Dharma Treasure Community | Mimi M | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/mimim/activity/ Activity feed for Mimi M. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 955a3ebc00db3d94a0c02adfc7116704 Mimi M replied to the topic How do you optimize the split between meditation practices? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-do-you-optimize-the-split-between-meditation-practices/#post-3438 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:24:47 +0000 Hi Mohnish,
Sustainable and adaptable are really good terms for a flexible practice 🙂

I do both group and individual mini-retreats. When we/I do them it is typically three one hour sits with 30 min walking meditations in between for a total of four hours. It is really nice to have folks doing the same thing so that you can discuss afterwards…[Read more]

]]> 9cdfea95ab00c6986497da3fd08f22bd Mimi M's profile was updated http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/3596/ Sun, 21 Oct 2018 00:08:05 +0000 0 52c2c225c27a17bdd1a4decc9dc6b011 Mimi M replied to the topic How do you optimize the split between meditation practices? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-do-you-optimize-the-split-between-meditation-practices/#post-3433 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 00:06:43 +0000 Hi Mohnish,

I am happy to share my practice schedule with you.

I typically sit 2-3 hours each day divided between two to three sits and will do metta as one of them/TMI Stage for the others. Walking meditation is more difficult for me as there are not a lot of places to do them without running into someone I know(we live in a very populated area…[Read more]

]]> 8e76605f816845a700677c90c731f8ff Mimi M replied to the topic New at Stage 4 and Have Questions in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/new-at-stage-4-and-have-questions/#post-3037 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:26:24 +0000 Hi Ariel
Are you checking in to see if your peripheral awareness is vivid and that the object of your attention is clear?
If you still are not sure, try some of the antidotes for dullness to see if it makes a perceivable difference.
Meditating multiple times at different times of day can be really helpful in discerning, if you are dull, the…[Read more]

]]> cc3406359199584bb9129e60aa930e09 Mimi M replied to the topic New at Stage 4 and Have Questions in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/new-at-stage-4-and-have-questions/#post-3032 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 22:12:50 +0000 Hi Ariel,
I have had a lot of dullness in my practice and totally agree that it can be very difficult to detect sometimes. Some indications that may reflect subtle dullness are:

1. You are just not sure:) This is possible a lack of clarity in the relationship between your peripheral awareness and attention. Clarity is the key word which would…[Read more]

]]> d0ce317db77ac707cd80cbbb739baaee Mimi M replied to the topic Looking for some practice advice in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/looking-for-some-practice-advice/#post-2803 Sat, 31 Mar 2018 15:52:13 +0000 Hi Black Ghost,
I would recommend that you try some Yin Yoga to support your meditation practice. Because it produces high sensation in the body and clears out blocked energetic channels, it might help you feel more subtle sensations in the body when you are sitting.
It works primarily with connective tissue in the body which is pervasive….no…[Read more]

]]> 48124564617e7e1ce54c4070b45d3dcd Mimi M replied to the topic Ten stages of meditation when the meditation object is chanting instead of breat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/ten-stages-of-meditation-when-the-meditation-object-is-chanting-instead-of-breat/#post-2708 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:43:08 +0000 Hi Sanjeev,
Let me know how it goes 🙂

I do experience hearing like vision with a distinction between foreground and background. One of the first fruits of my meditation practice was that sounds that previously bothered me(like a heavy footed neighbor at 2am or a dog barking) do not bother me anymore and the reason is that I do not identify with…[Read more]

]]> 0c5fcf300e38788cfcf438636f563689 Mimi M replied to the topic Ten stages of meditation when the meditation object is chanting instead of breat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/ten-stages-of-meditation-when-the-meditation-object-is-chanting-instead-of-breat/#post-2701 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:12:51 +0000 Hi Sanjeev,
I will try to answer your questions based on my own experience using a mantra practice.

1. How can one keep other sounds in peripheral awareness and the sound of the mantra in the field of attention?

This is very similar to the foreground/background of attention/peripheral awareness. You should have a larger percentage of your…[Read more]

]]> 68fb4e4d3c892cbcc6cfa4948aa92b52 Mimi M replied to the topic Practices for going to sleep? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/practices-for-going-to-sleep/#post-2514 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 01:29:00 +0000 Hi Becky,
I, too, am a novice and teacher in training 🙂

I like a mantra practice to help calm the mind and facilitate falling asleep and also elongating exhales. Every once in a while I will wake up in the middle of the night and I find that my mantra just smooths out the wrinkles and I fall right back asleep. Essentially, my exhalations become…[Read more]

]]> b738731a1bb9317cda33af7d9fd7d461 Mimi M started the topic Diane Ackerman - School Prayer in the forum Inspirational Poems, Writings, Artwork etc. http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/diane-ackerman-school-prayer Fri, 09 Feb 2018 01:12:04 +0000 School Prayer
by Diane Ackerman

In the name of the daybreak
and the eyelids of morning
and the wayfaring moon
and the night when it departs,

I swear I will not dishonor
my soul with hatred,
but offer myself humbly
as a guardian of nature,
as a healer of misery,
as a messenger of wonder,
as an architect of peace.

In the name of the sun and its…[Read more]

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