Group Information- Members: 190
- Category: Buddhism
- Founded: Apr 19, 2004
- Language: English
|
Visit the
Groups blog for the latest Yahoo! Groups information
Description
We are just interested in discussing the discourse of Siddharta Gotama, the historic Buddha, with as little dogma as possible. However, since the discourses frequently mention the absorption states (jhanas/dhyanas), then this is a friendly place to discuss them within the context of sutta/sutra pitaka.
This Yahoo group is a service of Sotapanna Jhanananda (Jeffrey S, Brooks)
for the Great Western Vehicle.
~May you become enlightened in this very lifetime~
|
Re: The joy of meditation
Hi Jhanananda, Sorry for the delayed reply. Thank you for the points. So, this Jhana, what is it like? Is it like this sphere of nothingness like I
Posted - Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:03 pm
|
norakat147
 Offline
 Send Email
|
Re: The joy of meditation
Good Nori, just find a pose that works for you. Maybe that is what Hatha Yoga was originally about, to just give everyone a posture that works for them.
Posted - Sat Nov 7, 2009 1:51 pm
|
Jhananda
jhanananda
Offline
Send Email
|
Re: The joy of meditation
Jhanananda, I do, tried lion pose also, but too often I get sleepy. Any trick in not getting sleepy? Also, how exactly do you watch your breath? sensations
Posted - Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:14 am
|
norakat147
Offline
Send Email
|
The joy of meditation
Hello again Nori, I believe you are onto something, when observe an internal meter which reads 'good feelings,' then you manage those good feeling by pursuing
Posted - Sat Nov 7, 2009 1:41 am
|
Jhananda
jhanananda
Offline
Send Email
|
|
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 5:55 am
|
norakat147
Offline
Send Email
|
Add Discourses_of_the_Buddha to your personalized My Yahoo! page   What's This?
|
Message History
Group Email Addresses
| Related Link: |
http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/index.html |
| Post message: |
Discourses_of_the_Buddha@yahoogroups.com |
| Subscribe: |
Discourses_of_the_Buddha-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
| Unsubscribe: |
Discourses_of_the_Buddha-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com |
| List owner: |
Discourses_of_the_Buddha-owner@yahoogroups.com |
|
