Samatha meditation continuation problem / lose urge to continue
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I know this is not the place for this kind of questions.
But I post this anyway.
**I am seeking advice on Samatha meditation.**
Time to time, I get strong urge to do Samatha meditation.(I'm not an expert on this).
So,
I start with a combination of Maithree, Anapanasati and Vipassana meditation to cut down five hindrances . At this level, I reach happy state. Then I switch to Kasina meditation. But I can't continue Kasina meditation enough time to reach any static Nimitta . That's because I lose urge to continue / neediness to reach Dhayana.
Sometimes,
- I feel full
- I feel, can't hold any more fullness ( full pressure)
- less neediness to continue
.
So, I feel one or multiple of above and then I can't continue the meditation. Like, I feel like I can't continue anymore. (but I want to).
But through all this, I feel happy. (after Maithree and Vipassana meditation)
So, questions are ,
- Why is this happening?
- Why I lose urge?
- Why sometimes feel full
pressure?
- How would I overcome this?
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My own idea of the problem is,
- maybe I didn't actually reduce the five hindrances evenly, maybe I reduced the 1,2 and 5, but I think, maybe I didn't reduce 3rd and 4th hindrances. (main point).
- maybe my Vipassana is too much(for Samatha) and I lose carving(
thanha
) for Dhayana. (newly added this line).
- maybe I don't have enough capacity.
- maybe my methods are wrong.
It could be one of above or something else.
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Five hindrances > order is as in this article.
1. Sensory desire (kāmacchanda)
2. Ill-will (vyāpāda; also spelled byāpāda)
3. Sloth-and-torpor (thīna-middha)
4. Restlessness-and-worry (uddhacca-kukkucca)
5. Doubt (vicikiccha)
**Thanks 🙏. ☸️.**
**Any help is appreciated.**
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Apr 15, 2024, 05:33 PM
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