Dharma Treasure Community | Mitchell Melton | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/mitchellmelton/activity/ Activity feed for Mitchell Melton. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 de1c9cd2ba9cf9bf85be1d0a41c989d6 Mitchell Melton replied to the topic The Benefits of Training the Mind that We Can Verify for Ourselves in the forum Dharma Practice in Daily Life http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/the-benefits-of-training-the-mind-that-we-can-verify-for-ourselves/#post-331 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:40:30 +0000 Blaz

(How did meditation practice changed your daily life? What difference do you feel?)

When I am doing two- one hour sits a day, I become fearless. Not the extreme sports type fearless, but the “I am not […]

]]> 0adeffdfa9e7869895b528f09e24e71a Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Struggles of a new meditator in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/struggles-of-a-new-meditator/#post-323 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:34:27 +0000 Hi Chris,
“There is no such thing as a bad meditation”. That has been my motto for the past four years as a beginner, and I still consider myself a beginner. The way that I was able in increase the length of my […]

]]> f1655138a5bdc2789942df98d11124c0 Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Stage 5 question about subtle dullness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-5-question/#post-314 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 07:02:29 +0000 This may seem a somewhat extreme remedy for dullness, but I keep a two gallon Igloo thermos with ice water and a terry cloth towel next to my cushion. Whenever I am having a problem with dullness I take a short […]

]]> 38c800b9e3af32720d982d19a4688e8a Mitchell Melton started the topic Attitude toward meditation object. in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/attitude-toward-meditation-object Sat, 10 May 2014 02:14:46 +0000 I saw Culadasa’s tweet yesterday “Holding feelings of joy, tranquility, and equanimity in peripheral awareness while meditating will help you avoid “dark nights of the soul.”
It really hit home.

For months my […]

]]> a26c271e3d165e7f3d65268fd85b6f01 Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Samatha nausea? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/samatha-nausea/#post-235 Sun, 09 Feb 2014 02:36:36 +0000 Hi Blake,

That is kind of scary in its accuracy. I am going to have to sweep my condo for Dharma Treasure bugs. I guess I should have expected as much from a tradition that is thousands of years old.

I […]

]]> df397c83e7d6b399385de19536ab482e Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Samatha nausea? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/samatha-nausea/#post-233 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:54:56 +0000 Ivan,

Thank you for the reply. I am not really worried about the nausea, as I have experienced many strange phenomena during my first two years. My practice has settled down for the most part. I was just […]

]]> fa70161508761ef2835ec7d55f8be53c Mitchell Melton started the topic Samatha nausea? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/samatha-nausea Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:59:31 +0000 So I am going into my third year of meditation. Still following Culadasa’s method. During the day I am trying to be mindful with the focus on distinguishing nama/rupa of body sensations.

Does anyone else here […]

]]> dadd68d12fab5ce975a6e1e837749a5d Mitchell Melton started the topic Culadasa's book? in the forum Dharma Book Discussion http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/culadasas-book Sun, 14 Jul 2013 02:18:24 +0000 Progressive Stages of Meditation in Plain English by Upasaka Culadasa has been my main guide for meditation practice. I have read others like Focused and Fearless, Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English, and other […]

]]> eec0ec31f036518b85b8b2f76050f919 Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/discursive-brilliance-or-mania/#post-177 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 14:39:21 +0000 Just an update.

So I was dealing with the mania earlier this year and thought that I was going crazy. Then over a two week period there was a shift of sorts. I don’t know how to explain it.

Basically I […]

]]> 1311edc42df20278a6d998750d1c1e82 Mitchell Melton joined the group AllUsers http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/136/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:44:46 +0000 0 e7f72297e2f9e7a37822831751f4f277 Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/discursive-brilliance-or-mania/#post-148 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:38:29 +0000 Thanks Blake.

No I haven’t had any problems with mania before, but I recognize the systems. My father and my 2nd ex-wife were diagnosed
with bi-polar disorder.

So I am probably being a little over […]

]]> d8d4c3f810bdcd2bdb49dcc9cc454879 Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/discursive-brilliance-or-mania/#post-146 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:08:46 +0000 What I like about samatha meditation is the amount of honesty it requires. To practice samatha correctly IMHO is self-honesty at its very core. Or “not-self” honesty maybe the right way to say it, but I still have […]

]]> e5789e0989681be2b1b894a7e8d1c2c5 Mitchell Melton started the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/discursive-brilliance-or-mania Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:59:30 +0000 I have been meditating for over two years now. Using Culadasa’s method. In just the last month I have found my
mind becoming very sharp, ideas coming quickly,and needing very little sleep. I have been staying up […]

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