Dharma Treasure Community | Purple Oliver | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/purpleoliver/activity/ Activity feed for Purple Oliver. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 48fe180fd0735ac72581e35dd7b77582 Purple Oliver started the topic Vajrayana? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/vajrayana Sat, 10 Sep 2016 17:22:38 +0000 Hi, everyone. This is only my second post here. I hope it’s in the correct spot; I apologize if it’s not.

I picked up Culadasa’s book about 9 months ago and began practicing its techniques. However, I ended up drifting away and am only just coming back to it. In rereading the beginning of his book, I remembered why I was so attracted to it…[Read more]

]]> d0328386b979ce343336c601256bbd36 Purple Oliver replied to the topic Beginner Question in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/beginner-question/#post-398 Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:20:01 +0000 It does help, thanks very much.

]]> de75aa2f04b584c1fb33e41beab38208 Purple Oliver started the topic Beginner Question in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/beginner-question Sat, 12 Dec 2015 16:59:44 +0000 Hello, all. I’m a long-time Buddhist and meditator who recently discovered Culadasa’s teachings. I’m reading “The Mind Illuminated” and really digging it. I just got to the chapter on the second stage and I have a question. Should I wait until I’ve mastered stage one before I read further? Is the book meant to be read through entirely or just the…[Read more]

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