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Listen "Culadasa February 2019 Pateron Q&A"
Episode Synopsis
0:54 - Practising at Stage 4/5 but haven´t experienced purification of the mind, does this mean that there is a blockage somewhere?
7:55 - What to do when you experience that the mind wanders all over the place within the space of sensory input?
12:00 - Had a certain meditative experience but this didn´t change the way I experience life, why not?
24:35 - Differences and similarities of TMI and Advaita Vedanta as well as inquiry methods of meditation.
32:04 - The capability of using Jhana for scientific research and problem solving.
54:38 - Does meditation cause memory loss when in the higher stages?
1:06:40 - What role does Peripheral awareness and Metacognitive awareness play in translating the lessons learnt on the cushion to daily life?
1:13:40 - When I focus on multiple sensations the breathing becomes rigid, but when I relax the examination there is a greater tendency for dullness and distractions to sneak in. What to do?
1:18:02 - Recently I attended a Goenka Vipassana retreat, what is the difference between that practice and the body scan technique in stage 5?
1:22:04 - Can you please share your preferred off the cushion practice to work with the feelings associated with strong craving and aversion when awareness has brought them to the practitioners attention.
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7:55 - What to do when you experience that the mind wanders all over the place within the space of sensory input?
12:00 - Had a certain meditative experience but this didn´t change the way I experience life, why not?
24:35 - Differences and similarities of TMI and Advaita Vedanta as well as inquiry methods of meditation.
32:04 - The capability of using Jhana for scientific research and problem solving.
54:38 - Does meditation cause memory loss when in the higher stages?
1:06:40 - What role does Peripheral awareness and Metacognitive awareness play in translating the lessons learnt on the cushion to daily life?
1:13:40 - When I focus on multiple sensations the breathing becomes rigid, but when I relax the examination there is a greater tendency for dullness and distractions to sneak in. What to do?
1:18:02 - Recently I attended a Goenka Vipassana retreat, what is the difference between that practice and the body scan technique in stage 5?
1:22:04 - Can you please share your preferred off the cushion practice to work with the feelings associated with strong craving and aversion when awareness has brought them to the practitioners attention.
Buy Culadasa's books on Amazon: amazon.com/author/culadasa
Follow Culadasa on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Culadasa.John.Yates
Much more at: http://culadasa.com/
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