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4. “I’ve realized that I’m like a fish in aversive water and was bringing that into practice, constantly rejecting what was happening and generally losing track of my meditation object, the breath. Can you speak a bit more about attitude versus object?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Aversion] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Attitude] // [Commentaries] [Three Refuges] [Habits] [Skillful qualities] [Buddha images] [Mindfulness of body]
23. “What is the correct motivation and expectation for meditation?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Attitude] [Meditation] // [Four Noble Truths]
19. “What to do when the meditation practice seems dry and barren, a tedious, joyless exercise?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Meditation] [Attitude] // [Ajahn Pasanno] [Recollection/Saṅgha] [Dhamma books] [Ajahn Chah] [Stories]
Story: Ajahn Chah tries to make the practice even by walking for two hours, sitting for two hours, lying for two hours, and standing for two hours (Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, p. 29). [Postures]
2. “What does it mean, ‘When a monk breathes in, he satisfies the mind’ (MN 118.20)?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of breathing] [Gladdening the mind] // [Pāli]
Quote: “It’s a lot more fruitful than ‘I’m a serious meditator and I’m skilled at making myself miserable!’” [Meditation] [Attitude]