Mitchell Melton

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic The Benefits of Training the Mind that We Can Verify for Ourselves in the forum Dharma Practice in Daily Life 9 years, 11 months ago

Blaz

(How did meditation practice changed your daily life? What difference do you feel?)

When I am doing two- one hour sits a day, I become fearless. Not the extreme sports type fearless, but the “I am not […]

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Struggles of a new meditator in the forum Meditation 10 years ago

Hi Chris,
“There is no such thing as a bad meditation”. That has been my motto for the past four years as a beginner, and I still consider myself a beginner. The way that I was able in increase the length of my […]

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Stage 5 question about subtle dullness in the forum Meditation 10 years ago

This may seem a somewhat extreme remedy for dullness, but I keep a two gallon Igloo thermos with ice water and a terry cloth towel next to my cushion. Whenever I am having a problem with dullness I take a short […]

Mitchell Melton started the topic Attitude toward meditation object. in the forum Meditation 10 years, 5 months ago

I saw Culadasa’s tweet yesterday “Holding feelings of joy, tranquility, and equanimity in peripheral awareness while meditating will help you avoid “dark nights of the soul.”
It really hit home.

For months my […]

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Samatha nausea? in the forum Meditation 10 years, 8 months ago

Hi Blake,

That is kind of scary in its accuracy. I am going to have to sweep my condo for Dharma Treasure bugs. I guess I should have expected as much from a tradition that is thousands of years old.

I […]

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Samatha nausea? in the forum Meditation 10 years, 8 months ago

Ivan,

Thank you for the reply. I am not really worried about the nausea, as I have experienced many strange phenomena during my first two years. My practice has settled down for the most part. I was just […]

Mitchell Melton started the topic Samatha nausea? in the forum Meditation 10 years, 8 months ago

So I am going into my third year of meditation. Still following Culadasa’s method. During the day I am trying to be mindful with the focus on distinguishing nama/rupa of body sensations.

Does anyone else here […]

Mitchell Melton started the topic Culadasa's book? in the forum Dharma Book Discussion 11 years, 3 months ago

Progressive Stages of Meditation in Plain English by Upasaka Culadasa has been my main guide for meditation practice. I have read others like Focused and Fearless, Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English, and other […]

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation 11 years, 3 months ago

Just an update.

So I was dealing with the mania earlier this year and thought that I was going crazy. Then over a two week period there was a shift of sorts. I don’t know how to explain it.

Basically I […]

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation 11 years, 6 months ago

Thanks Blake.

No I haven’t had any problems with mania before, but I recognize the systems. My father and my 2nd ex-wife were diagnosed
with bi-polar disorder.

So I am probably being a little over […]

Mitchell Melton replied to the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation 11 years, 6 months ago

What I like about samatha meditation is the amount of honesty it requires. To practice samatha correctly IMHO is self-honesty at its very core. Or “not-self” honesty maybe the right way to say it, but I still have […]

Mitchell Melton started the topic Discursive brilliance or mania? in the forum Meditation 11 years, 6 months ago

I have been meditating for over two years now. Using Culadasa’s method. In just the last month I have found my
mind becoming very sharp, ideas coming quickly,and needing very little sleep. I have been staying up […]

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