Karma Dondrup Tashi wrote:"Please don't meditate".
Ha! This one almost slipped past me as a meaningless attempt at paradox.
As I moved on to the next post I saw what it meant. Very good.
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Describe Meditation in one sentence
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by catmoon » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:50 am
Ha! This one almost slipped past me as a meaningless attempt at paradox.
As I moved on to the next post I saw what it meant. Very good.
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by suanck » Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:53 am
Meditation, in the Buddhist context, consists of right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration which are the 3 factors of the Noble Eightfold Path leading to total liberation.
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by smokey » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:31 am
Meditation is cultivation of the mind.
Short and simple.
Metta -smokey
Short and simple.
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by AdvaitaJ » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:54 am
Meditation is a skillful tool that helps a practitioner find and then follow the Noble Eightfold Path.
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Regards: AdvaitaJ
The birds have vanished down the sky. Now the last cloud drains away.
We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains. Li Bai
We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains. Li Bai
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by adeh » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:06 am
iiiiiiiiiin.......should I cook the tomatoes first?...[back to the breath]....oooooouuuuuut......
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by catmoon » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:51 am
adeh wrote:iiiiiiiiiin.......should I cook the tomatoes first?...[back to the breath]....oooooouuuuuut......
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by Cittasanto » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:52 am
iiiiiiiiiin.......should I cook the tomatoes first?...[back to the breath]....oooooouuuuuut......no! onions first....iiiiiiiiiin
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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Re: Describe Meditation in one sentence
by Laurens » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:12 pm
adeh wrote:iiiiiiiiiin.......should I cook the tomatoes first?...[back to the breath]....oooooouuuuuut......
I like it!
Although I would agree with Manapa - fry the onions lightly in some oil until they go soft first, or else they might be a bit crunchy
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