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Interesting isn't it. :) This article may some interest as well. http://dharmafarer.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/19.7-Nimitta-piya.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I have had some frustration during the last year or so not attaining a visual or preparatory sign; howeve...

"Sentinel" once a month tablets claim to not kill any fleas, but to make the ones that bite the bite sterile.

I plan to try this.

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That's awesome about the concentration

Gives me inspiration, thank you so much!

I felt that after meditating for a year and a half my mind should be more settled. Maybe it is. Maybe if I went back a year and half and compared it to now it's better. I'm sure it is. However, should I be able to get into somewhat deep concentration by now? The fact that I can't, is that a sign I'...

Wow. Very interesting article, thank you, Ben :) ....in American Buddhism, people often overemphasize the role of meditation above all else in Buddhism, even above being part of a Buddhist community. So American Buddhism might include people who self-identify as Buddhist but don’t really connect wit...

Thank you everyone, I will check out each of these suggestions. Thank you, Bhikkhu Pesala, I agree about the meditation practice and study, and I like this reference: In This Very Life by Sayādaw U Pandita. I will continue reading this online resource, but I guess I really need to find a teacher: Th...

This is a different request than just a "suggested books" request. The request is more about "which" suggested book, next. (Haha, too many great-looking, highly suggested books out there). Any suggestions, ideas, thoughts welcome, thank you! I have been practicing the five precepts earnestly since J...

Does anyone know of an English interpretation of the Bahudhatuka Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya 115), in addition to the one by Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi? Also, is anyone aware of any commentaries or discussions of this sutta in addition to Bhikkhu Bodhi's notes in The Middle Length Discourses of ...

(follow-up) Interesting. I didn't realize I posted this exactly a year ago--my how time flies (especially when one is a slow reader, haha)! The essence of what I was looking for has found me. While voyaging along each of the suttas of the Majjhima Nikaya, I finally landed on the Anapanasati Sutta, r...

Does anyone know of an English interpretation of the Bahudhatuka Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya 115), in addition to the one by Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi? Also, is anyone aware of any commentaries or discussions of this sutta in addition to Bhikkhu Bodhi's notes in The Middle Length Discourses of t...

Hello no mike, all, How to practise Vipassana Insight Meditation by Sayadaw U Pandita http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1465 With metta, Chris Thank you :) My question has much to do with "objects" of meditation for seated meditation specifically aimed at developing ...

I hope everyone is very happy and doing well! May I ask, is there a list of insight meditation "subjects" for seated meditation, similar to how there are 40 subjects for deep concentration? Also, my way of "contemplating" and "investigating" things happens while I am reflecting the Dhamma during the...

there is this formulation where just a few drops on the skin of an animal renders all the fleas on it sterile and unable to reproduce what is it called ? Program; taken orally for your cat or dog, is claimed less toxic for your pet than alternatives, and it does not kill the flea, it causes the fle...