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Re: How to do breath counting?
There are a number of techniques, the two simplest of which are counting both inhalations and exhalations and the counting of exhalations only. Counting occurs in the mind and brings focus to the pre… (View Post)
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Re: How far would you go to observe the first precept?
Welcome @dukkha. Hope you find something useful here. My view is probably entirely wrong, but here it is: Precepts are not about what anyone should not do. They are about what anyone will do AND is w… (View Post)
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Re: Meditation video
(Quote) @JohnMac -- Doesn't improvement by its nature suggest failure heretofore? (View Post)
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Re: Is belief without proof ever justified?
To the extent that belief implies others should agree, it's pretty arrogant and icky. One of the good things about belief is that it can inspire investigation/action. And through practice -- patient … (View Post)
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Re: Why do you do Buddhist practice?
Once upon a time, a long time ago, I was walking back towards my flat in New York with a young woman who had likewise just completed a weekend Zen retreat and was headed in the same direction. We wer… (View Post)
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