Questions tagged [personal-experience]
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Converting knowledge into wisdom
This question arises from a recent post. There is a related question on the difference between knowledge and wisdom but this is more on how wisdom (insights) can arise from knowledge.
The definition ...
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How to achieve magga nana?
During meditation practice have experienced mind was stopped. But some says it is samadi,not the magga phala.but now I don't have thoughts over myself. They say magga phala is shut down .so what is ...
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Is it possible to have perception without reification?
Sometimes some visual or auditory sense perception gives the taste of no-self. Like, the ego dissolves for a moment and you feel tremendous oneness with existence. For e.g. while looking at the sunset ...
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What is obsessive defilement?
During practice of meditation experience there are thoughts that can't be noticed. But they stop on their own and later they appear to show up less and less. The thoughts were less wondering with the ...
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Flickering light during meditation
I was wondering if seeing flickering lights during meditation meant anything.
My eyes had been closed for about 15 minutes. I would not say I was in a deep meditative state. The room was dark already ...
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Non-Self vs. depersonalization disorder
After quite some time of daily meditation, I feel less like having a real separate, permanent self (specific details see below, but it's a general question), which, in my opinion, could be regarded as ...
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Can this cause a rebirth as a homosexual?
I've been thinking about this for quite some time, and decided to ask the forum, perhaps someone have more knowledge about this. (sorry for grammar mistakes (if there's any), English is not my first ...
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What does random Images flashing during mediation mean ,if anything at all?
I started meditation with Headspace app and have experienced a lot during meditation such as irrational fear of someone breaking in to the house and killing me while I was meditating , fear of snakes ...
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I have a question, but feel it's far to sensitive to share here
I have a question about my current practice, but feel it's far too sensitive to share here. I do not personally know any person, teacher or guru who I could ask this question. What could I do in this ...
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Should one who follows the Dhamma give drugs to the dying to ease thier suffering?
My Christian wife is dying and the doctor has prescribed morphine and tranquilizers. She is losing her mind and the drugs may be contributing to that. I don't want her to suffer but I also don't want ...
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Are Buddhists supposed to feel superior compared to other people, and to brag about it?
I'm asking this question because I want to know if I'm misunderstanding or misinterpreting something. I hope I'm not offending anyone, I want to genuinely know how to interpret my experiences with the ...
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Dwelling Upon Seeming Levels of Emptiness?
Note: the term sunyata here is being used from the Mahayana context.
Not too long ago, I asked this question about concentration and openness where I suggested that concentration was a hindrance to my ...
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Vaccination, Ethics and Morals
During the present times, there is an excessive need to vaccinate people, but what I have noticed is that when one wishes to scrutinize this action, when one wants to ask viable, pertinent and ...
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Personality and Conditioning?
The bulk of my personality is made up of other people's beliefs about what is lacking. These core beliefs rise up like bubbles and when the attention is placed on them, they burst into a rather coarse ...
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I am asking personal help, I want to renounce my home?
Sorry for what I want seek help from someone. The matter is most serious.
I belong to middle class family of Indian village. My father died when I was 7 years old. My mother took very pain to raise me ...
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What are the ways to be conscious in all situations?
Ways to be conscious in all situations
How to do one thing at a time ?
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Buddhist take on parents staying together for the children?
How would one go about figuring out if it is wise to stay together for the sake of the children or if it is time to split up?
What would be the guiding principles for figuring this out based on ...
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How to rebuild a relationship after a breach of trust?
What are the Buddhist norms & guidelines for rebuilding a relationship after a breach of trust?
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Is arguing and coming to conclusion is better, or ignoring the conversations is the new normal?
Every now and then we (close friends) start some discussion on some topic, then we put our sides, but unfortunately, this conversation takes a path towards argument, where both the sides want to prove ...
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Personal Geospatial Placement perspective terminology
What would be the proper terminology to define the different geospatial perspectives of myself?
If I envision myself inside my body viewing an experience in front of me, such as when I watch a movie, ...
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Buddhism and entrepreneurship
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I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the coordination of Buddhism and success in building business.
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Throughout my life, I have been provided guidance by Buddhist literature, ...
