Dharma Treasure Community | masticatingbeast | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/masticatingbeast/activity/ Activity feed for masticatingbeast. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 bf5682a7b58b48da7649d7a89f2904dc masticatingbeast replied to the topic Best way to handle the pauses in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/best-way-to-handle-the-pauses/#post-1520 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:51:12 +0000 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]

]]> bf5682a7b58b48da7649d7a89f2904dc masticatingbeast replied to the topic Best way to handle the pauses in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/best-way-to-handle-the-pauses/#post-1520 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:51:12 +0000 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]

]]> c2f22603ff246d035e4e8f7c2d76bccc masticatingbeast replied to the topic Best way to handle the pauses in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/best-way-to-handle-the-pauses/#post-1520 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:51:12 +0000 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]

]]> 1602f7fe1deb111097662fdcda9a73d5 masticatingbeast replied to the topic Best way to handle the pauses in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/best-way-to-handle-the-pauses/#post-1520 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:51:12 +0000 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]

]]> f22642e18a63b6472e959bca37f8e5b7 masticatingbeast replied to the topic Best way to handle the pauses in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/best-way-to-handle-the-pauses/#post-1520 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:51:12 +0000 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]

]]> 4aa441e0cc0b071773461e408302a76b masticatingbeast replied to the topic Zengar and the likes - the topic of Neurofeedback in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/zengar-and-the-likes-the-topic-of-neurofeedback/#post-1496 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 16:01:31 +0000 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]

]]> 3e8efb4276ebd3df18a13827681f3171 masticatingbeast replied to the topic Zengar and the likes - the topic of Neurofeedback in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/zengar-and-the-likes-the-topic-of-neurofeedback/#post-1496 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 16:01:31 +0000 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]

]]> 0f61ea9a1ca7d8ad704ced352380dbf5 masticatingbeast replied to the topic Drug Use & Dullness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/drug-use-dullness/#post-1419 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:50:13 +0000 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]

]]> 80608b2b27db30c7dbbc1c1848edcc68 masticatingbeast replied to the topic Drug Use & Dullness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/drug-use-dullness/#post-1419 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:50:13 +0000 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]

]]> 7d90804fc7752a3d3737245c7618909f masticatingbeast started the topic Drug Use & Dullness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/drug-use-dullness Thu, 26 May 2016 16:46:04 +0000 Hello all,

I am a 29 year old male that has been smoking weed off and on for around 12 years. It brings me great joy, and pain. For the past few years, I’ve oscillated between intense periods of usage vs. intense periods of abstinence. With the recent publication of The Mind Illuminated, I’ve been better able to understand the effect of the high…[Read more]

]]> 32113cbeb3bb9b15309dce7f2167309f masticatingbeast became a registered member http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/636/ Thu, 26 May 2016 16:22:44 +0000 0