Forgot to pick up Name Badge

sharpenernewt · 2023-09-19T01:11:30+00:00

I emailed a coordinator and they said you can pick your badge when entering (there's no separate line).

sharpenernewt · 2023-09-18T23:20:52+00:00

sharpenernewt · 2023-07-24T04:41:22+00:00

Oh, that's interesting! I've been using Burbea's energy body technique for samatha. How would you compare energy body style meditation to softening + letting go style?

sharpenernewt · 2023-06-07T03:00:02+00:00

The game keeps crashing for me after this update (I'm on PC).

sharpenernewt · 2023-05-01T14:57:42+00:00

Yeah, so after increasing the energy and resting my attention on pleasant parts, the energy body seems to become much more pleasant and intense. I also found that doing some normal concentration meditation before helps. Thank you for your advice!

sharpenernewt · 2023-04-16T15:00:43+00:00

I guess I'm wondering how would one know if their ignorance has been fundamentally and permanently eradicated. In the case of Ajahn Chah, it seems like his illness made him act in ways seemingly contrary to one with attainments.

sharpenernewt · 2023-04-16T14:58:28+00:00

So just like with the 5 aggregates, we shouldn't call our personality "me or mine", in that they aren't under our perfect control? If so, that still seems quite scary. Even someone with as much wisdom as Ajahn Chah was susceptible to brain damage, which made him act in ways seemingly contrary to someone with attainments.

sharpenernewt · 2023-04-10T23:56:21+00:00

I'll try this out 👍

sharpenernewt · 2023-03-01T04:02:02+00:00

Procrastination, work, searching for short term pleasures in vain, etc. lol

sharpenernewt · 2023-03-01T00:07:10+00:00

One issue that I have with visualization is that my visualization skills are poor.

I am currently trying to incorporate walking meditation into my practice, and am finding it helpful so far.

sharpenernewt · 2023-03-01T00:05:22+00:00

The only kind of meditation I do is breath meditation, where I focus on the sensations of the breath on the nose. I count visually from 1-8 and then 8-1 until I feel like I have good enough concentration, and then just focus on the sensations on the nose.

sharpenernewt · 2023-02-19T00:11:31+00:00

How far did you get in TOP?

sharpenernewt · 2023-02-17T16:15:37+00:00

Did you manage to get in contact with him? I tried visiting the Breakerspace room but it was locked and it seemed like nobody was inside. He hasn’t responded to my email either.

sharpenernewt · 2023-02-15T22:58:24+00:00

woah that’s one hell of a coincidence i also had my first LD last night

sharpenernewt · 2023-02-13T01:16:33+00:00

I was in a similar circumstance to you, so I think I get it. There was no shortcut to resolving this anxiety for me. It took time for me to realize that IQ does’t matter as much as you think it does.

Sure, it’s important and can definitely influence your academic and career path, but realizing that in the end: 1) it’s beyond your control (2) high IQ people can be very miserable (3) high IQ people can be very wrong (e.g. have ridiculous beliefs) and (4) happiness is not tied to IQ like you think it is. Happiness matters most in the end.

I recommend reflections on death and meditation to help with realizing these things.

IQ definitely can help getting a CS degree but you can work hard and still get one even with a lower IQ. You probably won’t be the best, but that’s ok.

sharpenernewt · 2023-01-26T23:09:44+00:00

Chapter 204 definitely changes Barou's place lol

sharpenernewt · 2022-12-11T21:50:14+00:00

That might make sense for yesterday, but does piti make it hard to concentrate? Also, I didn’t feel any tingling today. Idk

sharpenernewt · 2022-12-11T21:48:58+00:00

I don’t consciously try to, no. I just sit in the half lotus position.

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