Dharma Treasure Community | Pop | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/pablop/activity/ Activity feed for Pop. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d89362f4e67eba1a610ddd6c5f14ebc8 Pop replied to the topic Culadasa is now offering private consultations online in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/culadasa-is-now-offering-private-consultations-online/page/2/#post-2116 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:52:23 +0000 Personally, I really don’t matter how much Culadasa charges for a personal consultation. But I would be worried if his staff of teachers were expensive too. No complains here, the book is crystal clear and its price really low for all its content, plus the audios for free in the webpage and helpful teachers online responses for free.…[Read more]

]]> 647eb2628b0e560032ef966a78bb75a3 Pop replied to the topic Body Scan Difficulties in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/body-scan-difficulties/#post-2010 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:40:26 +0000 Hi Junot, here my 2 cents:

– I feel every cm2 of skin as a lung, opening and closing. You feel as if inbreathing/outbreathing through your skin. If you can’t get that, before meditation you could try a 15 minutes qigong practice, that would help you notice it. Feng Ziquiang’s qigong should work fine. Just pick up one single exercise you like (eg:…[Read more]

]]> ef8f4006c71ac99a105e63958a5f901e Pop replied to the topic Stage 4 Tension Headaces - Pushing Through Vs. Switching Focus To The Abdomen in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-4-tension-headaces-pushing-through-vs-switching-focus-to-the-abdomen/#post-1985 Tue, 06 Jun 2017 23:07:41 +0000 Hi,

My 2 cents regarding sinusoidal pain:

Check out where your eyes are look at: nostrils, abdomen or eyebrows. The last one may be the problem. But focusing downwards brings up further unconscious stuff to purificate. It may also work to release tension to widen up the scope of attention to the sides of the nose, or do some gladdening of the…[Read more]

]]> fa4a8481cc1a269b5a74505a0821c6e5 Pablo P replied to the topic Confused about introspective awareness and concentration depth (stages 4-5) in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/confused-about-introspective-awareness-and-concentration-depth-stages-4-5/#post-1825 Sat, 18 Feb 2017 23:29:17 +0000 Hi Andrew, as for the gaps between breaths, I either watch the absence of strong/sharp (focused) sensations or the change in broad & peripheral sensations suchs as skin pressure, body temperature and sounds.

I have also tried to calmly wait for a diffuse tension to arise in the abdomen just prior to the inbreath. It’s interesting to see how much…[Read more]

]]> b35519dc6581c00e7b71d78da2fc14c2 Pablo P replied to the topic Confused about introspective awareness and concentration depth (stages 4-5) in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/confused-about-introspective-awareness-and-concentration-depth-stages-4-5/#post-1807 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:14:47 +0000 Hi,

I’m working on the same level as yours. Here’s my two cents (notes from my personal log):

– When the mind stabilizes, I found fruitful to observe the start of thoughts. That cuts them off, for a while. And when they appear (words, images, emotions, sensations), it is necessary to observe when they end, and to enjoy the later moment (be it a…[Read more]

]]> 672ea585a0af01b93e95e5638c7921a7 Pop's profile was updated http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/1588/ Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:02:11 +0000 0 17ce9b1855b71c28b724059ca36edf8b Pablo P replied to the topic How well does loving-kindness train concentration compared to breath? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-well-does-loving-kindness-train-concentration-compared-to-breath/#post-1652 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:27:50 +0000 As far as I understood, Bhante Vimalaramsi’s jhanas matches Culadasa’s “Very Lite Jhanas”. but I don’t know if Culadasa’s implied critique is related to a higher-than-acceptable dullness in them and/or that BV’s TWIM method is based in an alternate attention method, going back and forth metta and release of tensions, even though it’s eventually…[Read more]

]]> 48517aa0393ec5d84d57760fdc6a6c51 Pablo P replied to the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log/#post-1582 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 22:41:22 +0000 In these last four weeks, I wade through Stage 4, not really mastering the stage. In the 2nd week I had too many interruptions, family and work affairs, so I couldn’t meditate most of the days or less than 30 minutes. So, in the remaining last two weeks I tried to catch up.

Before, Brilliant Discourse was the main distraction. Finally, it came t…[Read more]

]]> bdb3cdbcba280651a4ae4a71fdc9b1e1 Pablo P replied to the topic Got an Insight and my practice became rare in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/got-an-insight-and-my-practice-became-rare/page/2/#post-1577 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 18:25:20 +0000 Regarding loving-kindness meditation, what worked for me was using pictures of love ones when they were childs, pics of smiling kids. Though it may be difficult to connect emotionally with grown up persons, you may connect with your/their inner child.

