Graylight · 51-55, F
First, what you’ve been doing is sleep relaxation, not meditation. Get out of bed. 😉
There are many Buddhist paths and many forms of meditation, from breathing to active. Maybe you’d benefit from some guided meditation so you can explore and learn as you find what works best for you. The path is wide- my partner just finished a silent retreat. For me, a week in Death Valley does it.
Good luck. When you’re looking for the right path, there’s no wrong direction.
There are many Buddhist paths and many forms of meditation, from breathing to active. Maybe you’d benefit from some guided meditation so you can explore and learn as you find what works best for you. The path is wide- my partner just finished a silent retreat. For me, a week in Death Valley does it.
Good luck. When you’re looking for the right path, there’s no wrong direction.
SW-User
Really? A quite simple reading of many zen masters would reveal that there is no "path" to enlightenment. In fact, "enlightenment" is rarely, if ever, mentioned.
Zen, zazen, has nothing to do with "blanking out" your mind.
Oh yes, much American Buddhism is all about the pursuit of "enlightenment". "I want it fast and I want it NOW"! It takes a while, looking back through history, to recognise just how long it takes for the Dharma to truly take root in new places.
Why say any more.
Zen, zazen, has nothing to do with "blanking out" your mind.
Oh yes, much American Buddhism is all about the pursuit of "enlightenment". "I want it fast and I want it NOW"! It takes a while, looking back through history, to recognise just how long it takes for the Dharma to truly take root in new places.
Why say any more.
SW-User
"Buddhism’s insistence that suffering is an illusion"
???????
From the foundational Theravada Texts:-
..... ask what you want, Kassapa.”
“How is it, Master Gotama: is suffering created by oneself?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“Then, Master Gotama, is suffering created by another?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“How is it then, Master Gotama: is suffering created both by oneself and by another?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“Then, Master Gotama, has suffering arisen fortuitously, being created neither by oneself nor by another?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“How is it then, Master Gotama: is there no suffering?”
“It is not that there is no suffering, Kassapa; there is suffering.”
“Then is it that Master Gotama does not know and see suffering?”
“It is not that I do not know and see suffering, Kassapa. I know suffering, I see suffering.”
Take it from there....
???????
From the foundational Theravada Texts:-
..... ask what you want, Kassapa.”
“How is it, Master Gotama: is suffering created by oneself?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“Then, Master Gotama, is suffering created by another?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“How is it then, Master Gotama: is suffering created both by oneself and by another?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“Then, Master Gotama, has suffering arisen fortuitously, being created neither by oneself nor by another?”
“Not so, Kassapa,” the Blessed One said.
“How is it then, Master Gotama: is there no suffering?”
“It is not that there is no suffering, Kassapa; there is suffering.”
“Then is it that Master Gotama does not know and see suffering?”
“It is not that I do not know and see suffering, Kassapa. I know suffering, I see suffering.”
Take it from there....
ArcAngel · 61-69, M
You need to pray to YaHWeH, Michael, Raphael, Gabriel,
Uriel and Jesus to come to you and bring the Higher Light
Stream to you and take it within you and read the Keys
of Enoch to get the Higher Knowledge into you. Just
leaving your mind blank will do nothing for you.
Love, Light and Peace,
Scott
Uriel and Jesus to come to you and bring the Higher Light
Stream to you and take it within you and read the Keys
of Enoch to get the Higher Knowledge into you. Just
leaving your mind blank will do nothing for you.
Love, Light and Peace,
Scott
these techniques allow you to reach a state of consciousness in which you don't care about anything
you can also put a certain background on this state, which will color your state with divinity, natural power, or disneyland, etc. if you wish
you can also put a certain background on this state, which will color your state with divinity, natural power, or disneyland, etc. if you wish
Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M
