this is what i remember about the sutta:
budhha met a group of monks that he found their mind is agitated and he instruct them to imagine some beautiful visuals. After a while those monks become more calm and concentrated.
i'm getting sceptical even if it was a sutta.
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- Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:12 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: imagination in theravada
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4149
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 7:33 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: imagination in theravada
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4149
Re: imagination in theravada
hello mike,
yes i mean practice that involves some sort of visualisation.
yes i mean practice that involves some sort of visualisation.
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:27 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: imagination in theravada
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4149
imagination in theravada
i think i read a sutta which buddha give some monks instruction about imagination, but i cant found that now, do you know anything about imagination practice in theravada or it was something in different tradition.
- Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:52 pm
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: THE SNAKE TEMPLE in Penang, Malaysia.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7006
Re: THE SNAKE TEMPLE in Penang, Malaysia.
they told me these snakes are not aggressive, by the way i didnt dare to touch them!
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Cause of mindfulness
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4643
Re: The Cause of mindfulness
I - keep remembering about observing ,knowing, noting of four frames of reference
II - being present in this moment
as you know these two ( wisdom ) you need to practice (mindfulness) and morality ( sila ) again and again ( effort ) to maintain stability of the mind ( samadhi ).
II - being present in this moment
as you know these two ( wisdom ) you need to practice (mindfulness) and morality ( sila ) again and again ( effort ) to maintain stability of the mind ( samadhi ).
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:56 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: something is wrong
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3224
Re: something is wrong
nothing else than sitting vipassana, but i tried a little metta which i cant keep just for few moments, after few minutes metta turns into just repeating words ( i know it is ok but this is boring ). i was thinking about if i could learn some meditation based on imagination, but learning new one fro...
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:39 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: something is wrong
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3224
something is wrong
i have a long problem that my attention turns to breath and changing the rhythm and end up in bodily pain.... i was in retreat, it was a great experience, after retreat i had mis behavior which end into sever anxiety and depression. i said those because i want you to have a better understanding of m...
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:09 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Recommended reading
- Replies: 61
- Views: 152486
Re: Recommended reading
A Map of the Journey By Sayadaw U Jotika
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/mapjourney6.pdf
this is about general Buddhism and his own experiences.
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/mapjourney6.pdf
this is about general Buddhism and his own experiences.
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:19 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Meditation Visa for Myanmar in Bangkok
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4418
Re: Meditation Visa for Myanmar in Bangkok
yes i'll call them, but people in internet said embassy usually wont answer the calls.
this is the most update information that i found:
http://dhammaword.wordpress.com/2011/07 ... la-lumpur/
this is the most update information that i found:
http://dhammaword.wordpress.com/2011/07 ... la-lumpur/
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:55 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Meditation Visa for Myanmar in Bangkok
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4418
Re: Meditation Visa for Myanmar in Bangkok
anybody has news about meditation visa procedure in bangkok or kuala lampur? i dont know to apply from thailand or malaysia? i could stay enough in thailand but just a few days in malaysia.
- Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:47 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Feverish thoughts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2748
Re: Feverish thoughts
check for sloth and torpor, notice that if there is sloth and torpor. learn when do they happen, do you have enough sleep before meditating? do not try to control or overcome the feeling but just become aware of something more gross like your siting posture.
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: looking for impermanence
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5445
Re: looking for impermanence
thanks for responses
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: looking for impermanence
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5445
Re: looking for impermanence
i dont understand, you mean that i dont need to keep the idea of annica in the background? it will be experienced after enough observing?tiltbillings wrote:Says who?effort wrote:but it needs that i keep the idea in the background, if you dont name it thinking
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: looking for impermanence
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5445
Re: looking for impermanence
this is easy to say but far away.chownah wrote:......if we can see the truely disjointed nature of experience we have a bit of wisdom which when applied and refined can lead to a big step in understanding the false nature of our experience of self.
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: looking for impermanence
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5445
Re: looking for impermanence
but it needs that i keep the idea in the background, if you dont name it thinking