Dharma Treasure Community | Louis Stevens | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/louisstevens/activity/ Activity feed for Louis Stevens. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 951c0a900090342d001abd101cc08e21 Louis Stevens replied to the topic Productive Mind Activity? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/productive-mind-activity/#post-1321 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 03:31:11 +0000 Hello Blake,

Thank you for pointing me toward the discussion of discursive brilliance. The explanation of the ‘trap’ of this mind activity is invaluable, answers my inquiry exactly.

To avoid this problem , I believe what is needed for me is a second form of ‘practice’ not related to my meditation period, where I will I set aside a regular time…[Read more]

]]> c68e94d4476c379c1febae361820f4f0 Louis Stevens started the topic Productive Mind Activity? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/productive-mind-activity Fri, 15 Jul 2016 05:14:24 +0000 I’m very happy to say that I was able to hear the message of Culadasa concerning ‘establishing a practice’. I received The Mind Illuminated at the beginning of the year and have missed only one day in sitting in meditation from then -something new for me. I’m still at Level 2, but I’d like to explain that for a good part of the past six months,…[Read more]

]]> b2a98b9b32a13741ded0b82912f1789b Louis Stevens replied to the topic Beginner's Question - Counting Breaths in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/beginners-question-counting-breaths/#post-426 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 04:02:21 +0000 Hello Blake,

Thank you for your reply. I can see it was good I asked the question. I’ve been counting breaths for the entire period. Forgetting and mind wandering have been minimized since I began doing that, but I was concerned the counting might be something I would not want to rely on long-term. On more than a few occasions, like halfway…[Read more]

]]> 43adb53783d306a0beb4791428e1ef4f Louis Stevens started the topic Beginner's Question - Counting Breaths in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/beginners-question-counting-breaths Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:16:55 +0000 I am enjoying, and benefitting from, the marvelous guidance in The Mind Illuminated. My question concerns something I have been doing, specifically, using my fingers to keep track while counting up to 10 breaths. I must say, following the suggestion of Culadasa by beginning the breath cycle as the out breath begins has made a nice difference. What…[Read more]

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