http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/ Discourses of the Buddha Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:49:48 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1889 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1889 Hi Jhanananda, Well, I'm not going anywhere, if I have anything to discuss, I'll be back. You don't have to ask to join the group, I think you just join it on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:20:28 GMT Jhananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1888 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1888 Thank-you Nori for expressing your appreciation for our discussion. Sorry to see you go, because I too enjoyed the discussion. I used to be on the Triple Gem Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:10 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1887 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1887 Hi Jhanananda, Sorry to hear about your friend Fletch. Actually he didn't look bad at all. I thought he was just chilling out. I was surprised when you told me Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:12:20 GMT Jhananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1886 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1886 Hello Nori, that "lazy drummer" is Fletch, and contemplative friend of mine. He was a lot more energetic musician before he contracted cancer of the spine and Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:03:34 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1885 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1885 Hi Jhanananda, Now that is the laziest drummer I have ever seen - in Fletch's Birthday Party... lol.. that was a funny video; good music. Ok, well I see how Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:34:12 GMT Jhananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1884 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1884 Hello Nori, you may find the following videos of interest to your enquiry: 1. what is Jhana.m4v What is jhana? Jhana was the Buddha's definition of the eighth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:03:38 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1883 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1883 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 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:51:49 GMT Jhananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1882 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1882 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. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:14:44 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1881 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1881 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 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:41:26 GMT Jhananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1880 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1880 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 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:55:57 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1879 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1879 Greetings again Jhanananda, Maybe, you can help me in my dilemma. The reason why I don't engage in much formal meditation is because it causes me so much Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:32:50 GMT Jhananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1878 Hello Nori, when one is established in self-awareness (sati), then one observes ones, mind, senses, breath, monitors tension and anxiety, etc. and relinquishes Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:12:51 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1877 Hi Jhanananda, Maybe this is difficult to answer, but to what extent, when your mind is not occupied by necessary activities, is your awareness on objects of Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:57:27 GMT Jhananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1876 Yes, Nori, I occupy myself with the activities of life maintaining a still mind, and in the background the objects of satipatthana might occupy space, because Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:42:49 GMT norakat147 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discourses_of_the_Buddha/message/1875 Hi Jhananda, So basically, is this correct?.. You occupy your awareness with necessary activities, such as ones of sustenance (work, acquiring food, consuming