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lmaher22
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 Posted - Feb 10 2014 : 01:53:26 AM
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I have read that the Buddha had a good, rich friend that gave lots of financial help to the poor around the community. Near the end of Buddha's sacred life it was said (Annanada or something close to that spelling) started meditating around the clock so that, he too, could experience 'enlightenment' and it worked. My q? Can a massive amount of meditation lumped together rapidly speed up the process?
Thanks all,
Love you all, especially our 'boss' and kind and gentle Shanti.
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Christi
United Kingdom
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Posted - Feb 10 2014 : 04:59:37 AM
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Hi Imaher,
The Buddha taught specific kinds of meditation. He taught breathing meditation, and the meditation on the ending of things. He also taught various kinds of self inquiry practice. They are types of meditation which can be practised for hours each day, and often are on Buddhist retreats.
So yes, many hours of intense sadhana can speed up the process, as long as it is the right kind, and done at the right time.
Practising AYP for many hours a day like that would be too much for most people. On retreats we do 3 sittings each day, but more than that would not be recommended except for very advanced practitioners.
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lmaher22
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2014 : 9:58:54 PM
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| Wow. Thank you Sir. Is there a meditation for a dying person that is not into meditation? It's for my aunt. |
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Christi
United Kingdom
4515 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2014 : 4:29:13 PM
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Hi Imaher,
There are not many meditations for people who are not into meditation. The basic requirement for most forms of meditation is that you are into it, or it won't work. 
Having said that, she could always meditate on impermanence, or on the ending of things. If she likes Buddhism, I would recommend her to read A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield. Yogani has described it as a "masterwork".
There are several meditations given in the book which would be suitable for her.
I would also recommend the Tibetan book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
Also: Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying by Ram Dass
Christi
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CarsonZi
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Posted - Feb 13 2014 : 5:22:29 PM
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Hi lmaher22,
If she's not into meditation you could always ask if she would be interested in trying something like psylocybin which has had pretty significant success in reducing anxiety and depression in terminally ill patients: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/m...ted=all&_r=0 After an initial psychedelic experience, as many of us here can attest to, lots of people become much more interested in things like meditation.
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