Culadasa November 2018 Patreon Q&A

16/01/2020 1h 42min
Culadasa November 2018 Patreon Q&A

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Episode Synopsis

Timestamps:

2:12 - Handling intense emotions/trauma as a beginning meditator.

9:28 - Being a mother on the path; will meditation change my relationship to, or ability to care for, my children?

15:52 - Retreat center recommendations and resources; how to find TMI compatible retreat centers.

21:25 - Piti, bizarre sensations during pacification of the senses, development of physical pliancy.

31:00 - Is stream entry possible before fully resolving/working through past traumas or abuse? How to work with this history. Recommend watching.

44:50 - Working with strong dullness when exhausted/stressed. Recommend watching.

51:35 - What to do when breath sensations start to become more rapid, pulsate and vibrate (in context of stages 4-5), but are not yet sharp and vivid.

57:54 - What is your non-dual interpretation of information exchange? Will an AI have subjective consciousness? What is the experience of rigpa?

1:17:24 - How to work with the narrative mind (esp. in stage 6).

1:30:52 - What to do when experiencing strong, almost painful body sensations during body scans at stage 5/6. Should one switch to metta practices?

1:37:47 - Would a DNR (do not resuscitate) be in conflict with the eightfold path? Causing harm?


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