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I'm becoming pretty good at modulating happiness on demand. Didn't dare use it much, tiring, but I'm learning lower turning.

Ian Welsh

@iwelsh

Sep 27, 2017

It's odd, my meditation ability right now is at multi-year lows, but the benefits of previous awakenings are strong and strengthening.

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Are you having the same experience as me, perhaps? Sitting feels excruciating, but awareness is flexible.

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I've retrogressed.Sitting being excruciating is a specific issue. "The Mind Illuminated", which

suggested covers it.

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Also note that if you stay still for about half an hour, the mind will usually just stop giving you body info "not relevant"

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- Excruciating as in body pain ? or as in your mind rebelling to sitting still?

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Latter. I suppose I should use more precise language.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_hind. Test this - locate the "Excruciatingness", where in brain is it? in body? does it pulse? How does it feel, how long

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does it last? Research it... if you endure for a little while, you will notice it is impermanent. Then suddenly you might have a great sit.

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ah, my bad, good Mr Dafleur, I assumed it was physical pain. :)