... *chuckle* My heart goes out to you! Hang in there! It seems that only a few deep-rooted attachments cause me to "invoke" karma any more, but when I do the...
I don't know about speeding up, but since I received a Vajrasatva initiation in April this year a lot of 'cleansing' has taken place. This is to be expected...
Does anyone believe that karma "speeds up" when your practice getsmore developed. The sh_ really seems to be hitting the fan lately. Peace and happiness, Jill ...
... lately. ... Hello Jill: Personally don't know if I believe this theory of karma to be true. Having said that will go ahead and say that the way I...
Dear LB, Thank you for your response, and thanks to everyone who so kindly responded. In regard to the points you made, Buddha spoke about three views (I wish...
Hello Jill, and thank-you ever so much for entering into such an interesting topic. I believe it has to do with a few small references in the Suttas to ...
Hello Leo, I would agree with you that there is clear evidence of bias in many of the translations of the suttas that does not reflect what is actually being...
Hello querynoquery, and welcome to the JSG. Please excuse my delayed contribution to this most interesting subject. Recently there was a problem with my email...
Hello Dave, and thank-you ever so much for asking such an excellent question. I believe there is canonical support for the danger of walking jhana in the form...
Hello Joe and thank-you for asking such an excellent question. As you may know I was a contemplative householder for 25 years, and I can say that I failed in...
Hello, the concept of Karma doesn't sit comfortably with the Western mind. Be good in this lifetime (however that can be defined) and next time around you'll...
Yes, it does. Karma is like credit card interest that way. You can pay now or pay a lot more later, with late fees. The more you meditate and study, the more...
... three ... third ... of ... the ... Hi Jill --- I appreciate it too. And appreciate Buddha's skill in showing that these doctrines lead nowhere, certainly....
Absorption while sleeping
I experienced something like what you are describing about 2 years ago, it lasted for about two weeks. I had managed to realize...
From my experience, What you have mentioned is a sign of deeper absorption as noted by your ability to sense pranic movement. Kundalini, I am sure, could...
Dear Dave, I don't know if I will be speaking to your question, but your brief paragraph brought up all kinds of ideas that I'd like to share. (My Dad used to...
Dear Jill, Don't mistake kamma (action) for vipakka (result) or phassa (fruit). But yes sometimes the effects seem to boil over. If it is related to your...
Hi Ven. Upatissa, I take the sublte point you are making here, but I would like a clarification if at all possible :-) Things are as they are, not as we want...
... problem ... am only ... and Jill ... absorption ... such as ... reasonable to ... is also ... such as ... reveals that ... relaxation of ... procedure,...
Hi Adam, So does this mean that we should passively accept someone walking into our home and attacking us or molesting our child in front of us? Of course not....
Hi Ven. Upatissa, What I was interested in was your Zen teachers dismissal of your genuine concerns, and how you personally have found generalizing such...
Dear Sadhu--Could you please expound on this idea: This phenomenon we used to call "sansho shima" in the Nichiren tradition, meaning the "3 obstacles and 4...
The Four Applications of Mindfulness - Satipatthana Sutta ... *This version is made, based on view, that original version of Satipatthana was different and it...
Dear Jill, You refererd to a sutta below that as you said, " One is that everything is preordained, one is that nothing is and the third is that a creator...
Hello Leo, Jill, Nirodha, Michael and others. Yes, Michael and Jill are correct I see insight (vipassana) as a product or fruit (phala) of the attainment of...
Hello Jason, Robin and Chris. Jason it is excellent to have the company of a recovered addict who has a deep understanding of addiction on our list. I have...
I am wondering, sicne I cannot seem to get a response from the moderator to remove me after asking 7 times...maybe sending a request to be removed in this form...
Hello there, Go to the bottom of anyone of the emails you have received and click on the unsubscribe link, then send; it is that simple :-) Its a fully...
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