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- Ajahn Sucitto: The clinging reflex and where to break it(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Upadana (clinging) is a reflex, not a rational choice. It can be released at the point where perception (sanna) triggers reaction (sankhara), through widening attention.48 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Removal of asava (outflow/taint/leakage)(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) The removal of these dynamic forms of ignorance is dependent on deep attention, mindfulness and comprehension, restraint and wisdom.59 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Orientation around the midline – a standing meditation(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)52 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Suitable Effort(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) The energy of practice has to avoid the pitfalls of tanha (craving) but maintain chanda (motivation). Mindfulness and clear comprehension find what is suitable (sappaya).51 min
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- Ajahn Sucitto: Shaping the world through perception.(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Distorted ways of preceiving lead to a lot of suffering. Understanding the conditionality of perception opens up the possibility of practicing with a different perception and creative ways1 hr
- Ajahn Sucitto: Generating the Three Forms(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Three forms: body, heart and thought generated through various dhamma practices support each other.39 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Q & A Consciousness and citta, metta as field(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)1 hr 1 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Asava and Careful Attention(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) (from Majjhima Nikaya 2) Ignorance in action is asava, outflow-mind. Careful/wise/deep attention is a key to its stopping.1 hr 7 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Q & A - Embodiment and its intelligence(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Brief description of talk:Responses on embodiment, safety, right effort, mindfulness. Samadhi and wisdom.1 hr 5 min
About Ajahn Sucitto's most recent Dharma talks (Gaia House)
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As a monk, I bring a strong commitment, along with the renunciate flavor, to the classic Buddhist teachings. I play with ideas, with humor and a current way of expressing the teachings, but I don't dilute them.
Sitting in a field of fifty to eighty people really starts my mind sparking. Since I don't prepare my talks ahead of time, I find myself listening to what I'm saying along with everyone else. This leaves a lot of room for the Dhamma to come up. Just having eighty people listening to me is enough to engage me, stimulate me, and create a nice flow of energy. The actual process of teaching evokes ideas that even I did not realize were being held somewhere in my mind.
Different teaching situations offer their own unique value. In retreat, you are able to build a cohesive and comprehensive body of the teachings. When people are not on retreat and come for one session, it opens a different window. They are more spontaneous and I'm given the chance to contact them in ways that are closer to their "daily-life mind." This brings up surprises and interesting opportunities for me to learn even more.
I'm continually struck by how important it is to establish a foundation of morality, commitment, and a sense of personal values for the Vipassana teachings to rest upon. Personal values have to be more than ideas. They have to actually work for us, to be genuinely felt in our lives. We can't bluff our way into insight. The investigative path is an intimate experience that empowers our individuality in a way that is not egocentric. Vipassana encourages transpersonal individuality rather than ego enhancement. It allow for a spacious authenticity to replace a defended personality.
I normally incorporate Qi Gong instruction in my retreats. They are not suitable as audio files but you can watch the nine videos here: https://tinyurl.com/Sucitto-qigong