Dharma Treasure Community | Upasaka Culadasa | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/upasakaculadasa/activity/ Activity feed for Upasaka Culadasa. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 c8b28f5c9cb46eef068c0a92d93dea45 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic How to Maintain Mindfulness During Work and Reading? in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/how-to-maintain-mindfulness-during-work-and-reading/#post-3424 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:31:39 +0000 Hi Mohnish,

Everything you say is correct, except that 100% attention and 0% awareness isn’t really possible. This is because attention operates within the field of conscious awareness, and everything that is taken as an object of consciousness must first appear in awareness. So attention may occupy nearly all of the field of conscious…[Read more]

]]> 31eb660fcc3bbbd7c4d92fb2a8404fbf Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Culadasa is now offering private consultations online in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/culadasa-is-now-offering-private-consultations-online/page/2/#post-2120 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 02:22:05 +0000 Hi Colleen. One way is to send an email to consultations@culadasa.com describing what you want to do (ie. donate a session or pay, for example, 1/2 the cost of a session for someone) and I will post the offer the way I did yesterday for another person who has donated two sessions.
The generosity that has been forthcoming regarding these online…[Read more]

]]> bcf741a4f616dbf70ce1e2406dfe3221 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Culadasa is now offering private consultations online in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/culadasa-is-now-offering-private-consultations-online/page/2/#post-2114 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:00:59 +0000 Hello to All,
A very kind and generous person has responded to this discussion by donating two consultations.
Please feel free to recommend anyone you think might gain some special benefit from one of these opportunities. I feel like members of this community know each other well enough to make that discernment. You can recommend yourself as well.…[Read more]

]]> a7765de4137ddff4dd4e52ba98dba640 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Culadasa is now offering private consultations online in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/culadasa-is-now-offering-private-consultations-online/#post-2101 Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:00:34 +0000 Dear Samuel, It gives me great joy to know that you have benefited from my teachings.
I’m sorry that my offer of consultations for money has offended you, but I find your association of this offer with cults quite confusing, whether in your mind or the mind of anyone else you might suggest this community to. Cults ask for money, but don’t offer…[Read more]

]]> 3933a48ea6c5cd6eadb18bbbcd8f8717 Upasaka Culadasa started the topic Culadasa is now offering private consultations online in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/culadasa-is-now-offering-private-consultations-online Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:44:49 +0000 Culadasa is now available for personal Dharma and Meditation consultations online.

Working one-on-one with Culadasa is an especially effective way to make rapid progress in your practice, as many meditators have discovered doing solo meditation retreats at Cochise Stronghold.

Culadasa is now available for a limited number of hours each week to…[Read more]

]]> 3d6971a458f0088f36d575d4809d9934 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic General Announcements in the forum Dharma Treasure Community Information http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/general-announcements/#post-1669 Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:28:47 +0000 Hi Don,

Yes, please feel free to use those terms. I’m very happy to have you do so.

I would greatly appreciate as much information as you are willing to share of your researches into McGilchrist’s work and the parallels you have drawn. I’ve only recently discovered McGilchrist on Youtube and was quite excited to hear what he was saying. I am…[Read more]

]]> 0059ff9c9b0b8d8f036f856688d40f79 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Yet another question about introspective awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/yet-another-question-about-introspective-awareness/#post-1381 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 19:19:53 +0000 A number of people in this and other forums are struggling with the difference between attention and awareness, particularly with knowing whether something is known through awareness alone, or through alternating attention.

First, let me point out that peripheral awareness is not some new ability you have to acquire. It’s an innate faculty that e…[Read more]

]]> 0059ff9c9b0b8d8f036f856688d40f79 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Yet another question about introspective awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/yet-another-question-about-introspective-awareness/#post-1381 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 19:19:53 +0000 A number of people in this and other forums are struggling with the difference between attention and awareness, particularly with knowing whether something is known through awareness alone, or through alternating attention.

First, let me point out that peripheral awareness is not some new ability you have to acquire. It’s an innate faculty that e…[Read more]

]]> ee6fae7be7daa28e17bc1324b82ec0eb Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Questions about peripheral awareness and continuous introspective awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/questions-about-peripheral-awareness-and-continuous-introspective-awareness/#post-1350 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 02:51:54 +0000 Matthew has provided a very accurate explanation of the problems with the moments of consciousness model. It’s always important to remember that any model is just a model, and that every model breaks down when you push it beyond its design limits. This particular model reflects the almost universal subjective experience of meditators for thousands…[Read more]

]]> 92fe0b4c1cfee8e3c96b25f6f0038bb9 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Stage 4 and introspective awareness in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/stage-4-and-introspective-awareness/#post-567 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:46:06 +0000 Hi Mikael,
First of all, the out-breath sensations are subtler than the in-breath, whether at the nose or the belly. It’s much less important whether or not or how clearly you can perceive these sensations than that attention is fully occupied with trying to detect those sensations. As long as the attention is anchored to the breath sensations,…[Read more]

]]> 8a4df4153fa2ff8981d06b56bdecb9b5 Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Walking meditation question in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/walking-meditation-question/#post-552 Mon, 09 May 2016 17:13:33 +0000 Hi John,

I think you are over-interpreting the instruction a bit. Think about the sitting practice. In Stages One through Six, even though your intention is to focus attention solely on the breath sensations, attention will still be alternating with distractions, both gross and subtle distractions in Stages One through Four, and subtle…[Read more]

]]> 59eec0b8def67ce1711458b2e7df7792 Upasaka Culadasa started the topic Introducing Dharma Treasure teachers-in-training in the forum Announcements http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/introducing-dharma-treasure-teachers-in-training Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:28:01 +0000 Hello Everyone,

I am delighted to introduce you to the Dharma Treasure teachers-in-training, who will be available to answer your questions on this forum:
Blake Barton
Jesse Fallon
Jeremy Graves
Nick […]

]]> 0ed386dd962755896e03c18eb085ecca Upasaka Culadasa replied to the topic Translating Culadasa's 10 Stages into Chinese in the forum Help Wanted or Offered http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/translating-culadasas-10-stages-into-chinese/#post-224 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:33:14 +0000 Hi Paul,

I replied directly to you some time ago, and attached a .pdf file of a Chinese translation. Did you ever receive that?

We’re in the process of arranging for a Chinese translation of the entire […]

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