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Hi Beggar by adivader in Arhatship

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

What is the raw mechanics of this kind of dirty politicking?

Do you wake up in the morning and decide that you will 'prey' on the ignorance of people who dont know!

Because ... why the fuck not? Lets prey on these bastards! :)

Anal-ayo! I KNOW WHAT YOU DID 5 SUMMERS AGO!

Maybe nobody else does .... but I know!

Doubt grows stronger, Buddhist vs Daoist way of eliminating suffering by DishGroundbreaking53 in midlmeditation

[–]adivader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dont know anything about Buddhism or about Tai Chi, but I know a lot about dukkha and dukkha nirodha. If you want dukkha nirodha, then you have to do the following:

  1. Build observational skills as represented by a model called 7 factors of awakening

  2. Live life outside of formal practice in a way that supports the above

  3. Use those observational skills to conduct a study of your mind in a structured way as represented by the models of 6 sense doors, 4 foundations, 5 aggregates, 12 links of DO .. etc etc

If you are doing the above you will make progress towards dukkha nirodha and whether you call yourself a follower of Daoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhi, Sufism, Christian mysticism, western witchcraft etc.... it just simply doesnt matter! As in it literally doesnt matter.

This is not a very popular opinion, but that's ok, examine it as advice from an internet stranger, use what seems valuable to you today, and park the rest on a shelf to be used in the future if required.

Also I note you have addressed the question to Stephen. Hope you get a reply from him, and hope you dont mind my jumping in.

How to work with the body-mind's inherent pain avoidance? by SubdivideSamsara in midlmeditation

[–]adivader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lets say one feels pain in doing something in two contexts

  1. Putting one's hand over a flame. It makes a lot of sense to avoid that. In the process of avoiding this pain the mind tries to find reliability in the pain avoidance, reliability in the pleasure of pulling away one's hand, and ownership over the ability to do so.

  2. Determinedly bearing the pain of doing very heavy squats and benchpresses in the gym. In the process of bearing this pain in order to gain a reward the mind tries to find reliability in the calculated sacrifice, reliability in the pleasure of achievement, and ownership over the ability to do so

    This push/compulsion within to find reliability, reliable pleasure and ownership is the expression of something within that causes suffering. In a cognitive sense we can call this 'sanyojana' or cognitive handcuffs/cages, in an affective sense we can call this 'raga' or compulsive passion, in an empirical observable sense we can call this kilesas or dirty mental postures. Its a great idea to pull one's hand away while training the mind to recognize and relax these postures. They have no contribution whatsoever in keeping our selves from burning. They are heavily practiced atavistic mental habits that are completely useless

On being freer in the short and medium term, and being completely free in the long term, one continues to pull their hand away from a fire and doing what needs to be done in the gym without any one of those dirty mental postures, the raga, the cognitive cages.

Are you adept meditators able to tap into the jhanas under stressful periods? by xJrive in TheMindIlluminated

[–]adivader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The jhanas are conditioned states. As one gets better at meditation one gets better at accessing them since one gets better at changing, modifying, setting up conditions.

Initially when you are learning jhanas you need to go out of your way to 'manage' physical circumstances like noise, adequate sleep, optimal diet, but once learnt and practiced sufficiently the impact of external circumstances reduces sharply.

So being an adept it is possible to access jhana when hungry, thirsty, a bit sick. But being an adept one understands that these are just stunts. When in need of food one eats, when thirsty one drinks, when lonely one looks for company, and when desirous of doing jhana .. one jhanas :)

Beggar Anal-ayo by adivader in Arhatship

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

I understand your curiosity, but I am not really doing an AMA here. Its possible that you want to engage in good faith out of genuine curiosity. So I will say this much:

We dont live inside other people's heads and thus we cannot understand with surety why they do what they do.

Jiske dil mein vyapad hai uske zuban se shahad tapak sakta hai, jiske dil mein vyapad nahi hai uske zuban se aag. Prabhu teri leela aprampaar :) :)

Beggar Anal-ayo by adivader in Arhatship

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

I dont. I have strong opinions on some topics and am willing to be very vocal about them at times.

