Culadasa November 2018 Patreon Q&A

Timestamps: 2:12 - Handling intense emotions/trauma as a beginning meditator. 9:28 - Being a mother on the path; will meditation change my relationship to, or ability to care for, my children? 15:52 - Retreat center recommendations and resources; how to find TMI compatible retreat centers. 21:25 - Piti, bizarre sensations during pacification of the senses, development of physical pliancy. 31:00 - Is stream entry possible before fully resolving/working through past traumas or abuse? How to work with this history. Recommend watching. 44:50 - Working with strong dullness when exhausted/stressed. Recommend watching. 51:35 - What to do when breath sensations start to become more rapid, pulsate and vibrate (in context of stages 4-5), but are not yet sharp and vivid. 57:54 - What is your non-dual interpretation of information exchange? Will an AI have subjective consciousness? What is the experience of rigpa? 1:17:24 - How to work with the narrative mind (esp. in stage 6). 1:30:52 - What to do when experiencing strong, almost painful body sensations during body scans at stage 5/6. Should one switch to metta practices? 1:37:47 - Would a DNR (do not resuscitate) be in conflict with the eightfold path? Causing harm? 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/