http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/topherbartos/activity/ Activity feed for Chris. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 341598987de73c6dfcc0df12be4512c6 http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/slooooooooooow-noooooooooo-progress/#post-3526 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:20:39 +0000 If you’re getting caught up in the 6 steps, you can always do them on your way to wherever you sit (before meditation) and start with the 4 step transition when you start your timer.

]]> 40151aad47554f65b5e6052e3ddc0bf5 http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-three-mastered-or-not/#post-3477 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:13:09 +0000 Remember, the stages are not linear. You don’t really “master” a stage. If forgetting and mind-wandering doesn’t happen for an extended period of time, you should move to stage 4. If forgetting and come back you need to keep practicing stage 3 practices. If you go multiple weeks without forgetting and mind-wandering you can say that you’re in stage 4.

]]> 7288bef9b99fce520e9f92f6d17a9150 http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/my-body-feels-weird-part-of-the-process Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:32:03 +0000 I did some Stage 5 / Stage 6 body scanning today during meditation. I felt like my breath was following my body up a down my extremities. Like a sloshing around of energy inside my body. Then, it started to get stronger and more extreme until my breath WAS my body, like being enveloped inside a cloud of energy. I keep thinking “this can’t be…[Read more]

]]> 23e45a552cbe123fe3e1e971060bfd65 http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/fasting-and-meditation/#post-3387 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:37:58 +0000 I did a 6 day water fast while starting a meditation practice. I don’t recommend it if you are just starting. The majority of your gross distractions will be how you want to eat. (At least in my experience). I would probably do it again when I get to stage 6 or 7.

]]> f95010ef40a28a254c6c8aef7eb5222d http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-to-start-again-after-many-failed-attempts/#post-3386 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:31:07 +0000 FWIW, I find that practicing one skill at a time for a few days helps a lot. You don’t really have to keep a lot of instruction in your mind. You should really just practice one thing at a time. Once that skill becomes automatic, then you can build on it with more instruction / skills. It should get easier over time. Not harder.

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