How do I find a good meditation teacher? ~ Shinzen Young

[desmidales]

Thank you, this was quite excellent !

[SalsaTiger83]

Hey, do you have any tips on how to develop the ability to sustain a meditative pose without too distracting levels of pain? I am trying, but after about two years I still can't go more than 10 minutes......

[boabysands123]

@SalsaTiger83 I'm pretty sure these videos are uploaded by pals of Shinzen's and that he doesn't respond to questions here. You could check out his sites basicmindfulness(dot)com and shinzen(dot).org

[SalsaTiger83]

@boabysands123 yes that might be so, but maybe some people with some experience in meditation stumble upon this video and maybe some of them can offer me some advice?

[boabysands123]

@SalsaTiger83 Maybe so. You might also try posting a question at dharmaoverground (dot) org Some very knowledgeable practitioners hang out in the forums there.

[qnximg]

@SalsaTiger83 You can also try in reddit (dot) com / r / Meditation

There you can ask your questions too :)

[DanaGarrett]

I didn't know that there are professional teachers who are afraid of the "E" issue. Why are such people teaching at all given that E is a permanent possibility in a group of students? But I can understand a teacher's reluctance to treat E as an event if she or he believes that E is best understood as an unfolding process.