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Re: Difficult meditation lately . . .
At the risk of ceaseless repetition: The mental barriers arise because of the grasping after self. Catching the attachment when it rises makes it simple to just let it go. (View Post)
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Re: Difficult meditation lately . . .
This is not the way I learned vipassana I can't say, but I have done thousands of hours and I can say that ups and downs are not uncommon. In normal vipassana people usually get to a point where they… (View Post)
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Re: Mindfulness is NOT enough
(Quote) I agree. So what is the purpose? We say mindfulness-well yes but then? If we can use the mindfulness to be less stupid and then explore ourselves and others and understand the basics of exist… (View Post)
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Re: Empties
Emptiness doesn't refer to the head only. Knowledge is how a Bodhi understands to help others. It is the self-an object-which is empty of inherent existence. Speaking of knowledge-that word inherent … (View Post)1 -
Re: How does one help sentient beings to attain enlightenment?
I'm having a hard time putting this into words today, so I'm going to quote from that bastion of infinite knowledge, Wikipedia. Bodhicitta is a compassion for all beings, accompanied by a falling awa… (View Post)1