Actually, it was part of an intensive course of insight meditation, as taught by Mahasi Sayadaw with a very knowledgeable theravada monk, Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu, not so much as dabbling as I wanted to become one too. I do recommend his stuff highly, he takes care of his students very well. The recovering pothead in a the midst of a life crisis in a job he hates while trying to figure out where to go next was just not the appropriate candidate. The 5 precepts MUST be respected in such a path, it is not a recommendation, it is a necessity to hold on to your sanity so when I tried to use my drugged mind for improving my life when the teaching is of insight into the nature of truth I suddenly saw my mind, you know the thing you use to turn your life around, as something I was separating from. It was not fun to be in the middle of those two opposing forces.
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What is PMC?
Actually, it was part of an intensive course of insight meditation, as taught by Mahasi Sayadaw with a very knowledgeable theravada monk, Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu, not so much as dabbling as I wanted to become one too. I do recommend his stuff highly, he takes care of his students very well. The recovering pothead in a the midst of a life crisis in a job he hates while trying to figure out where to go next was just not the appropriate candidate. The 5 precepts MUST be respected in such a path, it is not a recommendation, it is a necessity to hold on to your sanity so when I tried to use my drugged mind for improving my life when the teaching is of insight into the nature of truth I suddenly saw my mind, you know the thing you use to turn your life around, as something I was separating from. It was not fun to be in the middle of those two opposing forces.