Dharma Treasure Community | Filipe | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/filipe/activity/ Activity feed for Filipe. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 feb4d704b6f0a8e65ffd4009e802d4b7 Filipe replied to the topic Possible to Become Arahant Now? in the forum Principles of Dharma http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/possible-to-become-arahant-now/#post-3610 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:11:33 +0000 “In the Buddhist cosmology, as in the ancient Indian cosmology, the world has no beginning nor end and is cyclical (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cosmology#Temporal_cosmology). There are periods when the last Buddha’s teachings are lost. If you are born during such a period, you are out of luck… (ht…[Read more]

]]> d782d72a2d57515068caeba8ae6a5d49 Filipe replied to the topic Checking in/further difficulties in the forum Meditation https://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/checking-infurther-difficulties/#post-3069 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:57:44 +0000 Hello,

Dcurtis, i am extremely interested to know about your progress. Simply because what you wrote could very well be written by me! Falling from 3 to 2. Physical tension increase. Wow, i am experiecing the very same despite practicing for at least 3-4 hours per day. It’s frustating. I can’t even check in, i forget about it.

]]> e7f55a461d29a009a384618540afe61a Filipe replied to the topic Questions and Clarifications about Peripheral Awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/questions-and-clarifications-about-peripheral-awareness/#post-3058 Fri, 15 Jun 2018 06:14:54 +0000 So, to develop our peripheral awareness, we can simply do walking meditation. How about step 1 of the preparatory phase, can it used to develop it as well?

This is confusing, sometimes i think we have turn on a secondary antenna for peripheral awareness. You say, we just need to NOT block it. Well, how could we block it if we wanted?…[Read more]

]]> ab9083817ced32daaf3721f2fb026123 Filipe replied to the topic Zooming in too much in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/zooming-in-too-much/#post-3057 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:27:53 +0000 Ok,I didn’t pass the first milestone yet for good tough. But good to know in advance. Sometimes i have emotional stories on mh mind, but that one was a real past event.

]]> 56dcd7c4ba731213c2787e2e325dd29a Filipe replied to the topic Zooming in too much in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/zooming-in-too-much/#post-3050 Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:58:16 +0000 Ok Blake, i will read those.

Now i’m kind of surprised one can focus on emotions for meditation object. Doesn’t focusing on them, will make them too “center stage” for emotional equanimity?

]]> 8794e9f25d3fd18d27d541e73cb42e3b Filipe replied to the topic Zooming in too much in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/zooming-in-too-much/#post-3035 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 07:38:33 +0000 Sorry for the late reply, but i haven’t received an email about your reply.

On that stage 4 session, no way for me to stop the emotional stuff from dominating my attention. It was too strong. I actually wonder what to do with the stuff that arises. Are they “warnings” for me, to “fix” those matters or purification will take place automatically?…[Read more]

]]> cf5792ef8fc917fb7fc2e9a4c51182ee Filipe started the topic Zooming in too much in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/zooming-in-too-much Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:37:27 +0000 I created this topic because i was highjacking Adrian’s one. My apologies.

Well Blake, continuing on the matter of zooming in, there must be some irony on this, because just today, my nose was attracting my attention like a magnet, to the point where i didn’t even do the 4 step preparation. So i thought, this is going to be my best session…[Read more]

]]> 31ea321483c17ce528a4cb637757a33d Filipe replied to the topic Meditation path, senses, orientation, misc in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/meditation-path-senses-orientation-misc/#post-3024 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 06:44:27 +0000 Ted, many thanks for the clarification once again.

For me, i definitely had/still having insights from meditation in the early stages. The biggest one being aware of the monkey mind that pushes me away from what i really want to do. Being aware that quite probably, this drunk monkey works the entire day. He’s on the driver’s seat. Making me…[Read more]

]]> dcc1e8906e6ce35a55c306a05899d832 Filipe replied to the topic Meditation path, senses, orientation, misc in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/meditation-path-senses-orientation-misc/#post-3018 Thu, 31 May 2018 08:14:13 +0000 Thanks Aniannie and Ted, i have been clarified. While i know that too much craving is bad, i also know that i don’t want to stare a wall and die of starvation to use Ted’s term. My goal is too live more, not in a sense of “party” more, but live without the ego restraints or own foot shooting.

Now i’m still confused about a possible interaction…[Read more]

]]> c39bd89647439fd52a51866e3bb3ad05 Filipe replied to the topic Impasse at an early stage in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/impasse-at-an-early-stage/#post-3017 Thu, 31 May 2018 07:52:46 +0000 “I would suggest you are zooming in and focusing too closely on the breath which makes it very difficult to stabilize attention. You want to take a mental step back and zoom out slightly so that your attention is centered on the breath, and you are still aware of other things in the background or alternating with the meditation object.”

Wow, i…[Read more]

]]> 520fc805d51ec89a3cb0ef48f47a3696 Filipe started the topic Meditation path, senses, orientation, misc in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/meditation-path-senses-orientation-misc Tue, 29 May 2018 07:59:30 +0000 Hello all,

First of all, i want to say english is not my main language so i might use the wrong words/terms. My apologies if something sounds bad.

Secondly, thanks for the forum hosts for having a forum dedicated to TMI. Even tough the book explains alot and that alone is great, some stuff still remains a bit unclear for me. I’m in a state of…[Read more]

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