MJD’s Comments (group member since Aug 18, 2018)

MJD’s comments from the Secular Sangha: A Secular Buddhist Group group.

Use this thread to discuss The Bodhisattva's Brain : Buddhism Naturalized by Owen J. Flanagan.

I have found this "online meditation hall" helpful in the sense that the bell tone at the beginning and end seems to help at times to get into and out of meditation smoothly. I also like the that a visitor number is shown, making it feel like you are meditating with others when doing so alone with a computer: https://www.dailyzen.com/zendo

I have found this guided meditation by Sam Harris helpful to get me "in the zone" to meditate by myself: https://samharris.org/podcasts/mindfu...

Use this thread to discuss After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age by Stephen Batchelor.

Use this thread to chat with members about whatever is on your mind.

Use this thread to discuss books that you have just finished.

Use this thread to give, as well as ask for, advice for meditation.

Use this thread to discuss books you are reading.

Use this thread to introduce yourself.

Use this thread to record your time in meditation. Also, given that Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body has argued that different forms of meditation should be recorded separately as they can have different effects (i.e. mindfulness and metta are done differently and have different effects), you may want to follow that advice in your recording of your meditation sessions.

[Note: Please delete/edit your older messages in this thread as you post updates to your meditation history to avoid clutter in this thread. Please try to maintain one message for yourself with your most up to date accumulated meditation time.]