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Really great question, one I have been dealing with myself.

I sometimes do the following: I follow the in-breath to the extreme limit of where it becomes the out-breath by noting like so, “In in in in in in in in, out out out out out” etc. This makes it obvious there are no real pauses, just very subtle sensations occurring. However, this can be…[Read more]

Really great question, one I have been dealing with myself.

I sometimes do the following: I follow the in-breath to the extreme limit of where it becomes the out-breath by noting like so, “In in in in in in in in, out out out out out” etc. This makes it obvious there are no real pauses, just very subtle sensations occurring. However, this can be…[Read more]

Really great question, one I have been dealing with myself.

I sometimes do the following: I follow the in-breath to the extreme limit of where it becomes the out-breath by noting like so, “In in in in in in in in, out out out out out” etc. This makes it obvious there are no real pauses, just very subtle sensations occurring. However, this can be…[Read more]

Really great question, one I have been dealing with myself.

I sometimes do the following: I follow the in-breath to the extreme limit of where it becomes the out-breath by noting like so, “In in in in in in in in, out out out out out” etc. This makes it obvious that all the parts we think there are pauses or no sensations, there are actually…[Read more]

Really great question, one I have been dealing with myself.

I sometimes do the following: I follow the in-breath tto the extreme limit of where it becomes the out-breath by following and noting like so, “In in in in in in in in, out out out out out” etc. This makes it obvious that all the parts we think there are pauses or no sensations, there…[Read more]

Hey friend. I was going through the backlog of the jhana and insight group (someone recently posted about it on this forum). I found this: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/jhana_insight/conversations/messages/2829

I’ll quote it here if you’re unable to view it for whatever reason. I was interested in the technology as well, as I probably…[Read more]

Hey friend. I was going through the backlog of the jhana and insight group (someone recently posted about it on this forum). I found this: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/jhana_insight/conversations/messages/2829

<blockquote cite=”My Dear Dharma Friends,
I would like to share with you a new development with potentially huge implications for…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies.

I am pleased to say I am going on retreat with Culadasa as part of the eSangha group. The stable dullness is still an issue for me, and I believe it is related to low dopamine as a result of drug abuse. I’m not sure how long it will take for my brain to reboot, but I have been one month sober and it is better than day 1,…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies.

I am pleased to say I am going on retreat with Culadasa as part of the eSangha group. The stable dullness is still an issue for me, and I believe it is related to low dopamine as a result of drug abuse. I’m not sure how long it will take for my brain to reboot, but I have been one month sober and it is better than day 1,…[Read more]