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I’m not sur I’m following you here Ivan.What do you mean by throwing the bucket ? As I see it this is one of the major issue facing all meditators..finding a way to live in accordance with the principles of the Dhamma cultivated in Meditation Practice (and in daily life of course). Culadasa gives us a strong warning at the end of the book…even f…[Read more]

Hello Jevan,
Basically that you should be careful during your daily life not to mess up your hard earned results on the Mat…if you watch a lot of tv,violent movies..or more generally lead a stressful life…you will lose part of your meditation training…and of course the more you train the more you lose…like a big leaky bucket..(size of the bucket…[Read more]

Hello Jevan,
There’s a record somewhere on the internet of one student of Culadasa who is bipolar or have ADHD (I don’t recall)…but he entered retreat at Stage 2 and came out at Stage 8….he did 2 months followed by another 5 months…so that should give you some idea…
There is no doubt that you can reach a high level in retreat in 6-8 months……[Read more]

Hello Ward,
In the early stages our main goal is to stabilize our attention without letting collapse our general awareness.Now stabilize include both the target and the scope.As long as you don’t change the scope of your attention (or let it change by itself…) you should be okay.There are a host of tools in Culadasa’s book to keep you engaged (…[Read more]

Hello Ivan,
Many thanks for your post which had me frustrated…and made me reflecting on the premisses of my way of learning. I thank you for that.As far as I can remember when entering a new discipline or studying any sets of skills , I always had my eyes on more experienced people at least on the beginning. You rightfully pinpoint the danger o…[Read more]

Hi Matthew,
Many thanks for your feedback. it does help !
What about you guys ?? there are a lots of you here…Don’t be shy ..
Hearing about advanced practicioner experiences is always inspiring and motivating

Cheers

Bakary

OUPS… in the last paragraph…please read “My Attention is the focus…rather than my intention. Sorry for the Typo

Hello Guys,
I’m very interested by the question raised by Amit about the Moments of Consciousness Model and its relation with sustained awareness. Being a beginner I just will give my modest opinion to learn a bit more from others.
The way I understand it , having a high degree of Awareness and a stable Attention means that there are FEW non…[Read more]

Hello Mikael,
I’m a beginner so please take my comments with a grain of salt…
For me labeling the distractions helps a LOT…I can now see a pattern…and when something comes up…I can see it rising..so I dismiss it fast congratulate my mind and go back to the breath…I don’t have a very strong attention like yours probably..so I can avoid…[Read more]