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Pleasure in Shower
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I follow Yuttadhammo's tradition and I wanted to know how to prevent the pleasure I get in taking showers. Everytime I take them, I have a clinging to the warmth of the water and the feeling of it....
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Avoiding debates & looking into Planes/realms
What should I do if a lot of my friends and family are trying to prove Buddhism wrong with the laws of impermanence or planes of existence, & I do not want to debate this with them as I do not ...
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Crippling fear of hellfire &, damnation, please help?
My original belief used to be that as long as you are a decent good person without any intentions to hurt others, you'll be fine. Meaning that no matter what religion you follow, no matter how flawed ...
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About two qualities of the Dhamma
I've seen in plenty of discussions and threads that there are some criteria to keep in mind while trying to separate the "real Dhamma" from the "fake" one.
For example, in AN 11:13 there is a ...
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Does any sutta talk about the right conditions for teaching the Dhamma?
I've read in other posts (such as this one) about the right way to teach the Dhamma.
But is there a way to know about the "when", i.e. when to reach out someone else to teach the Dhamma?
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How do you balance your desire for liberation with your wordly desires?
I'm in a strange situation right now (weird for me, at least).
These past few days have been intense days of reflection on the Dhamma, which generated two effects at the same time in my overall life:
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What motivates a fully awakened person in a loving relationship?
Loving relationship here is meant specifically as a mutually intimate partnership like husband and wife and boyfriend and girlfriend. There would be the case where one would become fully awake and ...
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Perceiving or not perceiving?
My question is related to the quote below taken from Chapter 29 of The Diamond Sutra. Can you provide any references for other explanations for this quote or can you provide your own explanation?
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Did the Buddha ever define what he meant by "self"?
Added: I am asking this because I am not sure if anything I observe would be considered "self" according to the Buddha. I don't have this problem with craving or suffering because I can observe/...
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Is the experience of suffering or enjoyment completely reducible to physics e.g. such as in materialist views i.e. materialism?
What do you think?
I believe the experience of suffering or enjoyment is not equivalent and is not reducible to physics e.g. things like "repulsion", "attraction" etc.
I cannot see "suffering" ...
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How does one know if one is destined to attain Nibbana?
How does one know if one is destined to attain Nibbana? (In future lives)
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Are there universal experiences associated with seeing through individual aggregates?
To further refine the question: the falling away of saññā (perception), for instance, may leave behind a sense of wholeness, awe and wonder as there is no longer the conditioned interpretation of the ...
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Delusion,fear and panic and shame [closed]
After facing death,I passed through a period of more than six months in delusion,fear and panic associated with shame.I was very much frightened and the experience was horrifying .After so many years ...
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GAUTAM -Buddha(BUDDHADEV) and The capability of having several lives for an ordinary man or hallucination?
A friend of mine said GAUTAM-Buddha(BUDDHADEV) passed through several lives(Births and Rebirths)and finally he attained NIRVANA.In present day context do the experience s feel like walking on an Astro-...
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How does the Buddha address powerful spiritual experiences in monks?
Specifically, loss of time, distance and size. Also advanced forms of empathy and being in two locations at once. I realise this is quite vague but I hesitate at giving details. I'm more concerned ...
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Can meditation heal physical diseases?
I recently read the Discourse to Girimananda Thera. In it, the Venerable Girimananda was "afflicted with a disease, was suffering there from, and was gravely ill". The Blessed One was petitioned by ...
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Practice of Dhamma and loss of masculinity
Since the practice of Dhamma, I have experienced a loss of masculine nature like I am almost becoming a woman. I have given up aggression, anger, I make sure I am polite, not indulge in harsh speech (...
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Need some pointers about the current phase
I know this is a big letter but it is important. Would really appreciate your help.
My spiritual path very much goes along with my career.
I knew since my school days that I never wanted to be part ...
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How do your thoughts appear to you? (asking for mechanics)
Since a couple of weeks I'm stuck in meditation with something that's unclear. I hope that answers will help me get some inspiration and ideas.
So, how do the thoughts appear to you? As words, as ...
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Was the 'I' gone (for a moment)?
Can someone explain to me this phenomenon that has happened to me?
I am not a serious Buddhist practitioner. I used to do mindfulness practice daily (20–30 min on 90% of days), just observing ...
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