Hello everyone: a) if you are not supposed to alterate the breath in any way, the step of "calming the bodily fabrication" being bodily fabrication "In-&-out breaths are bodily; these are things tied up with the body. That's why in-&-out breaths are bodily fabrications." how does it play?.. b) If th...

Yeap,

I imagine there are several types of killing, and each one have they own merit or demerit:

if u kill to survive, if u kill to save lifes, if u kill to watch the world burn, if u kill because u enjoy the suffering of others,etc...

Each one makes a different life tendency.

ooh thanks!, nice ref. topic

"In this way he remains focused internally on the body in & of itself,
or externally on the body in & of itself, or both internally & externally on the body in & of itself. "

What it means focus internally? focus externally? focus in & of itself?

Thanks!

Hello: This dhamma its so tricky and illusory for the ones who doesnt understand :) So, unpleasant feeling arise, then craving comes (i dont like that feeling), then clinging arise: all stories about what i dont like, AND ALL STORIES OF WHATS THE METHOD TO RELIEF THAT PAIN: Ok i have to "let go", i ...

the quality i like its being hungry for improvemnt accompanied by intense research

jcsuperstar wrote:Who or where are you learning meditation from?

Hi, only reading material by my own.

Thank you all for answers.

Hello everyone. Been meditating around 8 months - 1hrs every day. Two methods i have tried, in a basic way: a.- pay attention in one area of nose and lips, feeling the breath in the area (without analytical speech) (my first 4 months and recently retaken) b.- understanding i inhale/exhale it was sho...

Im Matias from Chile, 24 years old, i have 100000000 questions but i will try to post only the good ones and get along with the forum -_-.
Thank you all