As a variation, you may try with “gratitude” towards someone. The rationale is that “love” may…[Read more]

]]> e7ed8dda45fb25cd3f79c2f3dbc27c2f Pablo P started the topic Reddit: Q&A with Culadasa in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/reddit-qa-with-culadasa Sat, 01 Oct 2016 18:40:11 +0000

Hi, I am Upasaka Culadasa (John Yates, PhD), author of The Mind Illuminated. Ask me anything! from TheMindIlluminated

]]> f003f94b66e699951999e04bfeadb0e3 Pablo P 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-1525 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:13:47 +0000 Hi,

Not an expert, just my two cents. In the book, it’s mentioned to observe changes in temperature and pressure in the nose. So there another object to watch related to the breath cycle. Also, the book talks about comparing the lenght of breaths, and so the natural thing is to compare the lenght of pauses too.

IME, the pauses are extremely…[Read more]

]]> b4140430ed3d6b873192bd8b5cddfc9b Pablo P 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-1525 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:13:47 +0000 Hi,

Not an expert, just my two cents. In the book, it’s mentioned to observe changes in temperature and pressure in the nose. So there another object to watch related to the breath cycle. Also, the book talks about comparing the lenght of breaths, and so the natural thing is to compare the lenght of pauses too.

IME, the pauses are extremely…[Read more]

]]> efa5e75a1b673f02ef90dae1ba9aab8d Pablo P replied to the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log/#post-1494 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 22:45:01 +0000 In the last two weeks, I sat for 60-70 minutes daily in half-lotus. On good days I stay through-out the session in Stage 4, but on bad days I climb up and down from Stage 2 to Stage 4. Transition to Stage 4 was quite natural, with a steadier focus the mind calms down and the scope of attention widens up (physically and mentally). The first impulse…[Read more]

]]> 6d22deaeaea23736dfa1b09f333e42fc Pablo P replied to the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log/#post-1494 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 22:45:01 +0000 In the last two weeks, I sat for 60-70 minutes daily in half-lotus. On good days I stay through-out the session in Stage 4, but on bad days I climb up and down from Stage 2 to Stage 4. Transition to Stage 4 was quite natural, with a steadier focus the mind calms down and the scope of attention widens up (physically and mentally). The first impulse…[Read more]

]]> 783b38190b29cd6f1e56b63ccf5b5499 Pablo P replied to the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log/#post-1451 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:05:39 +0000 I sit for one hour on a daily basis, half-lotus. Luckily, I have no postural problems/pains, other than a leg gone slept nearly at the end of the sit. The only postural thing that I watch closely is the bending backwards of the neck, which I recently discover is connected with dullness.

I start the sit with a few minutes of the Four Steps, and…[Read more]

]]> e99d3b53d7974b30a26d5f147d1770c7 Pablo P replied to the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log/#post-1451 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:05:39 +0000 I sit for one hour on a daily basis, half-lotus. Luckily, I have no postural problems/pains, other than a leg gone slept nearly at the end of the sit. The only postural thing that I watch closely is the bending backwards of the neck, which I recently discover is connected with dullness.

I start the sit with a few minutes of the Four Steps, and…[Read more]

]]> 8016d71405377d641273c34aadb5e23a Pablo P replied to the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log/#post-1451 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:05:39 +0000 I sit for one hour on a daily basis, half-lotus. Luckily, I have no postural problems/pains, other than a leg gone slept at the end of the sit. The only postural thing that I watch closely is the bending backwards of the neck, which I recently discover is connected with dullness.

I start the sit with a few minutes of the Four Steps, and then…[Read more]

]]> 4a0a65cfff2b68adcf084882aea0fd54 Pablo P started the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:04:02 +0000 Hi,

This is my first post. Happy to be here! There isn’t a specific place in the forum to present ourselves, so I guessed “Ride Sharing” is the best place to start. A copy of the book arrived a couple of weeks ago, and I started to practice while having a first quick read. I already have five years of meditation practice, though with many stops…[Read more]

]]> 3b26773c94cded8c332b442834d27d23 Pablo P started the topic Every Breath You Take - PP Log in the forum Ride Sharing http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/every-breath-you-take-pp-log Sun, 21 Aug 2016 20:04:02 +0000 Hi,

This is my first post. Happy to be here! There isn’t a specific place in the forum to present ourselves, so I guessed “Ride Sharing” is the best place to start. A copy of the book arrived a couple of weeks ago, and I started to practice while having a first quick read. I already have five years of meditation practice, though with many stops…[Read more]

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