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1. The Heart a Flowing Stream Thinking about Jhāna
    … So, just as the Buddha’s path to the end of suffering follows a middle way in general, his teachings on the practice of right concentration teach a middle way, too. Of course, the middle here is not simply a matter of finding a halfway point between two extremes. It requires that you be sensitive to where you are in the practice and to … 
2. The Heart a Flowing Stream The Heart a Flowing Stream
    … Part of the middle way that he ultimately formulated was the set of principles expressed in MN 101: You don’t load yourself down unnecessarily with pain. You don’t reject pleasures that are in accord with the Dhamma. You’re careful not to be infatuated with those pleasures. But you’re willing to endure pain when you find that pursuing even seemingly innocent … 
3. The Heart a Flowing Stream Mindfulness to the Fore
    … However, this interpretation doesn’t fit in with the way the suttas actually use the term parimukhaṁ or other key words associated with meditation practice. In other words, even though the suttas don’t explicitly define the word parimukhaṁ, the ways they use the term, and the contexts in which they use it, show implicitly that neither “tip of the nose” nor “around the … 
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