Dharma Treasure Community | altj1a | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/altj1a/activity/ Activity feed for altj1a. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 f7f2df14891686e4d26fdce243a0d3e6 altj1a replied to the topic Dependent Arising: Difficulty with Sensations in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/dependent-arising-difficulty-with-sensations/#post-2328 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 22:23:08 +0000 Meshe,

The naturalist metaphor is one to keep in mind. The post-facto discriminating accords with what I have discovered and as yet am discovering. The beginnings and endings of A & P’s are bound up together, as it seems are the interim “sequences” as well as the contingent dependencies. They arise out of nowhere (emptiness) and fall back into…[Read more]

]]> 7c547af48e310ffb89c28aa77253676b altj1a replied to the topic Dependent Arising: Difficulty with Sensations in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/dependent-arising-difficulty-with-sensations/#post-2318 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 19:39:51 +0000 Re, Stage 8, Metacognitive Awareness with Meditation on Dependent Arising.

I have not been able to apply “chunkier” but do appreciate your advice. At this stage sensations mainly arise (perhaps it is different for others) and with only occasional thoughts (you suggest thoughts) and images.

I have found help with sensations. Daniel Ingram in…[Read more]

]]> 213acd3d91f3135a6c13ea82cb164322 altj1a replied to the topic Stage 8 Differing Statements on Mastery: Inner Light, Etc. in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-8-differing-statements-on-mastery-inner-light-etc/#post-2317 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 19:23:22 +0000 Hi Blake,

I have had luminous experiences with the eyes open and closed but am not sure that is the same as the inner light, so I may be among the “variables.” If it is different than that maybe the inner light will yet happen, maybe not.

In terms of complete pacification, it seems, at least for me, that as meditative joy spreads it crowds-out…[Read more]

]]> 8d3a750dfa658cd4e2f3b987edc6490e altj1a replied to the topic Dependent Arising: Difficulty with Sensations in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/dependent-arising-difficulty-with-sensations/#post-2285 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:53:12 +0000 Thank you for that explanation, which got me to looking further. I found this in Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s book The Shape of Suffering: A Study of Dependent Co-Arising:

“The upshot of [Chapter Three] is that a person aiming to put an end to suffering does not need to know all the ins and outs of dependent co-arising, because the practice can be…[Read more]

]]> d06ed64f887db389622700beae8745a2 altj1a started the topic Dependent Arising: Difficulty with Sensations in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/dependent-arising-difficulty-with-sensations Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:45:47 +0000 I am at stage 8. Before I began reading TMI I had meditated in zendos and at home. I can do the practices in Momentary Concentration, redistributing alternating attention, and Choiceless Attention. However, I am stuck with the Meditation on Dependent Arising, which is described thus: “In this meditation, you follow mental events as they occur in s…[Read more]

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