Thank you Bhantes! A practical question- if one has the desire/intention to contemplate the body as a container for the present experience, existing peripherally to that experience, and one recognizes that there may be some desire for a special meditation experience as a background to the intention to recollect the context of being within the body, should one: 1) contemplate the present experience, with the body as the container existing peripherally, and include the desire to have a special meditation experience within that contemplation, or 2) not actively recollect the context of the body and just stick trying to see the sings of the mind, not acting out of that unwholesome desire? or 3) something else? Thanks again, this talk was extremely helpful :)
Option 1 and 2 are essentially the same. By not actively recollecting the context of the body (but understanding that it already endures on its own peripherally), the desire for 'special experiences' will be included in your contemplation.
Thanks Bhantes
How lucky we are to have access to people being able to explain so clearly such a subtle teaching as the Dhamma and the Middle Way is
I need to listen to this 20 more times… awesome stuff Venerables
Good morning Dhamma friends, love seeing new teaching to dig into
Thank you Bhantes!
A practical question- if one has the desire/intention to contemplate the body as a container for the present experience, existing peripherally to that experience, and one recognizes that there may be some desire for a special meditation experience as a background to the intention to recollect the context of being within the body, should one:
1) contemplate the present experience, with the body as the container existing peripherally, and include the desire to have a special meditation experience within that contemplation,
or
2) not actively recollect the context of the body and just stick trying to see the sings of the mind, not acting out of that unwholesome desire?
or
3) something else?
Thanks again, this talk was extremely helpful :)
Option 1 and 2 are essentially the same. By not actively recollecting the context of the body (but understanding that it already endures on its own peripherally), the desire for 'special experiences' will be included in your contemplation.
@@SamanadipaHermitage thank you, that makes sense.
Well said, Bhantes, well said 🙏🏽
Thank you !