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Hi,
I am transcribing a teaching. Regarding the first and eight mode of physical posture that Kamalashila prescribes for shamatha meditation(these eight modes being similar to the more usual seven point posture instruction). Both suggests gazing at space at the angle of the nose, but what is the difference?
Best regards,
Aksel  

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hi aksel
thanks for your question. may i ask you a little more
background first...

can you tell me where and when the talk is from and who
gave it and in
which buddhist organizatio/school?

have you learnt samatha meditation/practising it? if so
from which buddhist school?

Kind regards
Bodhicitta

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