Yeah it could be fake but I think he'd have to use some compositing effects digitally

Is it possible to levitate while meditating? I recently watched a video of a guy levitate and it sparked my interest. Have you heard of or witnessed anything like this?

I think in the long run it's a bad idea. The way I see it, meditation is just as much about developing particular skills as it is about producing particular states, and if you rely on a device to produce calmness then you aren't developing the actual skill of being able to let go of distraction and...

I'd like to hear opinions about the pros and cons of using technology to assist one's meditation practice. I am mainly referring to any external piece of technology that induces a meditative state, such as Hemi-Sync binaural beats, energy resonance devices, etc.

I believe a balanced approach to anything is important, which in this case means caring for both the body and the mind. I have no degrees but I am a certified personal trainer, so I have a bit of experience and knowledge in taking care of the body. Doing so requires regular exercise and healthy eati...

Marriage is not making anybody suffer but mind - saying otherwise it's ignorance. Marriage if it's brings suffering it's showing you something, potining out like toot-ache "there is something to be done" in the sense of realization so if realization pain is gone, you are happy your wife is happy an...

I suppose that by the same token you can chop your arm off and contemplate the suffering it brings, or murder your family and contemplate the suffering that brings. I think that the average person experiences enough suffering as it to have plenty of opportunities to contemplate it without having to ...

It would make sense to me that a delusional temperament would be better off focusing on the breathing sensations in the body rather than the conceptualizations that the mind fabricates about the breath. After all, delusion deals entirely in concepts, so I'd think a delusional temperament would run t...

Buddhadasa Bhikkhu teaches that the 16 steps must be followed in order from the beginning during each sitting.

"When I first went to stay with Ajaan Fuang, I asked him about the whole issue of past lives, because I had heard some people say that the Buddha never really taught about past lives, while other people said that he had. Ajaan Fuang’s answer was: The important thing to believe in when you’re practic...

If you copy a portion of the text and paste it in a google search it will usually lead to the source. :) I do know how to do a search, thanks. However its a lot easier for other people if when we copy and paste something from a website we also add the URL at the same time. . My mistake. You asked f...

I like Thanissaro's teachings on Karma. I used to contemplate whether all of our circumstances arise from Karma, or if some can be chalked up to chance and luck. One thing I thought was interesting was in one of his dhamma talks on karma he said that the state of the body is the result of past karma...

Aloka wrote:Hi yxwyi,

Can you provide a URL link to this text please ?

Kind regards,

Aloka

If you copy a portion of the text and paste it in a google search it will usually lead to the source.

In my experience of listening to him and reading his books, Ajahn Brahm doesn't teach a focus on bodily sensations in the sense of the "vipassana" or "sutta jhana" teachers. Of course the sensations are the starting point, but, like the commentaries, and Pa Auk, he teaches moving on to a light nimi...

After studying further I don't think the answers in this thread were correct. I was always frustrated trying to develop concentration with the physical sensations of the breath. It is too unstable, especially the stomach. I was just recently introduced to pa auk sayadaw who teaches to focus on the ...