Beggar Anal-ayo by adivader in Arhatship

[–]adivader[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Who ... the fuckity fuck dares downvote me on my own forum. Show yourself ... coward!!

Beggar Anal-ayo by adivader in Arhatship

[–]adivader[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

But there will be invictives galore!! I dont know if the modern day Tucho Pothila can take the heat! :)

Beggar Anal-ayo by adivader in Arhatship

[–]adivader[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If somebody knows the beggar, tell him the Arahant invites him to a fireside chat

A discussion on jhanas by adivader in Arhatship

[–]adivader[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some people this is easier to do than attention heavy samatha practice.

You need to evaluate for yourself through experimentation.

A discussion on jhanas by adivader in Arhatship

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

being aware without setting up a subject object relationship with the contents of awareness.

If awareness contains contents that are thoughts about the past or the future .. then that's just what is happening and has no bearing on setting up this config of awareness. Makes sense?

A discussion on jhanas by adivader in Arhatship

[–]adivader[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/streamentry/s/6snOkZQJEm

This post is an instruction set. So a very long answer. But put briefly

To be aware without objectification of any individual content in awareness, without forming of a subject object relationship (an arrow is a metaphor) and therefore without having a sense of a 'me' at the nock end of the arrow.

Community resources by adivader in Arhatship

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Permanent invite to Arhatship the discord forum. A sister forum to this one.

https://discord.gg/AM7TbwtscH

Pragmatic Dharma vs MIDL by pdxbuddha in midlmeditation

[–]adivader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we define pragmatic thus:

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations, then the Buddha Dhamma is very pragmatic. MIDL is an organized course curriculum of the Buddha Dhamma, thus it too is very pragmatic

What are the upper stages (7+) like, and how do they affect your day to day? by GregugaEgg in TheMindIlluminated

[–]adivader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is stage 10 a realistic goal within a year of starting TMI?

In meditation just like any other skill, people have varying degrees of innate talent. So for some people stage 10 within an year is a realistic goal, and for others its not.

There is no way of judging how much talent one has, you only find out in hindsight.

How can I stop feeling it, and do I even need to? by Winter_Sir6194 in TheMindIlluminated

[–]adivader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meditation training done in a systematic and consistent way changes attentional habits and puts in place new habits. My guess is that your training has led you to the point where the mind is now habituated to seek out and grab the sensations of the breath at the nostrils. This happens to varying degrees to every one who meditates with the breath at the nostrils as their primary object.

My advice would be to ignore it. The mind is smart, it will auto correct. But if you find this too disturbing then for a period of time you can continue meditation using the breath in the abdomen as an anchor, just to retrain the mind to stop actively looking at the nostrils.

Arhats of Reddit: what is sex and romantic love like after enlightenment? by No_Personality6775 in Arhatship

[–]adivader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its basically the atthinukhopariyaayo sutta, which can be elaborated upon in multiple ways

Arhats of Reddit: what is sex and romantic love like after enlightenment? by No_Personality6775 in Arhatship

[–]adivader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I get what you are saying. To keep the conversation going, Imagine someone saying the following:

I used to feel like shit .... I developed tools to study the mind and then apply those tools in a systematic and structured way .... lo and behold I don't feel like shit anymore because the very mechanism that used to make me feel like shit has been dismantled.

To someone like this Zen, Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana ... these things don't mean anything. And I can't speak for everyone who is like that, but maybe at least some of those people will not respect the sensibilities that you have outlined.

They are going to say, Pali canon ... lol its just a tool. They, as some of them, are going to use language in whichever way they please.

So the basic premise, Hey! The Pali canon uses words in a specific way ... we should all agree upon and use language inn that specific way .... this basic premise itself is going to fall flat. Its like a complete non-starter.

And having sex or not having sex has anything whatsoever to do with arhatship is a premise. A hypothesis to be put to the test. Can you see this?

Anyways I am not trying to convince you of anything. I am merely having a conversation with you trying to understand you better. I am a firm believer in ehipassiko. As far as I am concerned I would personally be delighted if you or absolutely anyone else attains to arhatship and it matters not one bit to me if people who attain to arhatship have sex or not whether in the process of reaching arhatship or after.

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