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u/KagakuNinja · 3 pointsr/streamentry

I recommend Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation.

A central claim of the book is that the original practices of the brahamaviharas did not use the standard formulas of modern metta practice.

u/BBBalls · 3 pointsr/streamentry

Metta meditation doesn't necessarily have to be an internal dialogue. Bhikkhu Analayo talks how the typical metta exercises didn't work for him. He has made references to how he practices metta in some of his talks. Roughly, it is generating the feeling of goodwill in the body, and then using it as the mediation object. I have experimented with my understanding of his method when very agitated during meditation, and have found it useful. I presume he discusses the method in detail in Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation. Here is an excerpt from a talk where briefly talks about metta meditation: Alternative metta methods

u/listentofriends · 2 pointsr/TheMindIlluminated

The metta style in the TMI appendix wasn't resonating with me. If that happens definitely search for other ways of practicing metta - the one in this book has been helpful for me:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/1909314552/

More info related to the author and book mentioned above:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/2oid0e/bhikkhu_analayo_on_alternative_metta_methods/

Hope you're well :)

u/mkpeacebkindbgentle · 2 pointsr/Buddhism

In relation to your first post ever, tanha means thirst and is usually translated as 'craving' or 'wanting'. It's upadana, which means 'fuel', which is sometimes translated as 'attachment' or 'clinging'.

IMO your post presents one of the drawbacks of translating the Pali word 'upadana' as attachment, because attachment in English is primarily used to describe interpersonal relationships, particularly in the relationship between a caregiver and a child (see attachment theory in psychology).

Reasoning from the English "relationship sense" of the word attachment, people seem to think lack of attachment implies some sort of coldness towards the people around them, or non caring.

But actually (as far as I can tell), in the early buddhist texts 'upadana' seems to be used either in the sense of fuel (e.g. desire is the fuel(upadana) for the 5-aggregate process) or it refers to taking something as a self.

IMO, non-attachment actually refers to either 1) the rebirth process running out of fuel(upadana), or 2) not identifying as anything.

These are just my thoughts. Either way, you might be interested in Venerable Analayo's Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation, if you want to learn more about the Buddha's teaching re. this topic.

Good luck! :-)

u/markusdt · 1 pointr/Meditation

> Why can the object of meditation not be awareness itself?

It can and I didn't say it couldn't. Meditating on awareness itself leads to a magnified experience, a fuller experience of whatever happens. Ultimately, that is with extreme concentration power, such meditation would lead to an experience of oneness with awareness, of becoming the ground of being, so to speak. Whether this path and goal is conducive to wellbeing depends on other factors, such as your disposition.

Understanding consciousness from the first-person is limited and does not necessarily lead to wellbeing and a sense of connectedness, but I believe now I understand what you are looking for. And to that end I recommend meditating on the four brahmaviharas. This training will improve your wellbeing and sense of connectedness, and can lead to deep meditative states. For a more complete understanding of this practice than my article offers, I can recommend the rather new book "Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation" by Bhikkhu Anālayo.