tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post1029387994292449063..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Practice First, Study SecondMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-22866519103953303222009-12-08T13:40:55.604-08:002009-12-08T13:40:55.604-08:00Thank you Maia. Glad this was helpful. And happy r...Thank you Maia. Glad this was helpful. And happy retreat!<br /><br />Deep bow,<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-6183171322574401542009-12-08T12:11:46.330-08:002009-12-08T12:11:46.330-08:00Just what I needed to be reminded of right now... ...Just what I needed to be reminded of right now... thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-54229537212653393012009-12-08T09:53:51.040-08:002009-12-08T09:53:51.040-08:00So glad it was helpful to you! Talking about study...So glad it was helpful to you! Talking about study and books, I highly recommend reading the whole of "Food for the Heart". It is very short and packed with wisdom.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-27100974132164058522009-12-08T09:25:56.728-08:002009-12-08T09:25:56.728-08:00Love that Ajahn Chah quote, thank you. Struck rath...Love that Ajahn Chah quote, thank you. Struck rather close to home for me...ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878218593991067382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-3777697110772285182009-12-07T18:16:58.161-08:002009-12-07T18:16:58.161-08:00Thanks Michael. Yep, totally get what you mean. Te...Thanks Michael. Yep, totally get what you mean. Teachings usually start 'speaking' to me, only when I am ready, thanks to practice, or other meaningful internal shift. Without practice, teachings are a mere intellectual exercise. And without teachings, practice does not get benefit from elders' experiences. It's really about teachings at service of practice, and finding one's own pacing. <br /><br />Happy to connect with you!<br /><br />Deep bow.<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-84967383917708118182009-12-07T17:59:15.970-08:002009-12-07T17:59:15.970-08:00Hi Marguerite,
I saw your comment on Emily's ...Hi Marguerite,<br /><br />I saw your comment on Emily's page and stopped for a look-see.<br /><br />I have to tell myself to "throw out the books" when I sit. Can't use them when I close my eyes. Don't "need" them when I ease deep within my Self.<br /><br />I have been meditating for 18 months now and have just now read parts of the Buddhist basic teachings. I knew there was a reason why I had given up eating meat nearly two months ago. (It helped to stop my GERD, acid reflux.) It's almost as if I was not "meant" to read something like that until I was comfortable in "doing" something like that.<br /><br />Does that make sense to a fellow overachiever?<br /><br />michael j<br /><br />Conshohocken, PA USAMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314680282776668975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-72891921065147318442009-12-07T16:56:55.008-08:002009-12-07T16:56:55.008-08:00Thanks Emily, for the gift of your visit. I just w...Thanks Emily, for the gift of your visit. I just went on your blog, and left a comment there. So good to discover you, and learn about many common grounds between us. Like you, I find listening to dreams and meditation practice to be very complementary pieces of inner journey.<br /><br />deep bow,<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-17710487834904228142009-12-07T16:46:19.555-08:002009-12-07T16:46:19.555-08:00I'm reading the same book by Bhikkhu Bodhi wit...I'm reading the same book by Bhikkhu Bodhi with my study group. I also get many insights form my dreams. Isn't the mind a funny egg to crack?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-42464904175586783692009-12-07T16:40:15.178-08:002009-12-07T16:40:15.178-08:00So glad, this is helpful to you!
And now, wishin...So glad, this is helpful to you! <br /><br />And now, wishing you a happy practice!<br /><br />deep bow,<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-66074284474347012332009-12-07T16:35:00.982-08:002009-12-07T16:35:00.982-08:00Very inspiring, thanks for so inspiring words.
&q...Very inspiring, thanks for so inspiring words.<br /><br />"The scriptures are pointers along the path of practice." And the pointers are not suitable for anybody at anytime, so to find the suitable for me at this time, and practice.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Tempohttp://twitter.com/TempoHannoreply@blogger.com