346
Fri Nov 4 22:40:20 2022
It is often said that the thinking of these yogis greatly influenced the philosopher Pyrrho, the father of Greek skepticism. This seems a credible claim, because Pyrrho’s teachings had much in common with Buddhism.
489
Fri Nov 4 23:04:18 2022
The reality of your life is always now.
731
Mon Nov 7 13:09:02 2022
Arranging atoms in certain ways appears to bring about an experience of being that very collection of atoms. This is undoubtedly one of the deepest mysteries given to us to contemplate.4
1400
Fri Nov 11 17:46:45 2022
The eighth-century Buddhist adept Vimalamitra described three stages of mastery in meditation and how thinking appears in each. The first is like meeting a person you already know; you simply recognize each thought as it arises in consciousness, without confusion. The second is like a snake tied in a knot; each thought, whatever its content, simply unravels on its own. In the third, thoughts become like thieves entering an empty house; even the possibility of being distracted has disappeared.
1556
Fri Nov 11 16:04:33 2022
This is voyeurism of a transcendental kind. Whatever else might be said about the experience of watching a film, it fully dissociates fundamental TOM from standard TOM, for there is no doubt that we attribute mental states to the actors on the screen. We make all the judgments that the standard concept of TOM requires, but this does little to establish our sense of self. Indeed, it is difficult to find a situation in which we feel less self-conscious than when sitting in a darkened theater watching a film, and yet, we are contemplating the beliefs, intentions, and desires of other people the entire time.
1656
Fri Nov 11 16:18:29 2022
Expert meditators (with greater than ten thousand hours of practice) respond differently to pain than novices do.
1682
Fri Nov 11 17:43:10 2022
1804
Sun Nov 13 22:13:53 2022
Of all the Buddhist teachings, those of Dzogchen most closely resemble the teachings of Advaita. The two traditions seek to provoke the same insight into the nonduality of consciousness, but, generally speaking, only Dzogchen makes it absolutely clear that one must practice this insight to the point of stability and that one can do so without succumbing to the dualistic striving that haunts most other paths.
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Mon Nov 14 06:55:37 2022
Tulku Urgyen is no longer alive, but I’m told that his sons Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche generally teach in his style, and many other Tibetan lamas teach Dzogchen as well.
1926
Mon Nov 14 07:03:05 2022
Douglas Harding
2223
Mon Nov 14 08:05:35 2022
Eye Contact Meditation 1. Sit across from your partner and simply stare into each other’s eyes. (Depending on how far apart you sit, you might have to pick one eye to focus on.) 2 Continue to hold each other’s gaze, without speaking. 3. Ignore laughter and other signs of discomfort.
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Mon Nov 14 08:46:16 2022
brain is the obvious cause of any numinous