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- Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:30 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
- Replies: 433
- Views: 154884
Month 7
Another month is gone. :broke: If last month I suffered physically, this month it was my turn to be defeated mentally. Mental focus became very weak. I lost most all touch of respiration, and keeping the mind focused on incoming and outgoing breath became a huge chore. Mind became extremely wild and...
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:16 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Questions for those who have travelled to India
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2033
Re: Questions for those who have travelled to India
Do visit the Global Vipassana Pagoda if you ever come to India.VictoryInTruth wrote:Dear Dhamma Wheel members... I am contemplating visiting India within the next 2 months and wanted to know if any of you have visited the sites related to Buddhism in India?
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:10 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: Goenka and 'The Art of Living'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1922
Re: Goenka and 'The Art of Living'
Is there a resource where I can access more of him speaking, I think he has a lovely voice :) Hello Myotai. I have compiled a list for you. There are some videos on the Vipassana website. Vipassana Research Institute has some audio as well as streaming video content. Pariyatti has some free content...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:39 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
- Replies: 433
- Views: 154884
Month 6
Fifth month of daily sitting is over. Time for the monthly 'report card'. On 23 December I decided to change the height of the cushion I put under my ass. Until then I had been sitting on a firm cushion that boosted me about 3.5", and thus made sitting very easy. But I got to thinking that I wo...
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: One learns not to react with aversion when It is a unpleasan
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1009
Re: One learns not to react with aversion when It is a unple
One learns not to react with aversion when It is a unpleasant sensation and with craving If it is a pleasant sensation. But how does It work? When doing Anapanasati meditation, you note that attention has wandered away from the neutral object of meditation (incoming and outgoing breath), and bring ...
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Did Buddha say drinking Alcohol is bad?
- Replies: 127
- Views: 37780
Re: Did Buddha say drinking Alcohol is bad?
as i told you earlier, how come an occasional drinker go to hell? then those who drink other drinks will also go to hell? some medicines have ALCOHOL. in another way, what you are telling is People go to hell by EATING and DRINKING ? The person who consumes medicine (which may have some form of alc...
- Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:08 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: Backpain...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4135
Re: Backpain...
Old topic, hope this helps someone in future.... I had issue with persistent lower back pain. I tried therapy and rest but it was no good. Finally after some reading I found that my issue was lack of flexibility and weak core. So I was able to cure my lower back pain by: Doing stretching for gluteal...
- Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:10 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: spiritual pride
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6258
Re: spiritual pride
There is nothing wrong with feeling a certain amount of pride and self-satisfaction. Reflecting on one's truthful achievements helps go through difficult phases, it helps to fight off negative emotions and gives hope when one is in the troughs. One should not let pride grow uncontrollably and turn i...
- Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:14 pm
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Why are jhanas considered superior to sensual pleasures?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 12077
Re: Re:
manas,
You are correct. I did use some terms loosely.
Frankly I am so distant from attaining any Jhana that the issue of building any cravings towards it is not even an issue. That is a bridge I will cross if I ever get there.
You are correct. I did use some terms loosely.
Frankly I am so distant from attaining any Jhana that the issue of building any cravings towards it is not even an issue. That is a bridge I will cross if I ever get there.
- Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:43 pm
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Why are jhanas considered superior to sensual pleasures?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 12077
I am also not speaking from personal experience, since I have not attained any of the Jhana(s). But can jhanas not also result in craving and therefore cause suffering? The first Jhana is nothing but perfect one pointed awareness. So if there is any craving for Jhana the meditator will fall out of J...
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:18 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Resolutions for 2014
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4237
- Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:52 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: New subject - Is it like that?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 743
Re: New subject - Is it like that?
Is it like that? The way to nirvana, that you get much more times with only(just) little hapiness and just Little dissapointment more closer to nirvana one is? I have never heard or read anything to support this line of thinking. What I have heard and read is that one gets more and more equanimous ...
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:21 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Happy Birthday David N. Snyder!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2221
Re: Happy Birthday David N. Snyder!
Happy birthday DNS, may your life be full of happiness.
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:38 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2293
Re: New member
Welcome back. You might find the topic The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge helpful for daily practice.ES06 wrote:Anyway, I am returning back to practice.
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:08 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Resolutions for 2014
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4237
My resolutions for 2014
I have two aims for coming year:
- To maintain pristine sīla (Five precepts).
- To meditate at least twice daily with full effort, and improve my samādhi.