Dharma Treasure Community | Upasaka Tucker | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/tuckerpeck/activity/ Activity feed for Upasaka Tucker. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 139b69354432d3913ee188d61b557e0f Upasaka Tucker replied to the topic Generalised Anxiety in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/generalised-anxiety/#post-2279 Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:57:02 +0000 Super agreed with Matthew. One of the Dharma Treasure teachers here in Tucson gave me this great advice last week, which is “mindfulness works except when it doesn’t.”

I conducted a study maybe 5 years ago on meditation practice and negative emotion, expecting to see a negative correlation. Actually, what the study found is that when people…[Read more]

]]> 80cff4d38eb8b311fde3daa33641eea4 Upasaka Tucker started the topic 6-week video chat intro class in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/6-week-video-chat-intro-class Wed, 08 Jun 2016 06:10:17 +0000 Hi everyone,

I’m Tucker, a meditation teacher in Culadasa’s lineage. I’ve gotten to know many of you through eSangha, the weekly advanced meditation class I teach on Google Hangout video chat.

I wanted to invite anyone who is interested to join a six-week eSangha introductory meditation course, based on the philosophy of The Mind Illuminated.…[Read more]

]]> 60b62f8a363c1cadb363b383ab5e29db Upasaka Tucker replied to the topic New to Meditation, looking for advice in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/new-to-meditation-looking-for-advice/#post-525 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:15:12 +0000 Hi Kurt,

I oddly did a psychology PhD on the topic of sleep and meditation. The word “Buddha” means someone who is awake, and the neuroscience on the topic seems to show that this is not a metaphor. Meditation literally makes the brain (and the mind) more awake 24 hours a day, meaning meditative experiences in sleep and lucid dreaming both…[Read more]

]]> 9ea504ef0db250bafe24f6b56b923d4a Upasaka Tucker replied to the topic Stage 4 Questions in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-4-questions/#post-414 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 06:02:10 +0000 I was trying to be vigilant not to take too long to respond to your thread, but I didn’t get an email that you had replied. Alas …

I think the intention behind Culadasa’s paragraph (and maybe he’s reading this and can correct me if I’m wrong) is to create a balanced approach to PSD. On one hand, we do want to try to overcome it if we can. On…[Read more]

]]> ef8452e646db3f6a1f08cb235044b156 Upasaka Tucker replied to the topic Stage 4 Questions in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-4-questions/#post-406 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:59:11 +0000 I’m sorry Jacques! I just saw I never responded.

I’m not entirely sure I understand the question. So let me give a stab at an answer, and if it’s not what you were looking for, let me know (and I’ll respond this time, promise!).

Progressive subtle dullness (PSD) will both on a practical and definitional level prevent you from attaining Stage…[Read more]

]]> 92e75ea70fb206098f56b8a62e902ca3 Upasaka Tucker replied to the topic Stage 4 Questions in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-4-questions/#post-396 Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:58:58 +0000 Hey Jacques,

As regards dullness, I’ve found sometimes it’s possible to overcome it by applying the antidotes or practicing things like mindfulness, patience, etc. But if I haven’t been sleeping well, have a cold, etc., I sometimes find I can’t overcome it. What I try in these cases is mindfulness of dullness. My students have often seen…[Read more]

]]> 97ca772469c3da583993979a95246dbc Upasaka Tucker replied to the topic Struggles of a new meditator in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/struggles-of-a-new-meditator/#post-319 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:07:26 +0000 Hi Chris,

My name is Tucker, I’m a dharma teacher trained by Culadasa. I teach a weekly Sangha over Google Hangout, a group video chat forum, in the style of Culadasa’s teachings. It meets Tuesdays from 5:30 […]

]]> e77ecc000afb29c1937aeaf99c0f1429 Upasaka Tucker replied to the topic Stage 5 question about subtle dullness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-5-question/#post-312 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:11:50 +0000 Involuntary body movements are a not-much-discussed but quite normal part of meditative progress. It is related to prana/chi/inner winds, and it’s a little hard to talk about, because it requires adopting a […]

]]> 294dafca8dba0370fbdf783b35f1d0e7 Tucker Peck replied to the topic A question to Culadasa in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/a-question-to-culadasa/#post-294 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:01:27 +0000 That’s right, Oleg. Essentially, you’re learning a new skill, so in one sense, you are starting from scratch. You should expect not to be as proficient at it and should expect more mind wandering.

Another […]

]]> e8ce137d1fd0270e2252f16325df942b Tucker Peck replied to the topic A question to Culadasa in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/a-question-to-culadasa/#post-292 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 04:27:32 +0000 Hi Oleg, my name is Tucker. I’m a meditation teacher studying with Culadasa. We talked about your question this morning and he suggested that I respond, because I had the same problem about 7 years ago.

I […]

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