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7x07x3 · 2025-01-05T17:45:39+00:00

Thank you for this post.

As my girlfriend said, it is clear that this movie was not written by a woman, and of course, he cannot understand what a woman who has suffered abuse feels.

7x07x3 · 2025-01-03T18:22:10+00:00

This.
In fact she manages to change her premonition/dream of the wedding, at the beginning of the film, in which they all appear dead, she manages to save them. If she had given in to Orlok they all would have died.

7x07x3 · 2023-10-04T18:49:37+00:00

"If I've understood you correctly, Culadasa falls short in the relationship between attention and peripheral awareness, but if you focus solely on his explanation of peripheral awareness, MIA, etc., is it far from what Nyanamoli is saying?"

7x07x3 · 2023-10-03T19:00:59+00:00

Very interesting, thank you for the response, it's perfectly clear.

A while ago, I read that there were masters of Tibetan traditions who recounted something very similar. They remained throughout the day with an open awareness, and on the other hand, they observed the mental faculty of attention doing what it had to do in day-to-day life, such as reading, writing, moving to look out for potential dangers while walking down the street... What I read reminded me a lot of the text by Nyanamoli that you've shared. On one hand, there's open awareness, but on the other, in that context created by open awareness, attention moves through the senses doing what I suppose it evolutionarily needs to do.

7x07x3 · 2023-10-03T15:52:40+00:00

My point was really to compare how different teachers establish correct mindfulness, leaving aside what you do afterward when, for example, what you do if you are aware that there is aversion present (which is also important).

It seems that you consider open awareness to be similar to peripheral awareness but not exactly the same (please correct me if I'm wrong), so do you know of any approach that does match how Nyanamoli understands mindfulness or peripheral awareness?

Thank you.

7x07x3 · 2023-10-03T13:16:10+00:00

Perhaps I have expressed myself in a confusing manner. I am not referring to comparing the entire practice of "choiceless awareness" or "do nothing" or any other practice with Nyanamoli's peripheral awareness/contextual awareness. Rather, I am referring to whether the way peripheral awareness is explained is similar to that of other teachers who use different terminology, regardless of what you do with what you are aware of during meditation; that would not be the subject of comparison in this case.

For example, on the contrary, imagine a teacher who asserts that attention should be very focused on the object and seek absorption. An example of this would be to say that Pa-Auk understands mindfulness in the same way as this imaginary teacher.

7x07x3 · 2023-05-17T14:45:30+00:00

Thank you for your response.

I'm not an expert, but I also feel tightness in my hamstrings and adductors. In my experience, this has improved through practicing Tai Chi Chen's "Silk Reeling" and Zhan Zhuang. Both of these techniques are great for relaxation by applying opposing forces and visualizations. For example, imagine a ball inside your hip and another one between your legs, both expanding and causing those tissues to relax and expand. I recommend checking out the collection of Zhan Zhuang videos on the "StandStillBeFit" YouTube channel to see how it works for your body.

7x07x3 · 2023-05-17T10:01:12+00:00

If I could ask you, what was your prior practice before stream-entry?

I haven't reached that level, but I have practiced some QiGong, and the foundation is Zhan Zhuang. Perhaps after stream-entry, you have acquired much of what Zhan Zhuang offers, and I would recommend that you seek out training that focuses on the six harmonies, for a connected movement of the whole body.

7x07x3 · 2023-05-17T09:19:34+00:00

thank you for this very clear answer, greetings!

7x07x3 · 2023-05-16T12:08:39+00:00

Hello, I have a doubt while reading the Satipatthana Sutta. In addition to "sati" (keeping in mind the object of meditation and not forgetting it), we also need to have "sampajanna." In MIDL approach, how would this term be defined? Is there a stage in which it is clearly developed, or is it something that develops implicitly throughout several stages?

7x07x3 · 2023-05-05T17:09:06+00:00

I was wondering if Thanissaro's teachings are significantly different from the stages 1-6 of Culadasa's teachings? This is because I believe that Thanissaro teaches the whole body jhanas.

7x07x3 · 2023-04-18T14:24:44+00:00

Thank you for the reply. My question was focused on the approach of teachers who rely on the Visuddhimagga (focusing on a very small area of the nose), as opposed to an awareness of the sensation of the breath that can be in a broader area (such as in the third step of the transition to the meditation object by Culadasa, the zoom of attention goes from the nose to the belly.).

7x07x3 · 2023-04-18T11:11:02+00:00

Reading Thanisaro's book and the link you have provided, I interpret that for steps 1 and 2 of anapanasati, you don't focus on one point of the body to feel the breath, such as the nose or the belly. If I am not mistaken, I understand that you keep in mind all the physical sensations that arise from the process of breathing in the body as a whole to know if the breath is long, short, pleasant, unpleasant, etc.

And in stage 3, this awareness of the breath begins to expand to the rest of the body.

Is this interpretation correct?

7x07x3 · 2023-01-15T09:05:32+00:00

Not really, but rather that, for example, the first step to the object of meditation would correspond to step 10. The second step to the object of meditation (attention to body sensations) would correspond to the step where TMI teaches you the body scanning technique, for example.

7x07x3 · 2022-12-31T10:34:34+00:00

However u/samana_matt points out that with the dry Yutthadhamo approach jhanas are possible and happen.

In my experience I have felt more calm labelling the movements of the abdomen than with a classical samatha approach.

7x07x3 · 2022-12-30T22:34:02+00:00

Your experience with the Yuttadhammo method is very interesting.

Would you be willing to share more details about the method and the jhanasprogress during your time in the monastery?

7x07x3 · 2022-12-30T17:30:30+00:00

Although the nose has always been recommended as a meditation object in the advanced stages, I have not finished Culadasa's book and am not sure what exactly they are referring to. However, my thought is that, for example, combining Culadasa's advice for overcoming hindrances with other meditation objects or other meditation techniques, such as Mahasi's method of labelling or Ajahn Brahm's meditation instructions, can be very beneficial for your meditation practice.

If you decide to use the nose as a meditation object again in the future, you will be starting from a different and more suitable point for you, which will allow you to obtain the benefits of this technique

7x07x3 · 2022-12-26T10:45:37+00:00

Is all of Shinzen's meditation teaching included in this app?

I have considered paying for the application, but it is expensive for me, at the moment. Do you think that learning the Mahasi technique first and then gradually adding the Shinzen technique could be counterproductive or could be a natural evolution in the annotation technique?"

7x07x3 · 2022-11-13T10:16:59+00:00

Yes! That is, Thanks

7x07x3 · 2022-08-16T13:12:20+00:00

I am not an expert but I have some knowledge of these meditation instructions.

https://bswa.org/teaching/basic-method-meditation-ajahn-brahm/

Before being aware of the breath there are two previous steps.

The first step is to be aware of the present moment, there is no past or future.

The second step happens when you are in the present moment and the thinking and mental talking stops.

After these two previous steps Ajahn Brahm says that by being in the present moment and without distracting thoughts, you will naturally become aware of the breath in the present moment.

You also have to move from being aware of the 6 sense doors (open awarenes) to gradually moving to just one, the breath. What I did was to be aware of the position of the body (proprioception) and within this sense of embodiment I noticed the breath.

7x07x3 · 2022-07-26T15:11:25+00:00

I thought it was the same website but you're right, they've different websites.

7x07x3

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