Dharma Treasure Community | Tom Kennedy | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/tom-kennedy/activity/ Activity feed for Tom Kennedy. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 c0535cc580f823a690f87c5c94e640a2 Tom Kennedy replied to the topic Stage Three: Mastered or Not? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-three-mastered-or-not/#post-3494 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 22:00:11 +0000 Great attitude, Scott. Those skills you mention come in handy further down the track, too. So do take the time to get to know a bit about “Connecting” (very useful for spotting subtle dullness in stage 5), “Labeling” (useful again at stage 7, I found), and “Checking In” (training awareness to take over the job; what you want it to do in stage 6).

Tom

]]> eccd319575688b06ee917906168373eb Tom Kennedy replied to the topic Constantly falling back to stage 8 in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/constantly-falling-back-to-stage-8/#post-3493 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:36:56 +0000 Hi Mateusz,

From your description of these interruptions, it sounds like there may be some purifications that were not completed at an earlier stage in your practice. Try to see this as a good thing; they were always going to arise anyway. Though after ten months, I can understand you would be questioning when (or if!) it will end. I can suggest…[Read more]

]]> ed2517f4d08c04d1f13912fb02ef6a87 Tom Kennedy replied to the topic Stage 10. Difficulties to access pleaure jhanas in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-10-difficulties-to-access-pleaure-jhanas/#post-3418 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 23:27:09 +0000 Hi Boris, just jumping in here to share my own experience of what Nick is suggesting.

I was in a similar boat as you earlier this year. I was not at stage 10, but I had ‘lost’ the ability to enter pleasure jhana once I got to stage 8. On a jhana retreat I applied Nick’s first suggestion. I found it elusive at first, probably because I was trying…[Read more]

]]> 7540dd6fd653337641400e9a3cc4e596 Tom Kennedy replied to the topic Is it true to say in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/is-it-true-to-say/#post-2671 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:02:20 +0000 We’re popping up everywhere, Bernadette! I’m not too far away – Brisbane is at least getting closer. I know groups are being set up in Melbourne, so Perth may happen soon too. Feel free to get in touch anytime.
Best wishes.

Tom

]]> a66dd5c0f406a6c0d5f8269695039d7f Tom Kennedy replied to the topic Is it true to say in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/is-it-true-to-say/#post-2668 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 22:40:13 +0000 Hi Bernadette and Ivan, I just want to say thank you for sharing this Q&A with us all. Describing your experience of this practice as “creating a new relationship to thought” is really lovely, Bernadette, and insightful.

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