Dharma Treasure Community | Mike G | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/mike_g/activity/ Activity feed for Mike G. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 2e34c93ac32c8e37b72ccf4e7ad43fe3 Mike G replied to the topic stream enterer to Mahayana in the forum Principles of Dharma http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stream-enterer-to-mahayana/#post-3677 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:04:54 +0000 Dear all,
I’d like to add my personal perspective to this interesting topic. I’m coming from the other side to a certain degree: I was a Zen practitioner for several years. I ended up switching to TMI not because I was unsatisfied with Zen practice, but because my practice had fallen asleep and when I moved, there wasn’t a Sangha or teacher in my…[Read more]

]]> b841006cb7f568055154164fae37d450 Mike G replied to the topic (How) can I change the point of focus from the nostrils to the hara? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-can-i-change-the-point-of-focus-from-the-nostrils-to-the-hara/#post-3449 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 16:26:32 +0000 Dear Matt,

thank you so much for your precious observations – they are profound and very helpful! Yes, the fact that the Hara is still is why I was having trouble using it for watching the breath. I decided that this creates more complications than are necessary. I’m sure to come back to it and to your great incentives later down the road, when I…[Read more]

]]> 6b21d08557cecaf75cf875465b727865 Mike G replied to the topic (How) can I change the point of focus from the nostrils to the hara? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-can-i-change-the-point-of-focus-from-the-nostrils-to-the-hara/#post-3446 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:17:05 +0000 Hey Ward,
yes, I believe that my motivation is similar. I decided to go with your suggestion. I’ll report in in a few weeks, but I believe that I’m just gonna stick with that. And reserve Hara related things for alternative practices further down the road, when I have established a solid Vipassana practice.

]]> a6c2c45ae06a64157a9e7e007ca46a9c Mike G replied to the topic (How) can I change the point of focus from the nostrils to the hara? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-can-i-change-the-point-of-focus-from-the-nostrils-to-the-hara/#post-3444 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 01:41:09 +0000 Dear Matt, Dear Darlene,
thank you both for your replies. The provide interesting input!

Matt: I skimmed both your texts, and found them very interesting. They are certainly very good instruction. If I got it right: the bottom line is to use various points in the body as the focal points, leading breath energy and feeling the breath in various…[Read more]

]]> b64b6be2819e502f85ff84dc3e5f4f57 Mike G changed their profile picture http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/3605/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:51:18 +0000 0 adf43b8cccea52d58a11d468e40d042e Mike G started the topic (How) can I change the point of focus from the nostrils to the hara? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-can-i-change-the-point-of-focus-from-the-nostrils-to-the-hara Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:47:51 +0000 Hi guys,
thanks a lot for welcoming me into this community. I used to participate in a Zen group a few years ago, but when I moved cities, I dropped out of practising on a daily basis. Now I want to restart my practice, and would be very happy if you could give me some advice. Since I
a) don’t have a teacher here yet and
b) have been hugely…[Read more]

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