Dharma Treasure Community | Julian S | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/julians/activity/ Activity feed for Julian S. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d911381f91d8e0e948265ebfafa02e03 Julian S replied to the topic What is this called? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/what-is-this-called/#post-3558 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:12:38 +0000 Hi Chris, cool topic. I often have wondered the same thing.

My understanding is that what you’re talking about is metacognitive consciousness, in that it is consciousness of what attention is doing. Now, as you know, consciousness can be further broken down into attention and awareness. So whether you are metacognitively aware or metacognitively…[Read more]

]]> 75c98e14a898bc06a950573929656cb3 Julian S replied to the topic time to switch to other practices? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/time-to-switch-to-other-practices/page/3/#post-3066 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 03:56:05 +0000 Very interesting reddit thread and videos, thank you for the update! Have you heard of the “long breath” as taught by Buddhadasa Bhikku? It is a technique I’ve been using for my own energy imbalances at the start of sitting, to good effect, on the chance mention by a fellow teacher trainee of mine.

Here is a link to Buddhadasa’s book…[Read more]

]]> 09875ce88cdcfc3d3d8a19c6e3da8b50 Julian S replied to the topic Moments of Consciousness question in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/moments-of-consciousness-question/#post-3030 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 21:03:46 +0000 Hi Black Ghost, I just came back to this thread and wondered how practice has been for you this last week? You needn’t feel pressured to reply — but if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to reach out.

Best wishes,
Julian

]]> 01572d7e117437deecc287c7ee254591 Julian S replied to the topic Moments of Consciousness question in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/moments-of-consciousness-question/#post-2987 Thu, 24 May 2018 23:21:21 +0000 Hi Black Ghost, great question. The experience of getting to our destination with no memory of the journey is something I think we can all relate to. The process for me during those times (which I’ve had to piece together by reviewing it afterwards, and by watching the process of being distracted over shorter periods and extrapolating, combined…[Read more]

]]> 14908fa3545db8ff9c6543bc47173a61 Julian S replied to the topic Moments of Consciousness question in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/moments-of-consciousness-question/#post-2984 Sun, 20 May 2018 23:29:47 +0000 Hi Black Ghost,

Verbal chatter is something that I encountered for many years of practice. You’re on the right track with trying to notice how it affects attention, and whether the chatter is in awareness or attention at any given moment. That approach doesn’t necessarily “get rid” of mental chatter — which would be an unhelpful way to measure…[Read more]

]]> fe4d5383d08bd0d0fe2e0e22f17b09db Julian S replied to the topic Very basic newbie question: Chronic insomnia, micronaps during meditation in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/very-basic-newbie-question-chronic-insomnia-micronaps-during-meditation/#post-2836 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 22:14:27 +0000 Hi Tim,

I would agree with Frederic and Salina. I just wanted to chime in with a message of solidarity. I too have ADD and my sleep patterns are pretty delicate to say the least. Insomnia for me tends to be the same as it is for you: waking in the early hours and having difficulty going back to sleep. I can empathise with the irony of knowing…[Read more]

]]> ef659ab9c62ce65d9d4eb7a063ca07f3 Julian S changed their profile picture http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/3015/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:08:41 +0000 0 fdcb8b815c2dfb008b5d4e8acd337016 Julian S replied to the topic ideas on how to build relationships through Dharma Treasure? in the forum Help Wanted or Offered http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/ideas-on-how-to-build-relationships-through-dharma-treasure/#post-2821 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:52:09 +0000 Hi Becky, excellent questions! (and wasn’t that Q&A insightful as always). Thanks (on my own behalf as a new teacher trainee) for your enthusiasm to pitch in and build the community. There are a few volunteer initiatives at present along the lines of making it easier (through tools and guidelines) to connect and engage through the site, between…[Read more]

]]> 101c51777c699cb7f334e92b8a4470aa Julian S changed their profile picture http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/3012/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:33:03 +0000 0 bbbc3d530a929925bb3d22329ec5e357 Julian S replied to the topic time to switch to other practices? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/time-to-switch-to-other-practices/page/2/#post-2692 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 04:30:16 +0000 Hi Steve,

There is certainly a lot we don’t know about the mechanism behind energy currents and meridians. The understanding I have from speaking with others (I haven’t investigated to any great depth myself), is that systems like kundalini yoga and Taoism / qi gong have far more sophisticated ways of working with, directing and storing these…[Read more]

]]> 11060221ed7e5879c62667d86ef52429 Julian S replied to the topic Is it true to say in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/is-it-true-to-say/#post-2675 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:23:13 +0000 Great conversation. Just to show some solidarity with the southern hemisphere sangha, I am writing this from my home here in Christchurch, New Zealand 🙂 I know of at least one TMI practitioner from Perth doing the teacher training with me Bernadette, I will let her know you are nearby!

