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Many thanks for the Q&A again Gents. When Saif says 'over 50% of your meditation should be just calming the mind ' How do you do that without falling into the trap of today's super focused 'anapanasati' styles of meditation. Which, incidentally, I was following for many years but have now abandoned. I am genuinely confused by this.
you can simply, in seclusion, focus on discerning intentions of lust (towards pleasant feeling), aversion (towards unpleasant feeling), and distraction (in regards to neutral feeling), and not acting out of them. any intentions that have genuine purpose and aren't for distraction reasons (to eat or go to the toilet, for example) are fine though. although this may feel unsatisfying at first compared to the more palpable focusing styles of anapanasati, it should result ultimately in a state of calm or non-agitatoin amidst any feeling or pressureful state. a good sign that one is practicing this correctly is that it shouldn't be limited to the cushion. it should be harder to break the precepts and engage in sensuality when you get back up because of the calm - and you should be more cognizant of the present feeling and wholesome/unwholsomeness of your intentions in daily life.
"Dhamma Hub Discord (now with a mild vetting process): discord.gg/AcDwZ78ybn "
My Dhamma Book (also available on Paper): drive.google.com/file/d/1d8VYL5iOi76u1AEmyI7iGpgPP3T5FaNa/view?usp=sharing
My Almanac (also available on Paper): drive.google.com/file/d/1VzAw8zHdhOsDDUzPEubTN64qhVmQhZ0m/view?usp=sharing
A collection of Pdfs and essays: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dUkceBhoHbo7l7gm3CZz6EiRqHFBm8Fg?usp=sharing
truly helpful. Thank you both.
Very helpful! Thanks both.
Many thanks for the Q&A again Gents. When Saif says 'over 50% of your meditation should be just calming the mind ' How do you do that without falling into the trap of today's super focused 'anapanasati' styles of meditation. Which, incidentally, I was following for many years but have now abandoned. I am genuinely confused by this.
you can simply, in seclusion, focus on discerning intentions of lust (towards pleasant feeling), aversion (towards unpleasant feeling), and distraction (in regards to neutral feeling), and not acting out of them. any intentions that have genuine purpose and aren't for distraction reasons (to eat or go to the toilet, for example) are fine though. although this may feel unsatisfying at first compared to the more palpable focusing styles of anapanasati, it should result ultimately in a state of calm or non-agitatoin amidst any feeling or pressureful state.
a good sign that one is practicing this correctly is that it shouldn't be limited to the cushion. it should be harder to break the precepts and engage in sensuality when you get back up because of the calm - and you should be more cognizant of the present feeling and wholesome/unwholsomeness of your intentions in daily life.
Many thanks for answering Saif. That’s incredibly helpful. Much appreciated. 🙏