Dharma Treasure Community | Crystal Mayner | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/crystalmayner/activity/ Activity feed for Crystal Mayner. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 a99bb188126a65073e68d7d48cedf023 Crystal Mayner replied to the topic Mountains aren't mountains and it sucks in the forum Principles of Dharma http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/mountains-arent-mountains-and-it-sucks/#post-2144 Sun, 20 Aug 2017 19:28:01 +0000 Cheese, In terms of the model, I think the end point is not that you find yourself no longer in a world of people and objects, but that you do not experience these as separate “things. Rather, each contains its own subjectivity and is a unique, perfect and essential part of a beautiful, harmonious whole.

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]]> 33e1abcbbf310b6efda11e3e0ad6f9bd Crystal Mayner replied to the topic Self retreat schedule in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/self-retreat-schedule/#post-1895 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 18:10:30 +0000 Of course, I meant to say that it is imperative that you do NOT use a schedule like this to reinforce the ego.

]]> 7888ab1578ad3ea5a172df73019ba188 Crystal Mayner replied to the topic Self retreat schedule in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/self-retreat-schedule/#post-1894 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 18:07:22 +0000 Hello, I am not an authorized teacher, but I have done many solo and group retreats with Culadasa. I agree with all the advice Michael and others have given you. I would only add two thoughts from my own experience. If you are an advanced meditator and have a healthy, well-functioning ego, then cracking through the illusory walls of the…[Read more]

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