An Inquiry into Meditation 57 Replies

I have no plan or intention to say or tell others what meditation is, but this is for us to discuss, perhaps discover what is true meditation. I don't think there are many different types of meditation, though there may be. I do think there are many ways to hypnotize myself, believe in something or other and I'm pretty sure others participate in self hypnotizing. However, when one realizes that these many kinds of belief, knowledge, experience, cannot not be true meditation, then I think an…Continue

Started by Pilgrim. Last reply by Peter Stephens 12 hours ago.

Understanding.ref ch 13 pg 110 Life Ahead.K says under standing is not a matter of remembrance it is a continuous intensity a constant dis covert...what does it mean 3 Replies

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Started by S.N.RAJGURU MOHAPATRO. Last reply by S.N.RAJGURU MOHAPATRO on Monday.

How do we stay totally aware and compassionate in moments of great distress? 2 Replies

Elections in the US are coming up and for many this is a stressful time, particularly for vulnerable populations. Especially now many feel that their entire future is riding on this one election given the devastation COVID has wrought.We can see that hatred of any sort is a form of destruction, we can see that categorization of any kind is a form of destruction, misery and destitution have their origin in discriminatory thought. During a period of great distress how can we maintain our clarity…Continue

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Started by Sawyer Powell. Last reply by S.N.RAJGURU MOHAPATRO May 2.

Love is not of the brain 16 Replies

Love and brain are not related at all!Continue

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Started by Laxmi kant misra. Last reply by Laxmi kant misra May 1.

Is Love a thing of the Mind? 53 Replies

A Thing Of The Mind: What we call our love is a thing of the mind. Look at yourselves, Sirs, and Ladies, and you will see that what I am saying is obviously true; otherwise, our lives, our marriage, our relationships, would be entirely different, we would have a new society. We bind ourselves to another, not through fusion, but through contract, which is called love,…Continue

Started by Daniel Dano west. Last reply by Daniel Dano west May 1.

Hearing the words for the very first time. 4 Replies

Like any religious speaker, K is talking about the eternal. He is not advising a method, nor the eternal as a concept, or a goal, but as the nature of truly living, free from a self center. However the tendency is to study what he says as part of a philosophic exercise, to examine the concepts, and make comparative analysis. The participants do not see the urgency, the immediacy, of truly living, and relentlessly debate within an ethos of their own making.Dialogue or speaking together, is…Continue

Started by Peter Stephens. Last reply by Peter Stephens Apr 29.

Carefully talking together 16 Replies

Carefully talking together, or dialogue, about something common to us all, is not about personal experiences, personal ability, or personal judgement. It is sharing of a human psychology, not limited to individual perceptions of daily life.The tendency is to think it is a conversation, a discussion, relying on knowledge, and day to day verbal meanings, or social topics, and that it is a verbal exchange between people. This verbal approach is stuck in opinion, ideas, theories, and beliefs, and…Continue

Started by Peter Stephens. Last reply by Laxmi kant misra Apr 27.

Memory, a User's Guide 149 Replies

Memory is a hugely powerful tool, miraculous really ... but often misused. Life would be better if we knew how to use memory in the right way, yes?  What are the things about memory that benefit the individual, group, and world? What are the things about memory that do harm? Continue

Started by Rick. Last reply by Laxmi kant misra Apr 26.

The unchanging life. 3 Replies

Doesn’t seem to make any difference. No matter what is said I am stuck in the words. Let me tell a story. Seriously meditating, there is an awareness of the air, the atmosphere around us. It can be felt on the skin, touching and moving around. Noticeably the air is felt at the tip of the nostrils as you breathe. This is not an exercise. It is watching and feeling. The air has a presence, and is moving and it is flowing into the body, into the lungs. I am not actively breathing. The air enters…Continue

Started by Peter Stephens. Last reply by Peter Stephens Apr 17.

What is the right relationship to money ? what should a poor man do in this corrupt society if he has no money ? 94 Replies

I heard a quote today which I felt rather absurd but here is what it saysOnly in dark will I know the value of light, only in poverty will I know the value of money and finally only in loneliness will I know the value of family..Now, can  we discuss this relationship with money step by step if possible.Continue

Started by Artham. Last reply by Zulfiqar Ali Huda Apr 4.