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- Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:08 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Can you attain enlightenment without experiencing all world desires?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3293
Re: Can you attain enlightenment without experiencing all world desires?
Desire is described as an obstacle to enlightenment. So I don't see how experiencing more desire would help attain it. Probably it's helpful to realize that fulfilling your desires doesn't bring happiness. But it's not essential to experience "all world desires" to reach this conclusion. T...
- Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:59 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Bunch of personal anaylsizing + Does true compassion really exist? Isn't everything egocentric?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 13603
Re: Does true compassion really exist? Isn't everything egocentric?
In the context of Buddhism, compassion works in unity with other parts of the "system". Parts relevant to your question may be for example: detachment and non-self. I believe that "it works", in the sense that even if not perfect, it can produce results similar to "true comp...
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Pain in face during meditation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2323
Re: Pain in face during meditation
I see two possible approaches: 1. Tweak your meditation technique. Like somebody said above, there may be something about your approach to meditation, which increases tension. 2. Locate the cause of the physical discomfort. For this, try re-build your meditation practice, from the most relaxing post...
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:04 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: 'the conflict is in the watcher'
- Replies: 70
- Views: 10988
Re: 'the conflict is in the watcher'
Maybe the conflict is in the doer, not in the watcher.
At least my watcher seems relatively conflict less
At least my watcher seems relatively conflict less
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:46 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Can I start practising on my own?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 12588
Re: Can I start practising on my own?
I haven't checked the link which you describe as overwhelming, but I found this one is certainly very easy to understand and follow. You have here a basic vipassana meditation guide: http://www.sirimangalo.org/teachings" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; There is a little bookl...