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Ok, yes it might be as simple as that. 🙂 Thanks Frederic!

Hi Elea,
I am not sure if this is relevant, but I can answer about the checking in technique 🙂
I think you have a correct understanding of the “checking in technique”, that it is your attention that does it. But that it will cultivate more introspective awareness which is a function of peripheral awareness.

Hi,
I am doing a casual home retreat now — So thanks for all the ideas.

This article shares some I think good ideas to think about when organizing a home retreat.

Planning Your Own Meditation Home Retreat

How did the retreat go? 🙂 If you are done?

Had not heard of Ross before. I would really have needed TMI if in prison, hope it helps him.
I appreciate that people teach people in prison.
Thanks for sharing.

Hi dear Ivan,
Maybe you allready know the teaching retreats? 🙂
Anyhow, Culadasa has written some complimentary texts to his teaching retreats which are recorded and available eg at soundcloud.
Two of them are:

The magic of mindfulness and Awakening in daily life.
The hand outs could be useful, apart from the insightful and rich speeches.…[Read more]

Hi Chris,
I saw your post now. If I may ask as well? 🙂
My legs need like five minutes to adjust and walk normal when I persist in pain. Do you think that is to long or okay?

Hi dear Peter,
I give my thoughts—on some of the aspects of your question.

Culadasa encourages to use the pain wisely in your practice as a way to increase mindfulness. He uses the same quote as you above about optionality of suffering. And probably for other reasons.

And for me is it helpful, so I answer yes to your question 🙂

I am at s…[Read more]

Hi dear Gleb,
I do not make a verbal noting of the sensation in the nose, just sort of feel them. And I do not characterize them with some verbal description. This rapid verbal noting would make it more of a Mahasai style noting where you dont get deep juicy concentration as I have understood it. I have not tried.

Try to feel feel the…[Read more]

Hi, I give a try. Remember that the model is there for usefulness — truth is not relevant.

Dulness is defined as a lot of non perceiving mind moments. Ppg 164-165. This is not the same as unconscious moments of consciousness, which dont exist in the book – Its an oxymoron right? 🙂 I think this mix up of definitions has created problems for y…[Read more]

Thanks Colleen!
I now like the pictures in TMI even more. I liked reading about the meanings of the poster.
It looks good. Will see if I get one.

I will do that meditation again 🙂
and think:
“Another way to thing of it is that your breath will be the center of your attention and everything else will be in the background. If something else moves to the foreground, then that means your attention alternated, and you just gently move it back to the sensations caused by breathing while letting…[Read more]