practice divided into two 30 minute sessions at 6 AM and 10 PM. The time spent on the cushion is non-negotiable for me, though arriving at the cushion on time has been something of a challenge. This morning I was wide awake at 4 AM, so I...
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
- Replies: 433
- Views: 153535
Re: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
Hi All, This is a great idea and I'm happy to participate here. I recently made the decision to hop back on the cushion and make my practice daily. My next step is to get up early at the same time each day for meditation (6AM), and also to practice each night before bed (10PM). One hour a day for a ...
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:51 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: HYPOTHETICAL: The Buddha and a Bully
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2304
Re: HYPOTHETICAL: The Buddha and a Bully
The Buddha is happy for the bully. The Buddha knows that the bully's life is unsatisfactory and his actions bring no fulfillment. The Buddha also knows that many of his own devoted followers came to him as a result of a life filled with unsatisfactory deeds. That is why the Buddha is very happy for ...
- Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:36 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Career in the military?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6088
Re: Career in the military?
Greetings, IMO Buddhism is concerned with not separating, or turning away from difficult, painful elements in society. In some countries this openness has cost many Buddhist lives. Granted these were monks not soldiers per se, but in a war it can be very dangerous to be seen attending to the wounded...
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:51 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: What is conducive to awakening?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 10958
Re: What is conducive to awakening?
Speaking from a personal standpoint, I believe that unrelenting pain is very conducive to awakening. The key is that the suffering appear boundless, eternal, omnipresent to the student. He can do nothing to change the outcome: no matter how blameless his intent, no matter how quickly that intent get...
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:05 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Why I Came Here
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1610
Why I Came Here
Hey All, My name is Rob. After struggling in isolation for what seemed like many years, I reached a point of white hot suffering in my life and through it received my first taste of awareness. It's been observed many times before, but I found out for myself living proof of the relationship between e...