Dharma Treasure Community | Eli | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/mosteli/activity/ Activity feed for Eli. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 a8f4b3c8ef8dd9b9b7989b833b9f0815 Eli replied to the topic On Hindrances, sleep, and motivation in novice practice in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/on-hindrances-sleep-and-motivation-in-novice-practice/#post-3301 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:18:48 +0000 Alex, Philip and Florian: I want to thank each of you for your replies and contribution to the discussion of my questions. I now have a new mindset I can work with for so many things!

]]> c9a1b3cfcbe0c131c3df4b14148b9387 Eli replied to the topic On Hindrances, sleep, and motivation in novice practice in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/on-hindrances-sleep-and-motivation-in-novice-practice/#post-3292 Sun, 26 Aug 2018 03:49:48 +0000 I forgot one question:

5. I’ve started trying loving-kindness meditation. Is this appropriate for helping with my issue in question 1? Or is there some other technique I could employ?

]]> 4d90e2ce0a2e02123be4d75e7b16dc2e Eli started the topic On Hindrances, sleep, and motivation in novice practice in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/on-hindrances-sleep-and-motivation-in-novice-practice Sun, 26 Aug 2018 03:47:47 +0000 Hey everybody,

I’d say I’m resolutely in stage 3 on a normal day. I’ve been practicing daily since the beginning of July. I’m tremendously grateful; the change in my life has already been enormous. I struggled with depression for years and even at this early stage, when I manage to be mindful most of the day, life feels blissful to me. However, I…[Read more]

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