BN: Yes, serving others is what make us happy. It’s paradoxical. When you serve others you forget about yourself. We should work on to develop ethical living and understanding our minds, to learn not to cause suffering to others. Others are just like us even with our differences. So it’s our duty to make our activities”blameless.” We know to link to our inevitable problems.
It wasn’t my friends fault he was never taught so that it got out of control, how to deal with his anxiety dhamma ganga . His parents were very stress out individuals and did not know how to control their stress how can they possibly teach their kid to? This is a circumstance that is very common that people find themselves in today.
BN: Right. So the less we are causes or conditions for the destruction of animals, that is a situation, without breaking the precepts, even though in Theravada we can eat meat.
We weren’t left to meditate on our own. We did it in a large center where there were teachers teaching us the dhamma ganga technique that is specific, and had detailed instruction each day. The Vispassana experience is all about being aware of your body. The first three days are the toughest.
And of course, so much of the plant-based vs. animal-based diet arguments revolves about which one vipassana meditation better boosts longevity. And both sides have studies. And that’s the problem.
Breath watching. Can meditating be as simple as paying attention? You bet. Relax in begin to pay attention to your breathing and close your eyes. Breathing through your nose gets the diaphragm gets oxygen and involved all the way to the bottom of your lungs. On the air going in and out of your nose , just re-focus your attention as your mind wanders. Only do this for several minutes, or you get used to it.
Amazing to me people can get this up early (7:00 a.m. or earlier) to take part in movement. Individuals in this free movement class are probably 17 — 70+ years old. Before we start everyone is silent. With awareness we crawl around the area and begin to stand up. I usually stand with knees bent.