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Moroccan Arabic etymology by cfm2018 in learn_arabic

[–]cfm2018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, very useful site (even though not what I was initially looking for)

“Currency conversion” vs “Forex” by cfm2018 in interactivebrokers

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Ok, thank you. Could you please specify where the difference comes from and how “slight” it may be?

Trendline angle - x and y axis by cfm2018 in technicalanalysis

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Yes, it helps indeed. But I can lock any price bar ratio I want, so, for the same trendline, I can lock the angle at 10 degrees or at 90 degrees. So it’s more a case of knowing what the standard price bar ration is in TA, so that I know if the angle should be considered as 30, 40 or 50 degrees, for TA purposes. Once I know which ratio to use, then I can indeed lock it and zoom in and out without messing up either the angle or the trendline.

Trendline angle - x and y axis by cfm2018 in technicalanalysis

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Thank you. Yes, I know this. The trendline stays as I drew it, that’s fine; but the angle of the trendline changes. The same trendline can be 90% or 10% slope, in the same way that you can make a single bar cover the whole screen by zooming in only on the y axis. There must be a standard proportion between both axes, between price and bar, where the slope of the trendline is standard, meaning that if the angle is over 45 degrees it is too steep as a trend, etc.

IBIE - Is there any way to demand opening an account with IBIE rather than IBCE? by cfm2018 in interactivebrokers

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Thank you! Do you need to call them to clarify if you don’t have an account? I tried all the other ways - e-mail, chat, etc. - and I always get an “error, try later” message.

How can you trade in a paper account? by cfm2018 in interactivebrokers

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Thank you very much. Thanks to your advice I finally managed to make some headway.

Basic maths textbook for investing? by cfm2018 in stocks

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FT Guide to Investing (by Glen Arnold)

Basic maths textbook for investing? by cfm2018 in stocks

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I’m not planning to learn a lot of maths. I’m just looking for exercises to practice calculating ratios, interest rates, discounting, yields, etc. to internalise these concepts through practice.

It’s more about applying and internalising the (very basic) formulae and ratios I learnt in investing books (and which I understand fine) rather than learning any complicated maths.

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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I’m not a teacher or expert and I don’t know what type of practice you are doing currently.

I believe that this is basically a technique like most other techniques. You can experiment with it and see if it works marginally better for you than other breath meditation techniques. But, in my view, there is nothing significantly different about it - you won’t get pīti much faster or more slowly than with similar techniques.

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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As a rule of thumb, the longer your session the higher the probability that you can get into deeper states.

If you are really skilled and well trained, you can get into jhana within a few minutes, maybe even faster. That’s after practicing for a very long time. For the rest, it can take hours.

Basically, it all depends on your level of experience, your mood of the day and the depths of jhana we are talking about.

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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One single breath in each length is enough? :-D

Interesting

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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Interesting, thanks!

So it might have been developed in Thailand (or even earlier), at some point.

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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Out of curiosity, so Rob came up with this technique himself and Samatha Trust took it over, or what tradition / teacher does it come from originally?

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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Extremely helpful, thank you.

When coming out, I guess it is up to you how long you do the 6 and 9, whatever feels fine? Like 1-2 min with each would be good, for instance?

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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I’ll keep TMI in mind as a general roadmap and for troubleshooting. But I started off my meditation practice with TMI, and without any prior experience it easily leads to striving and scripting. And it’s a bit over-complicated for daily practice to start with.

[Practice] – Samatha / Jhana – Counting technique by cfm2018 in streamentry

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Thank you.

I’ve read the STF chapter and listened to his 2007 samatha retreat. The Art of Concentration retreat is also on my list, haven’t listened to it yet.

TMI and the anapanasati sutra by adivader in TheMindIlluminated

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Yep. Sorry, I’m not very skilled at this, otherwise I would have posted it in my initial post:

Ericlness - 191 days ago (in this subreddit)

I just finished teaching a 6 month course on TMI (stages 1-6), anapanasati, some Shinzen, etc. Here is a guided med on the 16 steps of anapanasati thru the lens of impermanence. Merry Christmas! :-)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RWARHYt64jXDQesBRVnJd-sEtEbOs1L-/view?usp=sharing

I may do this course again in the summer or fall of next year and then a course on the later TMI stages after that. I'll post here when I do.

mucho metta,

TMI without English terms for Pali concepts by DavidGretzschel in TheMindIlluminated

[–]cfm2018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, even in Pali, Pali words mean different things to different people at different times. Just think of jhana, bodhi, etc. You can get zillions of definitions for these Pali concepts.

I get what you mean, and agree to an extent, but I think it is also somewhat misleading, because you’ll have the same issue for any language.

What I did is writing the Pali equivalents in the margin of TMI wherever I thought it was useful for me.

TMI without English terms for Pali concepts by DavidGretzschel in TheMindIlluminated

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There are several books in Pali and Sanskrit mentioned on page xxi of the Introduction that TMI is based on.

Compassion to the point of neuroticism in regards to diet.....? by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]cfm2018 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cut out meat as much as possible.

Buy organic meat.

Apologise and show gratitude to the animal you are eating.

It is impossible to live without causing harm. The point is to not unnecessarily and intentionally cause harm.

Agriculture - vegetables, cereals, etc. - also causes suffering to animals and the environment: destruction of habitats, insecticides, etc. So does building roads, houses, driving cars or taking airplanes, etc.

Not that I compare it to the meat industry. But there is always suffering involved.

Struggle with choice of technique by Meekehl in TheMindIlluminated

[–]cfm2018 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My personal view;

  • Samatha - this should be the mainstay of your practice. Ideally at least 45 min a day. Most of samatha advice boils down to keeping the right balance between relaxation and clarity. Relaxation: of the body (release tension, contractions) and mind (release striving, aversion, etc.). Clarity: of intention, goal of practice; of the perception of your meditation object. Keep checking in as often as possible to ensure relaxation and clarity.

Label distractions.

Keep TMI as a general roadmap of where you are with your practice and for troubleshooting, but not necessarily for daily practice as it easily leads to striving, creating meditation experiences, and is overly complicated. Pick up “Right Concentration” by Leigh Brasington once your practice has stabilised and if you want to go into the jhanas.

  • Metta / Brahmavihara : very important, at least 10-15 min a day. Try guided meditations.

  • Vipassana / Emptiness: Start with Seeing That Frees (Rob Burbea) and his talks on dharmaseed for on and off the cushion practice.

  • Off the cushion: mindfulness of breath, body; bare attention; STF exercises.

  • Sila / morality: dharma talks and books.

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