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I listened to the first talk Sabre - I really like Ajahn Brahm, and having a commentary on the content itself is certainly helpful. fivebells and caz - I'll be sure to look them up - thanks! This may be down to a lack of sleep, but I've found that …
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Thankyou federica and Sabre. I'm glad that I finally understand why the suttas are structured like that - when I first heard that the original teachings were passed down orally, I had my doubts - but this must ensure a reasonable level of reliabilit…
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Thanks to everyone for their helpful replies. I had a couple of small questions regarding my current meditation practice. Firstly - toward the end of my meditation periods my breathing becomes very shallow - I don't feel out of breath, but my brea…
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That was a great article lobster - I'm certainly going to try that out! I really enjoy meditating, but I don't want to overdo it for a short period of time, and then get burned out and stop doing it. Do you think a single 20 minute session a day is…
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What do you mean by discomfort, lobster? At the moment I follow the breath and try, probably too hard, to just let everything be and observe it. Is this the right approach for the moment? Obviously I get distracted a lot, given that I'm a beginner …
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Thank-you for all of your responses. It hasn't happened again since, it was probably just a sense perception issue.
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Just to clarify what I said about acting morally: I meant that I would find it difficult to adhere to an absolute moral code. I might steal something, or lie to someone (for example) if the ultimate good it brought about outweighed the pain caused b…
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Thanks for all of the helpful replies everyone. Caz, while I'm unsure what you meant in your closing comment on skepticism, your post really helped to clarify things for me, so thank-you. My somewhat limited understanding of meditation is simply f…
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Relatively familiar - 1&2 are fine, 3, 4 & 5 depend on interpretation I'm assuming. How do you let go of your regrets, worries and fears though? If you need the mind to be calm and clear to meditate, but it can only be made calm and clear by…
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I know that there are a lot of benefits to be gained from meditation, even if you remove the teachings of Buddhism, so I would be quite happy to (willpower permitting) practice meditation regularly. I would find adhering to a moral code more difficu…
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While, as has been mentioned by caz, understanding of some of the teachings may come from deeper insights - I do not feel that I could start from a point of being totally open minded about ideas such as rebirth and karma. If I was able to have a fu…
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Hmm that sounds fair enough - but that also sounds as though it requires a decent level of spiritual cultivation. I so want to work at it all - but I'm totally unsure of how I should be meditating, how to be mindful in my daily life etc. The basics …
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Thanks Tikal for that very helfpul response ! Im a little confused about the meaning of dependant origination, I haven't looked into this properly before :/ So how can I 'be present in the moment'?
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With all due respect to your parents - are they intelligent? If they possess some degree of intellect then surely you can reason with them like people above have stated, or simply the fact that religion cannot be forced on someone if they do not bel…
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I used to do the whole 'to whom it may concern', albeit phrased slightly more informally ;D
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Would you say that half/full lotus was necassary? I can't even get into the proper cross legged position so I sit on a chair!!
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I have been studying Buddhism seriously for about 2 years, meditating for about a year. Only in the last 3-4 months have I begun serious renunciation and more scheduled and structured meditations. I've gained a lot of confidence in myself and my p…
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Wow Talisman, that sounds amazing! How long have you been cultivating for?
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I'm so not cut out for Buddhism... Gotta spend more time on the cushion methinks!
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Either way, thanks for the replies!! Guy, surely the whole mantra thing isnt letting go - but imposing other thoughts on top of the old ones?
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I must be doing it wrong - because when I meditate, I'm just meditating - doing meditation, observing my breath/surroundings/hectic thoughts - nothing ever comes to me, never do I realise anything that I am confused about...
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lol, to understand the reality - one more obstacle will not make a lot of difference tess :P
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Guys, I'm looking to buy a ton of books, need some advice :) -Something that fully explains all of the core concepts, -Something that covers meditation -Anything else that people reccomend Preferably with a Theravada twist on it. Thanks in advanc…
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Thankyou for your replies federica - and no I don't ill join one of the other threads in existance xD
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Thankyou Simon - That did make me think... also that I am actually quite critical of a few of the Christians that I know, which really - is the opposite of how I should be behaving. I guess it is because I am unsure about my beliefs, but this has re…
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Im never sure what I think on the matter - I mean, we have no proof of rebirth do we, yet many people assume it.
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So then what is an animal?
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ShiftPlusOne - Thanks for that link there - This man is amazing !!!!
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Hmmm... fairplay - I kinda meant, the 'laws of society', as in what is and isnt socially acceptable. Are these relavent?
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Im just thinking though - to coexist with others in this world, you have to be a part of society though, how does one do this - and yet remain detached?
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Vincenzi you are confused between the religion, and the fan club
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Yeah, Victorious - I made this after reading your thread - but I don't have this intense desire to cultivate :/
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To quote tim minchin - "If you open your mind too much, your brain will fall out" Tess - I still have this underlying clinging to the idea of a god, due to my upbringing - however I do not believe in it. For me to get this rough concept of how all …
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I find this quite *amusing* that so many Buddhists think and need a concept of reincarnation. Careful there. ----------------- Tess - Look inside yourself, imagine ceasing to exist, to percieve, to be concious. There is no way we can prove re…
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To quote tim minchin - "If you open your mind too much, your brain will fall out" Tess - I still have this underlying clinging to the idea of a god, due to my upbringing - however I do not believe in it. For me to get this rough concept of how all …
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Tess, It's a personal interest thing - I'm currently in a Catholic school where Jesus is regularly crammed down my throat - and seeing connections between the two religions is kind of interesting to me. I have been a christian for like 80% of my lif…
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Also - If you assume some degree of validity in the bible's teachings - Christ could have been putting the path to enlightenment in a way for the perhaps slightly less intelligent people of the time - who also had a background in the Jewish faith
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the concept of heaven is very different from that of nirvana. samsara can be viewed as purgatory. How so? I mean, not taking the christian teachings 100% - but its basically a mental state in which you experience 'the love of god' which, given tha…
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Would it be fair to say - that following any religion, in a morally correct way - will put you 'on the path' to enlightenment
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the concept of heaven is very different from that of nirvana. samsara can be viewed as purgatory. How so? I mean, not taking the christian teachings 100% - but its basically a mental state in which you experience 'the love of god' which, given tha…