{"id":353,"date":"2021-11-16T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/?p=353"},"modified":"2021-11-14T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T10:04:52","slug":"fire-kasina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/2021\/11\/16\/fire-kasina\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Kasina"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"353\" class=\"elementor elementor-353\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44f8beb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44f8beb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7883551\" data-id=\"7883551\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e8bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e8bef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c50a272\" data-id=\"c50a272\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef27586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef27586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Hey everybody!<\/p><p>This is the week of fire kasina. We&#8217;ve previously done visual field meditation (earth kasina) with bowls and other objects, but this one is a bit different. Here we start by looking at a candle flame (or other light source), however the real action plays out after closing one&#8217;s eyes and switching the meditation object to the after-image. This after-image typically shows up initially as a red dot (known as the nimita) yet curiously it evolves as you continue to meditate on it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a6180\" data-id=\"69a6180\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b218a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b218a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/candle.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8113622 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8113622\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66b7786\" data-id=\"66b7786\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d259df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d259df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On retreat the practice can even get into some deeply psychedelic territory! However, even as a practice in daily life, fire kasina is great for injecting some variety into your meditation. It offers a great blend of concentration and insight, and can be a welcome change from getting concentrated by focusing on the breath.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everybody! This is the week of fire kasina. We&#8217;ve previously done visual field meditation (earth kasina) with bowls and other objects, but this one is a bit different. 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