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DairyLama · Veteran
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Re: A take on mindful living instead of happiness
(Quote) Exactly, it's noticing how and why stuff arises, associations, reactions, etc. That's really the point of mindfulness, to develop some insight. But I think it needs to be done consistently ov… (View Post)
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Re: Moments of bliss in meditation
(Quote) Another view is that if you get bored in meditation you're not doing it right, or at least not developing much samatha. And you can experience boredom any time, so why bother sitting on a cus… (View Post)
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Re: Moments of bliss in meditation
(Quote) The suttas describe a progression though the jhanas. I view such experiences as nourishing to meditation practice, and as a sign of progress towards developing samadhi. https://en.wikipedia.o… (View Post)2 -
Re: The truth of reality
(Quote) Teachings on emptiness in Buddhism ( eg in the Heart Sutra ) are generally framed in terms of the five aggregates, and the five aggregates are a model of personal experience. So emptiness see… (View Post)
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Re: The truth of reality
(Quote) Sure, impermanence and conditionality look pretty universal, but of course that is just from our human perspective. You could say they appear to be characteristics of our "human reality&… (View Post)1