Dharma Treasure Community | Bakary Dieye | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/bakarydieye/activity/ Activity feed for Bakary Dieye. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 ce65986232218019883e781feda59233 Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Rate of Progress While On Retreat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/rate-of-progress-while-on-retreat/#post-1443 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:29:24 +0000 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]

]]> 30efcaa09b27801578f166c00834fb5a Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Rate of Progress While On Retreat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/rate-of-progress-while-on-retreat/#post-1434 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:44:12 +0000 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]

]]> 9051f6a8c09366baa2d9715e479bbe33 Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Rate of Progress While On Retreat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/rate-of-progress-while-on-retreat/#post-1416 Sat, 13 Aug 2016 23:44:52 +0000 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]

]]> 615fa70415ce01e977f60aeb03b6b3d0 Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Breath and scope of attention in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/breath-and-scope-of-attention/#post-1406 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:42:35 +0000 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]

]]> 96f0ae4f915cb791ea43b1d064403d61 Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Personal Regular Practice of Advanced Meditator in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/personal-regular-practice-of-advanced-meditator/#post-1392 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 07:53:45 +0000 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]

]]> b20a6b4974239bf7fe416bf0f01d2300 Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Personal Regular Practice of Advanced Meditator in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/personal-regular-practice-of-advanced-meditator/#post-1375 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:41:01 +0000 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

]]> f0bff99132940ce4ebebac785a46541c Bakary Dieye started the topic Personal Regular Practice of Advanced Meditator in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/personal-regular-practice-of-advanced-meditator Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:03:50 +0000 Hello Guys,
I was wondering if some of our experienced meditators on this Board would accept to share some details about their own practice.
How often and how long do you meditate on average ?
Do you go on retreats regularly and for how long ?
What were your toughest obstacles on the path of becoming an Adept ?
Please be generous and spare no…[Read more]

]]> 8602dff78fc38c4fea910828ee31dcee Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Questions about peripheral awareness and continuous introspective awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/questions-about-peripheral-awareness-and-continuous-introspective-awareness/#post-1325 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:00:15 +0000 OUPS… in the last paragraph…please read “My Attention is the focus…rather than my intention. Sorry for the Typo

]]> ed5eaec83598575e02b566166cbdd2c6 Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Questions about peripheral awareness and continuous introspective awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/questions-about-peripheral-awareness-and-continuous-introspective-awareness/#post-1323 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:55:23 +0000 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]

]]> 28e34b6d83087d675e525e44af062779 Bakary Dieye replied to the topic Stage 4 and introspective awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-4-and-introspective-awareness/#post-563 Wed, 18 May 2016 19:16:46 +0000 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]

]]> 86643a30db172b004bdd85e41479e4e4 Bakary Dieye started the topic Tips about Connecting in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tips-about-connecting Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:35:31 +0000 Hello,
I’m reading “The Mind Illuminated” at the moment and it’s definitely transforming my practice.I have a question regarding connecting .It’s been introduced in the second stage although I understand that it is an advanced technique.
How can you connect in silence ? comparing lenghts of in- and out-breaths…asking yourself questions without…[Read more]

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