Dharma Treasure Community | tjansen | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/tjansen/activity/ Activity feed for tjansen. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 5f4bcae5547332eb30d38a4f27464ede tjansen replied to the topic 7 months, no real progress, monkey mind prevails in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/7-months-no-real-progress-monkey-mind-prevails/#post-3680 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:51:41 +0000 Congratulations on your practice. I have no reason to think that this might help, but it’s something that most of us miss in the preparation steps. On page 94 there is a gray box which is advised to be used as part of our preparation for meditation. Just for fun, you might take a look and see if you are doing those things. And if not, give them a try.

]]> 3d6baca494ff799136b93be0c4454a13 tjansen replied to the topic TMI Local Groups in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information https://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tmi-local-groups/#post-3647 Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:39:37 +0000 Good idea. Please include virtual/online groups.

]]> 9f138d452a7aff4e4b978a83b7f0f73d tjansen replied to the topic No-Self/True-Self/Consciousness/Pure-Awareness in the forum Principles of Dharma http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/no-self-true-self-consciousness-pure-awareness/#post-3564 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:23:36 +0000 I had similar questions about Advaita Vedanta’s teachings. Just to take one little portion of your question and to give my homemade explanation that I tell myself is this. The Everpresent Awareness that Vedanta refers to might not be so ever-present when the mind gets fine-tuned down to observing arising and passing away. Perhaps Awareness will…[Read more]

]]> c59e289c86369a5eb860b7ec2cb96315 tjansen replied to the topic Slooooooooooow / Noooooooooo Progress in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/slooooooooooow-noooooooooo-progress/#post-3520 Sun, 27 Jan 2019 18:07:14 +0000 When I was getting lost in the six-step preparation, I started setting an initial intention to keep my attention on the six steps as I went through them. You could try that, and for your goal for the current session, which is step two, you could set the goal of finding pleasure and satisfaction in getting as far as you get in the six-step…[Read more]

]]> 809c4fd7519aa98bbcf52037dfa2d9b0 tjansen replied to the topic Staying in 6 prrlimary stages for too long in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/staying-in-6-prrlimary-stages-for-too-long/#post-3491 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 14:50:12 +0000 I think you’re referring to the 6 step preparation for meditation. Is that correct? I am not a teacher, so this is my own personal experience. I was doing a lot of forgetting and mind-wandering during that preparation. So I started setting intentions to keep my attention on the six step preparation, and I renewed that intention frequently until I…[Read more]

]]> 91cfc58038c785ce8e5cbd0eb575d77d tjansen replied to the topic Staying in 6 prrlimary stages for too long in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/staying-in-6-prrlimary-stages-for-too-long/#post-3490 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 14:46:11 +0000 I think you’re referring to the 6th step preparation for meditation. Is that correct? I am not a teacher, so this is my own personal experience. I was doing a lot of forgetting and mind-wandering during that preparation. So I started setting intentions to keep my attention on the sixth step preparation, and I renewed that intention frequently…[Read more]

]]> 806f8d6d301796f1ef447e6bd7b4beda tjansen replied to the topic Tightness in solar plexus and grip in the throat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tightness-in-solar-plexus-and-grip-in-the-throat/#post-3316 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 02:51:24 +0000 I am just getting ready to push my resistance and start doing loving-kindness meditation. I plan to use a Guided Meditation based on TMI. It was created by Chris Gagne (sp?). One place to find it is on the Insight Timer app. Computer or smart phone. Search for Guided Metta meditation TMI Chris Gagne. It is about 30 minutes long, and uses the…[Read more]

]]> db03d289df4242dbb1baab0f5a8c4dd4 tjansen replied to the topic Tightness in solar plexus and grip in the throat in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/tightness-in-solar-plexus-and-grip-in-the-throat/#post-3138 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 02:01:21 +0000 I won’t be able to help you, but I am very curious what Stage you are on and where you are headed. I am always measuring my progress by the requirements for mastery of the Stage I am on, and looking to move to the next Stage to learn new skills required to continue on the path toward Stage Ten.
Thanks, Tom

]]> 512eaeaab239101c64376ee3b3e75a8b tjansen replied to the topic Impasse at an early stage in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/impasse-at-an-early-stage/#post-3002 Mon, 28 May 2018 22:13:16 +0000 Adrian, what helped me when I couldn’t grab onto the breath initially was on page 98, Sustaining Attention Through Following and Connecting. It included going back to Stage Two briefly, when he refers to it in the firzt paragraph of FOLLOWING.

I had missed doing that in Stage Two.

Notice on page 99, …recognize three or four distinct sensations…[Read more]

]]> bdd41ef965f6572b66353a987e23f8a2 tjansen replied to the topic Stage 3 question in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-3-question/#post-2625 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 12:14:40 +0000 Henrik. I was stuck in a similar way with checking in. I then made a short list of what I was to look for when I checked in:

1) Thoughts (my most common distraction, 2) Sensations (e.g. pain, itch, etc), 3) Perceptions (noises, maybe internal sights with eyes closed), 4) Dullness (Does my awareness or attention seem dull).

There are other…[Read more]

]]> c1cd54e4d7c5edc728bcd0b56670d0d1 tjansen started the topic Online Meditation Group in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/online-meditation-group Sat, 02 Sep 2017 09:01:20 +0000 I am interested in joining or starting an online meditation group, using Skype, Zoom, or other media. My best time is 8 a.m. Arizona time (Mountain Time), preferably with no change year-round. I live in Thailand and don’t go on Daylight Saving Time. I have belonged to a 5-6 person group that meets once a week by phone conference. It helps me to…[Read more]

]]> 02dc2f4eecca91677e594f995206ccb8 tjansen posted an update: I would like to join or form and online meditation group […] http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/all-activity-streams/p/2313/ Sat, 02 Sep 2017 05:54:55 +0000 I would like to join or form and online meditation group using Skype or Zoom or other. Any suggestions about how to do this?

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