Questions tagged [personal-practice]
Questions containing or motivated by some aspect of personal experience. The experience can be during formal Buddhist practice or during everyday activity however the experience will be related to Buddhist practice or doctrine. The questions will necessarily have a subjective quality however the question or answers will contain references to Buddhist scripture, doctrine or an established teacher.
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Practical example of paramattha dhamma compared to samutti
Please give a clear simple example of how this looks in a practical way without quoting suttas. I just want a practical example. Thanks
"The object of consciousness, or mind-object, that arises ...
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Eyes moving upwards - mild lights - sense of space - pleasure
Hello Beautiful People,
I have a quick question. After years of meditating with a mixture of Mahasi and Goenka style, I would like to ask the following.
Very often when I sit to mediate, it is a ...
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Wise reflection on Dhamma with momentary concentration, without meditation
In the essay entitled "The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest" by Ven. Nyanaponika, he wrote:
Not only the meditative absorptions but also lesser degrees of mental
concentration are ...
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Understanding Rūparāgo and Arūparāgo
In the Theravada tradition, the fetters model makes reference to rūparāgo and arūparāgo found in the higher fetters.
I've never been a jhana follower, but I can clearly recognise that the rupa jhanas ...
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