Dharma Treasure Community | T Sparby | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/tsparby/activity/ Activity feed for T Sparby. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 7ce9997232cee88f4b6a37494eb151b0 T Sparby replied to the topic How to overcome doubts about meditation in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-to-overcome-doubts-about-meditation/#post-3043 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:18:40 +0000 Hi,

I don´t think the idea of a self-subsistent, ultimate and personified god is compatible with traditional Buddhist teachings. But maybe you can find a way to interpret Buddha Nature as similar to the Christian teaching. And if you have a pragmatic mindset and a felt relationship to a personified god — why not use it? There are of course also…[Read more]

]]> f3f1d5607fb2f53f3faefe9215e5614b T Sparby replied to the topic Difference between gross and subtle distractions in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/difference-between-gross-and-subtle-distractions/#post-2851 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:04:42 +0000 Hi Sanjeev,

I’ve had the same question myself. A solution I’ve found that works for me goes like this:

Gross distractions are phenomenologically richer than subtle distractions; they contain two or more sensory qualities. They can, for instance, contain a visual and and emotional content, even sound. Gross distractions also have a stronger pull…[Read more]

]]> 345e113bec32ee1d0b05f8ecafcd1482 T Sparby replied to the topic No moments of attention vs. attention fused with awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/no-moments-of-attention-vs-attention-fused-with-awareness/#post-2074 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:28:41 +0000 Here are a few thoughts:

1. Are there any more phenomena that show up? Do you get piti? Which grade? Energy currents running through the body? Is it wavelike? Does it last for seconds or minutes? This would help with diagnosis.

2. Based on what you say: Parts of you seem to have progressed further than other parts. You need to work on the parts…[Read more]

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