Dharma Treasure Community | Marcus | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/marcus/activity/ Activity feed for Marcus. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0c31dfaf4d3ed437edbaba538d97eeef Marcus started the topic Phase 2: Trouble praising myself for aha moments in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/phase-2-trouble-praising-myself-for-aha-moments Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:55:03 +0000 Meditation, or, rather, trying to follow directions in meditation books, has made me realize why I’ve stumbled so often with self-help and therapy: it often relies on self talk.

“The Mind Illuminated” and other meditation books/coaches tell you to “pat yourself on the back” or “congratulate yourself for noticing,” because the positive feedback…[Read more]

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