Julian (teacher in training)

]]> 79aad74c06152e2f28730ba911fe9956 Julian S replied to the topic time to switch to other practices? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/time-to-switch-to-other-practices/page/2/#post-2662 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 05:56:03 +0000 Hi Steve, I have been following this thread with interest, thanks for the update. I practiced Tai Chi and Qigong here in New Zealand for four years and when I stopped (due to a whiplash injury) I noticed a sudden increase in convulsive pıti. Coincidence perhaps, but I have always found the possibility they’re connected very compelling. Your…[Read more]

]]> e39ebe8bffe9138a15c8f02e4a1a2302 Julian S replied to the topic Questions about Dullness and Pleasure (Sorry another question) in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/questions-about-dullness-and-pleasure-sorry-another-question/#post-2592 Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:36:09 +0000 Hi Alex, it is inspiring to see you pursue this issue and seek to get clarity on it. You’ve asked about some very important points. Just to add to the excellent answers from Darlene and Michael.

Also by the books definition of dullness, is it not technically impossible for anyone to actually consciously experience dullness because it is an…

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]]> 3027ad0c620f994aab344500245fe78d Julian S replied to the topic Survey of Dharma Treasure/TMI Reddit Community in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/survey-of-dharma-treasuretmi-reddit-community/#post-2182 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 03:57:54 +0000 Seems like a worthwhile idea. I’m not sure if you’re interested in reviewing the extant literature, but i find this article pretty relevant http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0176239

Not specifically TMI, and clearly more resources poured into it than our community may be able to muster but might give some insights…[Read more]

]]> ed3cce669b772fe1065aa7e29d247a6d Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/page/2/#post-1972 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 06:14:57 +0000 PS the collapse is a total loss of mindfulness. It’s like night and day. Re-establishing mindfulness afterwards requires a LOT of effort and usually uses up the rest of my sit. But I’m at least able to re-establish it now (most of the time), which is an improvement.

]]> 2f3ca7b68eaca0f548e7af38d15c84de Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/page/2/#post-1971 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 06:11:26 +0000 Thanks for this Wiley, I’ll try it 🙂 I’m still getting the collapse of attention but your idea to keep breath-body sensations in PA while attention is on the breath at the nose might yield interesting results. That’s kind-of how I practiced Goenka body-scanning but in reverse (with that, I would keep breath in PA and use attention to actively…[Read more]

]]> 9c389d79b2649c3e9edf481224df39ce Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/page/2/#post-1971 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 06:11:26 +0000 Thanks for this Wiley, I’ll try it 🙂 I’m still getting the collapse of attention but your idea to keep breath-body sensations in PA while attention is on the breath at the nose might yield interesting results. That’s kind-of how I practiced Goenka body-scanning but in reverse (with that, I would keep breath in PA and use attention to actively…[Read more]

]]> 0adad9a708f08bd2d17b8be541f33340 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/page/2/#post-1971 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 06:11:26 +0000 Thanks for this Wiley, I’ll try it 🙂 I’m still getting the collapse of attention but your idea to keep breath-body sensations in PA while attention is on the breath at the nose might yield interesting results. That’s kind-of how I practiced Goenka body-scanning but in reverse (with that, I would keep breath in PA and use attention to actively…[Read more]

]]> 4602a1f656c6d997f0fb2e0e2e140289 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1877 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 08:47:02 +0000 Hi @wileyfox, sorry for my delayed response to your insightful comments. Let me go through them and respond inline…

“It takes a few weeks to realize that sotapanna has occured, as one notices the mind in a constant process of synthesizing its concepts and ideas, bringing order to itself to avoid insanity, frankly. Curing ‘cognitive d…[Read more]

]]> 27bc629bd0e35e0f100fb1bb988c4a75 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1877 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 08:47:02 +0000 Hi @Wiley Fox, sorry for my delayed response to your insightful comments. Let me go through them and respond inline…

“It takes a few weeks to realize that sotapanna has occured, as one notices the mind in a constant process of synthesizing its concepts and ideas, bringing order to itself to avoid insanity, frankly. Curing ‘cognitive d…[Read more]

]]> b2192df838eee9f58a5d4c15bd595028 Julian S started the topic Slipping backwards from Stage 5 in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/slipping-backwards-from-stage-5 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:14:21 +0000 [Someone might be tempted to point out that I am being non-dual or judgemental of myself by using terms like “regress”, “backwards” etc… Please don’t let’s trouble with that. I’m ok with the path being non-linear. I am on the watch for judgement and impatience in myself, and while they do frequently crop up, I’m on it enough to take them as the…[Read more]

