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- Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:53 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Growing a Dharma community
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1720
Re: Growing a Dharma community
I agree old people are a good demographic for religious events they are contemplating their mortality and have free time
- Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:45 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Analytic meditation on selflessness
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3641
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:54 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Analytic meditation on selflessness
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3641
Re: Analytic meditation on selflessness
Thank you
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:17 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Analytic meditation on selflessness
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3641
Analytic meditation on selflessness
Does anyone know how to do analytic meditation on non self or emptiness? Or have resources about it? Thank you
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:13 pm
- Forum: Soto
- Topic: Opening Pandora's box
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2943
Opening Pandora's box
I've read from different meditation traditions there is always eventually for a dedicated meditator an opening of Pandora's box as Charlotte Joko beck calls it. Where all your anger and grief and psychological stuff that's been in the back of your mind/body comes to the surface. I notice I have a la...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:05 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Compassion leads to mindfulness?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1816
Compassion leads to mindfulness?
Does practicing compassion meditation give rise to mindful awareness? I'm wondering if I do compassion meditation mindfulness may come out of it naturally.
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:02 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Dalai Lama's daily practice - specific details
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10853
Re: Dalai Lama's daily practice - specific details
One of his meditations is analytical meditation. He says this meditation has helped quell his anger.
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:26 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Spirit harm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1637
Re: Spirit harm
I think it is over exertion. Thank you all
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:00 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Spirit harm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1637
Spirit harm
I practice metta and mindfulness and have increased my practice time in the past 2 weeks to about 20 minutes of metta and 30 minutes of mindfulness of in and out breathing. I am now unable to think wholesome thoughts without an accompanying headache. The more wholesome thoughts I think the worse the...
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:19 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Are demons mentioned in Buddhism actually just bad karma?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3903
Re: Are demons mentioned in Buddhism actually just bad karma?
I am familiar with schizophrenia where many schizophrenics think they have a demon inside them. It's common that schizophrenics are very intelligent people and a lot I know are spiritual. Do you think that the demons that the mentally ill possibly possess are bodhisaatvas testing their character to ...
- Fri Jul 03, 2015 12:08 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: in need of support
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2794
Re: in need of support
thank you everyone for your blessings, it was helpful knowing there are people wishing me well, the last few days were tough but today I was able to feel better. may you have peaceful minds.
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:29 pm
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: in need of support
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2794
in need of support
hello, I am not doing very well, and was hoping if some of you could extend there meditation session for even a few seconds on my behalf, it would be enormously appreciated, may you be at ease. thank you. love, omnifriend
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 6:27 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: demons polish the way
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3210
Re: demons polish the way
is sila, Samadhi, and panna enough to tame the demons that come from ones own skandhas?
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:07 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: demons polish the way
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3210
Re: demons polish the way
do demons test every highly evolved dharma practitioner?
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:42 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: demons polish the way
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3210
demons polish the way
what is the viewpoint of demons testing dharma practitioners? thank you.
- Sun May 03, 2015 3:34 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: mental illness and Buddhism
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17345
Re: mental illness and Buddhism
at spirit rock in California a lot of the dhamma teachers are learning somatic experience therapy, which is a way to relieve trauma stored in the body, which can help alleviate the symptoms of psychosis.
- Sat May 02, 2015 10:37 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: mental illness and Buddhism
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17345
Re: mental illness and Buddhism
I am not a teacher and never said I was a teacher, I said I taught one of my parents loving kindness meditation meaning I showed them how to sit and wish for others well being. when I lead classes I was allowed to do this by my teacher because I was able to give the people in the class my dhamma tea...
- Sat May 02, 2015 2:38 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: mental illness and Buddhism
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17345
Re: mental illness and Buddhism
there is a story in the suttas of a mad woman who realized nirvana.
- Fri May 01, 2015 10:07 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: mental illness and Buddhism
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17345
Re: mental illness and Buddhism
I have schizophrenia and bi polar and have taken the 5 precepts for life, I have been meditating for 10 years and have taught one of my parents loving kindness meditation, i have lead meditation classes in mainly metta and some vipassana. i find it pretty ignorant and insulting you think i should be...
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:15 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: Obsessive Thoughts
- Replies: 71
- Views: 21237
Re: Obsessive Thoughts
I have OCD, it will take weeks or a few months to cure you, I have been using this technique for 17 days and today I have started seeing actual relief. The book Brain Lock was written by a Buddhist, and he uses 4 techniques for overcoming ocd thoughts and rituals.