Dharma Treasure Community | Maria L | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/marial/activity/ Activity feed for Maria L. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 2aacd9f446b4386062819cee6aca5472 Maria L replied to the topic Tightness in solar plexus and grip in the throat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tightness-in-solar-plexus-and-grip-in-the-throat/#post-3315 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:13:57 +0000 Hi, Vinnie.

Sorry I didn’t reply earlier, but I have been busy and no able to check up the site.

I’m very stable with my practice; at this point I cannot conceive giving it up. But I do recognise some of the emotions & thoughts, in particular the judging. In fact, loving-kindness (recommended in TMI) has helped a lot. Have you tried this…[Read more]

]]> 0f1d3590f8d6a21c2058b777376b5fe4 Maria L replied to the topic Going beyond conceptions of the breath in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/going-beyond-conceptions-of-the-breath/#post-3314 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 21:54:29 +0000 Hi, Alex & Philip.

I tend to agree with Philip: it’s practice.

When I bring my attention to the sensations in the body, I focus on all the pleasurable sensations and the peace of mind that seems to emerge. At one point, my attention just seemed to get ‘glued’ to the breathing sensations. It just happened, out of the blue.

Even if very useful at…[Read more]

]]> ad2f700ff1960953fc43baaa96062349 Maria L replied to the topic Practitioners in Munich / South Germany in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/practitioners-in-munich-south-germany/#post-3220 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:58:01 +0000 Hi Alex!

I live in Munich and I’m interested.

Kindest regards,

María

]]> ce0e4fde9aed2e8b973687da5877b6d4 Maria L replied to the topic Practitioners in Munich / South Germany in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/practitioners-in-munich-south-germany/#post-3219 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:57:14 +0000 Hi Alex!

I live in Munich and I’m interested.

Kindest regards,

María

]]> d420e928b48e071e25ffe74a3fbc6190 Maria L replied to the topic Tightness in solar plexus and grip in the throat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tightness-in-solar-plexus-and-grip-in-the-throat/#post-3149 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:53:01 +0000 Hi Blake,

There are noticeable signs of pacification of the senses going on (mainly on the proprioception & visual side), so it can well be that the process of unification of mind is getting stuck. Even if I cannot think about any issue in particular, I’m sure I can do with some purification of mind; so I’ll do some loving-kindness & take up the…[Read more]

]]> f463e7778c436a8775db752e573f68f2 Maria L replied to the topic Tightness in solar plexus and grip in the throat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tightness-in-solar-plexus-and-grip-in-the-throat/#post-3141 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:07:01 +0000 Thanks, Alex, you are very kind.

Wishing you well too.

Maria.

]]> e14a70e83faa756aca1e28479f9f5aaf Maria L replied to the topic Tightness in solar plexus and grip in the throat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tightness-in-solar-plexus-and-grip-in-the-throat/#post-3140 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:05:45 +0000 Hi, Tom,

That’s a good question :))

I went all the way through up to ca. stage 7, following the instructions quite precisely. I could clearly identify specific signs of progress (e.g. not forgetting, overcoming dullness, at one point it started to happen that distractions would altogether disappear for a good part of the meditation and I sort of…[Read more]

]]> 10caaf5b6ffb9571ce559424b4b89bae Maria L started the topic Tightness in solar plexus and grip in the throat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tightness-in-solar-plexus-and-grip-in-the-throat Fri, 13 Jul 2018 16:57:28 +0000 Dear all,

This is my first question in the forum. Gald and grateful that something like this exists!

I started following the TMI method ca. 1 year ago. I made -I believe- relatively good progress, which I can summarise as follows:
– I have a daily practice of 45 min, always in the morning
– Unless particular conditions at play, I don’t forget t…[Read more]

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