Meditation/Techniques
Parent topic: Meditation
Subtopics: Mindfulness of breathing, Unattractiveness, Elements, Perception of light, Kasiṇa, Divine Abidings, Visualization, Body scanning, Noting, Mantra, Movement meditation, Hua tou, Sound of silence
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All excerpts (16) Questions about (7) Answers involving (4) Stories (2) Quotes (2)

Metta Retreat, Session 5 – Sep. 13, 2008

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7. “Just to clarify – when doing loving-kindness practice, is any phrase OK to repeat? They can be said as a chant, right? At any speed? Is any chant best for achieving concentration?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Goodwill] [Meditation/Techniques] [Chanting] [Concentration] // [Nature of mind]

Quote: “What is really important is not so much the phrases or the methodology but the feeling that is established within the heart of lovingkindness.” [Meditation/Techniques] [Emotion]

Simile: A tradesman with only one tool. [Similes] [Meditation/Techniques]


Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 48 – Mar. 12, 2104

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6. “Could the Ajahn Teean technique work for restlessness?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Teean] [Movement meditation] [Restlessness and worry]

Quote: “There’s no such thing as the Ajahn Chah method of meditation.” [Ajahn Chah] [Meditation/Techniques] [Right Effort] [Mindfulness of mind]