In contrast, generalised theory, advice, or wisdom all belong in the weekly Practice Updates, Questions, and General Discussion thread, and all community resources such as podcasts, interviews and course offerings should be posted in the weekly Community Resources thread. This can include the wider aspects of practice that take place off-the-cushion, such as conduct ( Sīla) as well as theory, so long as it's in the context of your personal meditation practice. All top-line posts must be based on your personal meditation practice. We aim to keep discussion practical, civil, and constructive. Here you'll find a community that values honesty, compassion, and thoughtful discourse. More recently, Awakening is being examined through secular and even scientific lenses.

Many traditions throughout history have provided systems of knowledge and practice that can be of great help to those who walk this path. It usually requires a willingness to look both inwards and outwards over a sustained period of time so we can explore, question, confirm, and challenge what we think reality and the mind is what we think, on a fundamental level, is 'going on'. The dissolution of ignorance is not an intellectual exercise. Indeed, we may find territory beyond even this. Reality is not what it appears to be, we realize, and to fully grasp this is to radically transform our relationship to life. These paths can be considered to be two sides of the same coin, although different people may find themselves more drawn to one side or the other.Īwakening is not a trivial matter, because, as part of our journey, those who investigate deeply and sincerely invariably come to the conclusion that our most fundamental unconscious beliefs and assumptions about the nature of self, mind, and reality are false and that these misunderstandings are causing us stress. While people use this word in different ways, this subreddit is concerned with the following definition: the path to achieving a direct, experiential understanding of reality and the human mind, as it actually is and the path to permanently eliminate stress, suffering, and unsatisfactoriness in our life. This is a place for discussion of practice and conduct concerned with Awakening. ⚠ Please read the rules below before posting.

Emptiness by Guy Armstrong