01:27 Q1 I have a lot of thinking and have been using positive thoughts to incline the mind to peace. But it feels like progress is slow and stagnant. Any advice?
13:35 Q2 I have noticed two kinds on meditation in the last few years. One is calm, foggy and stuck and the other is calm, foggy and drowsy. Do you have some suggestions?
20:17 Q3 I sit still and make the determination not to move until the session is finished. Sometimes there is more pain or less pain. It seems there is some peace through all this. Is this upekka? What is happening here?
30:18 Q4 Previously when I entered that intense state I had to go through that rapture and tranquility state. Today I heard you say about contemplating emptiness. As I sat at the bodhi tree I had some stillness and when I was mindful about the present, suddenly I saw the emptiness for a short period. How can I practice with that?
37:47 Q5 I was practicing with the body and seeing the body as the elements all around.
38:25 Q6 How do we go from anapanasati to spreading metta?
40:31 Q7 Most of my struggles with meditation in daily life is because it so hectic. Sometimes the end of my day is 10 or 11pm. I have a lot of restlessness built up. How do I deal with that?
46:26 Feedback on the pilgrimage; reminiscences about earlier travels.
53:18 Plans for tomorrow. Information on the Varanasi burning ghats.
56:30 Hindu beliefs about the Ganges and cremation.
01:00: 55 Ajahn’s story of Shiva Ganges View Guesthouse.
01:03:05 Plan for the Deer Park visit.
01:04:30 Chanting for Thai teachers’ day.
18 янв 2024
