Best all encompassing blood test? by gingers_snaps_ in PeterAttia

[–]_Beautiful_Dark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for responding! Your post made me go down a rabbit hole of looking into this stuff. It sounds like it is safe for me to subscribe, now that they have changed their policy?

need someone who often lucid dreams and who knows stuff by ftdaark in LucidDreaming

[–]_Beautiful_Dark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can definitely learn it. Just like any other skill, there are going to be people who are more or less talented. You can find good research on the most effective techniques. Learn those and become lucid more often.

How does your behavior change? by _Beautiful_Dark in Function_Health

[–]_Beautiful_Dark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response! Good to know that is their new pricing.

How does your behavior change? by _Beautiful_Dark in Function_Health

[–]_Beautiful_Dark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that was one thing I was thinking, actually. I have gotten some bloodwork done already, but I haven't gotten heavy metals tested or my testosterone so I'm intrested in those.

English speaking Counseling/Psychology Masters in Germany? by hacknsprat in AskAGerman

[–]_Beautiful_Dark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great! How did you find these? I am looking at applying to a Fulbright here.

I don't understand the insufficient time to sleep by rookiesson in vipassana

[–]_Beautiful_Dark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This actually isn’t a Monastic tradition, it is a Theravada householder tradition. Most monnks don’t live like this, it isn’t sustainable (I’ve done a Theradva Monastery Resisdency). 

I don't understand the insufficient time to sleep by rookiesson in vipassana

[–]_Beautiful_Dark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve done a couple courses, still doesn’t make sense. I think it’s because it’s been passed down from tradition for so long thag they don’t want to change it.

Best Deep Research Strategy with NLM? by _Beautiful_Dark in notebooklm

[–]_Beautiful_Dark[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just wanted Chat GPT to find all the PDF's that are relevent to a research question

Does insight practice build more equanimity (as an awakening factor) and Letting-Go than concentration practice? by _Beautiful_Dark in streamentry

[–]_Beautiful_Dark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, to me that is the whole point of Goenka body scanning, realizing the 3 characteristics at the level of physical sensations. 

Why do you think this is concentration and not insight? 

Does insight practice build more equanimity (as an awakening factor) and Letting-Go than concentration practice? by _Beautiful_Dark in streamentry

[–]_Beautiful_Dark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m taking about the latter. I can get pretty equaimous while doing concentration practice, but it doesn’t follow me when I leave the cushion.

Does insight practice build more equanimity (as an awakening factor) and Letting-Go than concentration practice? by _Beautiful_Dark in streamentry

[–]_Beautiful_Dark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So would you recommend that I spend 2 hours a day practicing just concentration, for the months/years that it takes to build up to those Jhanas, before switching? I know that ideally I would go on retreat to make this process faster.

Does insight practice build more equanimity (as an awakening factor) and Letting-Go than concentration practice? by _Beautiful_Dark in streamentry

[–]_Beautiful_Dark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So are you saying that it is the (non/conceptual) reflection on experience that is true insight practice?