]]> 920bc73678c196225c400c071adaaaa0 Julian S started the topic Slipping backwards from Stage 5 in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/slipping-backwards-from-stage-5 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:14:21 +0000 [Someone might be tempted to point out that I am being non-dual or judgemental of myself by using terms like “regress”, “backwards” etc… Please don’t let’s trouble with that. I’m ok with the path being non-linear. I am on the watch for judgement and impatience in myself, and while they do frequently crop up, I’m on it enough to take them as the…[Read more]

]]> 78f7b2e387e521b235803af4bfe45318 Julian S started the topic Slipping backwards from Stage 5 in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/slipping-backwards-from-stage-5 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:14:21 +0000 [Someone might be tempted to point out that I am being non-dual or judgemental of myself by using terms like “regress”, “backwards” etc… Please don’t let’s trouble with that. I’m ok with the path being non-linear. I am on the watch for judgement and impatience in myself, and while they do frequently crop up, I’m on it enough to take them as the…[Read more]

]]> 9cfd7cfe569e7cc5dec72aebe62e99c9 Julian S started the topic Slipping backwards from Stage 5 in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/slipping-backwards-from-stage-5 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:14:21 +0000 [Someone might be tempted to point out that I am being non-dual or judgemental of myself by using terms like “regress”, “backwards” etc… Please don’t let’s trouble with that. I’m ok with the path being non-linear. I am on the watch for judgement and impatience in myself, and while they do frequently crop up, I’m on it enough to take them as the…[Read more]

]]> 5239a45f70b5f8876b349d5138f9d38f Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1870 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:16:02 +0000 With regards your other thoughts, I’m actually pretty motivated about mindfulness in daily life. I find it so beneficial that I frequently return to bare awareness of body or breath sensations throughout the day. However, it’s just spontaneous without any pattern. For a year or so back when I started meditation, I used mindfulness while scrubbing…[Read more]

]]> 25859ff7dce4e87f4959132306834d11 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1869 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:05:42 +0000 Hi @maryhill, thanks for your words of wisdom. I too have “been there” with striving. It took the whiplash pain syndrome to get me to slow down, in meditation as in daily life. It’s been a profound discovery that meditation deepens when given space to grow according to its nature instead of being pruned and prodded into shape (I often bring to…[Read more]

]]> 8c6869bd9b69bd098e72d96d730a3105 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1867 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:43:21 +0000 @Wiley thanks for taking the time to share. I’ll take a few days absorbing what you wrote and experimenting with how it relates to my own experience and then report back.

@maryhill I have split my 90 minute practice into 3x 30 minute practice and finding the reduced intensity of effort and the loving kindness once per day very much a balm.

I…[Read more]

]]> 8aab399f5ead02e6da86d6a0b7fe7df4 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1863 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 02:04:36 +0000 That was very beneficial this morning! Thank you Mary. I will incorporate this into my routine.

]]> 0d0c673806f540040776187c6e402d72 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1861 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:34:27 +0000 On my latest retreat I incorporated loving kindness meditation after remembering Culadasa’s suggestion that it can help with pain in Stage Four. I found it soothing. But now I’m home it is hard to stabilise attention for long enough to generate the qualities. Do you think it needs to be done with a certain level of sati and samadhi? On days where…[Read more]

]]> 0616b55eb19a50ad15bca405c298abb9 Julian S replied to the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana/#post-1860 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:24:54 +0000 Thanks Mary. I don’t feel like I have very much determination some days! I think in a way that having ADHD is a perfect goad though, because without daily sitting life becomes impenetrable fairly quickly 🙂

I was sorry to hear about your chronic pain though. Perhaps this is not the place to discuss it but I have had a lot of relief from…[Read more]

]]> 5ac400cfb54e027dc8afaf6e9fe2ebf7 Julian S changed their profile picture http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/1934/ Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:26:46 +0000 0 b5daa0d192db71db5c1309837d46e01a Julian S started the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:24:25 +0000 Hi the group,

I’ve not posted here before but I’ve owned a copy of TMI for a year now and been working from it seriously for the last month after taking a break for a few months due to health problems. Apologies for the long post but I have spent about a week thinking about this and there’s a few angles to it.

I have read that practising the…[Read more]

]]> 8efad177313724773245889803de0adf Julian S started the topic From "dry insight" dukkha ñanas to Samatha-Vipassana in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/from-dry-insight-dukkha-nanas-to-samatha-vipassana Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:24:25 +0000 Hi the group,

I’ve not posted here before but I’ve owned a copy of TMI for a year now and been working from it seriously for the last month after taking a break for a few months due to health problems. Apologies for the long post but I have spent about a week thinking about this and there’s a few angles to it.

I have read that practising the…[Read more]

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