Hi all, here's a twitter account for our Utrecht-based group of Dharma friends. Through this account we'll share interesting links and material on meditation and related topics as well as report on what's happening in our small collective. Get in touch if you are interested!
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10/ Another gem when it comes to organization is the Dharma Overground message board - where people have been openly sharing meditation-related insights, experiences and questions for a long time. Much collective wisdom and cool experimentation. https://www.dharmaoverground.org/home
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11/ Continuing the thread of influences and resources -
@ShinzenYoung's work, particularly his book the Science of Enlightenment & his guided meditations on difficult emotions have been very helpful guides to practice. He also has a few great conversations at@DeconstructingU!Prikaži ovu nit -
12/ Koan practice is also a part of our shared practice, influenced by Rinzai zen - powerful stuff. Here's a great piece about koan practice by Jeff Shore: https://beingwithoutself.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/koanpractice2019a.pdf ….
@VincentHorn also talks about this as 'self-inquiry' practice in the podcast linked in this thread.Prikaži ovu nit -
13/Dōgen's Fukanzazengi is a classic instruction for zazen: …https://sanfranciscozencenter.blob.core.windows.net/assets/21_Fukanzazengi.pdf …; this episode of Buddhist Geeks offers a valuable semi-outsider's perspective on shikantaza (just sitting):https://podtail.com/en/podcast/buddhist-geeks/shikantaza-practice/ …
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14/ And importantly, we often discuss how therapy and cleaning up/growing up relate to practice/waking up, and the avoidance of 'spiritual bypass'. Two great
@DeconstructingU episodes are https://deconstructingyourself.com/meditation-madness-and-psychology-with-tucker-peck.html … with Tucker Peck and https://deconstructingyourself.com/meditation-emotions-bio-emotive-framework-douglas-tataryn.html … with@DougTatarynPrikaži ovu nit -
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@AniPemaChodron's work 'When Things Fall Apart' has been helpful in times of trauma and heartbreak, as has@JackKornfield's A Path With Heart, along with@SharonSalzberg mentioned earlier in the thread.Prikaži ovu nit -
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@Culadasa1's The Mind Illuminated has been an influential book for some of us when it comes to concentration practice and developing clarity.Prikaži ovu nit -
17/ There's a very cool Dutch Chan (Chinese Zen) group, Maha Karuna Ch'an, who organize retreats in Europe. https://mahakarunachan.nl/ they are also connected to the work of Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, a lay practitioner, philosopher and engaged Buddhist from Kyoto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin%27ichi_Hisamatsu …
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18/ One thing I forgot to mention is that we've benefitted from experimenting with fire kasina - to help see the speed of perception much more clearly. Great episode of
@DeconstructingU with@danielmingram here on the practice:https://deconstructingyourself.com/the-liberating-practice-of-the-fire-kasina-with-daniel-ingram.html …Prikaži ovu nit
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