Dharma Treasure Community | Amiran C | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/amiran/activity/ Activity feed for Amiran C. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 dda7fa0fd2438b5e403bc83879cbd859 Amiran C replied to the topic How well does loving-kindness train concentration compared to breath? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-well-does-loving-kindness-train-concentration-compared-to-breath/#post-1660 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 21:17:23 +0000 Speaking of the depth of the Metta Jhanas – I remember Bhante Sujato describing progression of Jhanas the way he practices it and he made it clear that these are visual nimitta Jhanas (so pretty deep, in terms of concentration level).

]]> 470ed10cc8f10d9944637cf6d558eb87 Amiran C replied to the topic How well does loving-kindness train concentration compared to breath? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-well-does-loving-kindness-train-concentration-compared-to-breath/#post-1647 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:40:18 +0000 It may be of interest, that using loving kindness one can access all the Jhanas, which is as good concentration as it gets. Ajahn Sujato, Ajahn Brahm and Bhante Vimalaramsi seem to be encouraging this method (see eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3wpCCphd4 for an overview from B. Vimalaramsi student).

]]> 106a156725109ca2bc903e9e2efc784e Amiran C replied to the topic How well does loving-kindness train concentration compared to breath? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-well-does-loving-kindness-train-concentration-compared-to-breath/#post-1647 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:40:18 +0000 It may be of interest, that using loving kindness one can access all the Jhanas, which is as good concentration as it gets. Ajahn Sujato, Ajahn Brahm and Bhante Vimalaramsi seem to be encouraging this method (see eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3wpCCphd4 for an overview from B. Vimalaramski student).

]]> 53c88a847f17ea97a1a0e9088c0c467a Amiran C's profile was updated http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/1569/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 22:20:58 +0000 0 099020a37d19c0f1c9c0dd8471a72df4 Amiran C replied to the topic Hard Problem of Consciousness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/hard-problem-of-consciousness/#post-1645 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 22:18:53 +0000 Culadasa seems to subscribe to monism – that mind and matter are two ways of looking at the same ‘non-dual’ thing.

http://dharmatreasure.org/tcmc-30-apr-2015-culadasa-dharma-talk/ (around the 10 minute mark)

The consequence of this view (Panpsychism) is that consciousness is just everywhere. Tononi/Koch paper (…[Read more]

]]> 099020a37d19c0f1c9c0dd8471a72df4 Amiran C replied to the topic Hard Problem of Consciousness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/hard-problem-of-consciousness/#post-1645 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 22:18:53 +0000 Culadasa seems to subscribe to monism – that mind and matter are two ways of looking at the same ‘non-dual’ thing.

http://dharmatreasure.org/tcmc-30-apr-2015-culadasa-dharma-talk/ (around the 10 minute mark)

The consequence of this view (Panpsychism) is that consciousness is just everywhere. Tononi/Koch paper (…[Read more]

]]> ba6bafb9a37b7f6c6257bca991f47762 Amiran C replied to the topic Hard Problem of Consciousness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/hard-problem-of-consciousness/#post-1645 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 22:18:53 +0000 Culadasa seems to subscribe to monism – that mind and matter are two ways of looking at the same ‘non-dual’ thing.

http://dharmatreasure.org/tcmc-30-apr-2015-culadasa-dharma-talk/ (around the 10 minute mark)

The consequence of this view (Panpsychism) is that consciousness is just everywhere. Tononi/Koch paper (…[Read more]

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