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A loving- kindness meditation I was taught begins: May all beings be happy and secure. May all being have happy minds. Whatever living beings there may be, Without exception, weak or strong, Long, la… (View Post)
As part of retreats at the Bhavana Society Theravadan Monastery in W.Va. you can take the 8 Lifetime Precepts at the end. They are slightly more involved than the 5 Precepts, adding more proscription… (View Post)
I have fallen off the Precept Bicycle in some pretty messy, dramatic ways in the past. Finally, formally took the Three Refuges and Eight Lifetime Precepts last year. It''s hard learning the hard way… (View Post)
Then there is Sappadasa's experience from the Theragatha tales of the early monks. He REALLY got frustrated and wigged out after DECADES of effort. This course of enlightenment practice is probably n… (View Post)