Culadasa May 2019 Patreon Q&A

Timestamps 00:00:15: Shinzen Young said, he'd rather live 1 more day enlightened than 20 years as a wealthy, famous, beloved, non-enlightened person. What do you say to this? 00:06:15: Scary heart racing, strange out-of-body experience, physiological problems accompagnying supposed insight experience. Is this normal? 00:13:13 Terrible problem with tension and resulting pain in the muscles of my face. I can only keep the tension at bay to backing off of effort, going from stage 5 to stage 2. 00:23:20 Do you think chanting and mantras are a good adjunct to meditation? 00:31:09 How does surrendering to the experience / the situation affect one's ability to go into deeper stages of meditation? 00:37:05 Are there certain stages of meditation where surrender plays a more important role? 00:39:00 Can we only surrender to experiences which are perceived as negative, but not enjoyable ones? 00:43:41 Follow-Up: Is there something more subtle to the question which I missed? R: It partly originate from taking refuge in the three jewels. Isn't that also some kind of surrendering? 00:48:50 Is there a reason for shifting to the abdomen before beginning the body scan in stage 5? 00:52:55 How intense can a shift in the brain after an Insight be on our personality, traits, hobbys? Is the process sudden or continuous? 00:59:30 Could explain the occurring of anxiety and restlessness resisting insights which have not been assimilated fully? 01:03:20 Is having the insight something immanent (evanent?? How can one make sure their mind has deeply understood them? 01:09:10 Is formal meditation still important after stream entry / deep insight experiences? Should one not "return to the marketplace" instead? 01:17:30 Can you discuss the influence in diet, esp. ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting, in improving one's ability to meditate? 01:18:47: Can you talk about the lack of motivation for formal sitting meditation, even after many insights? 01:22:30 Can a noble disciple / stream entrant become drawn back to craving sensory pleasure? 01:30:00 What would happen to the universe if all beings would stop clinging at once, if every being was enlightened? Buy Culadasa's books on Amazon: amazon.com/author/culadasa Follow Culadasa on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Culadasa.John.Yates Much more at: culadasa.com/