Aruna Ratanagiri Dhamma Talks

(keywords) (slightly edited version)  Young people, morality, religions, precepts, inner safe space, nivata, Mahamangala Sutta, source of blessings, false humility, protection, self inflation, aligning, virtue, vectors, ritual humiliation, bubble burst, hubris, nemesis, ‘got a ticket on yourself’, ‘cruising for a bruising’, admiration, puja, honouring, selfless wisdom and compassion, people who look like their pets, Ajahn Chah, appreciative awareness, Bhikkhu Vakkali, autobiographies, Emperor Asoka, denigrating other religions, Ven. Sariputta, untidy robe, novice, seniority, Taungpulu Sayadaw, Ananda Maitreya, King of Thailand, see the loss, see the gain, ugliness, beauty.

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammapada v 146, laughter, joy, fire, darkness, seeking the light, Commentaries, apocryphal, drunk, wisdom, distraction, heedlessness, Ajahn Chah, Living With The Cobra, hot, cool, samsara, nibbana, greed, hatred, delusion, heart, actuality, contentment, restless, nervous system, 2600 years ago, processing data, lose connection, open-hearted state, being loving, schmaltzy songs, poems, chronically obstructed, accumulated denied dukkha, the Awakened Ones, deep discontentment, overwhelm, reading a recipe book, frightening, Abhidhamma, sadness, abuse, abandonment, boarding school, Public School system, Prof. C. G. Jung, guilt, temporal model, present generated dukkha, old unmet dukkha, adopted dukkha, study, 5 ways of dealing with distracting thoughts, fundamentalist, cutting through, working through, burning through, Ajahn Thate, humility, good company.

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammapada v 146, laughter, joy, fire, darkness, seeking the light, Commentaries, apocryphal, drunk, wisdom, distraction, heedlessness, Ajahn Chah, Living With The Cobra, hot, cool, samsara, nibbana, greed, hatred, delusion, heart, actuality, contentment, restless, nervous system, 2600 years ago, processing data, lose connection, open-hearted state, being loving, schmaltzy songs, poems, chronically obstructed, accumulated denied dukkha, the Awakened Ones, deep discontentment, overwhelm, reading a recipe book, frightening, Abhidhamma, sadness, abuse, abandonment, boarding school, Public School system, Prof. C. G. Jung, guilt, temporal model, present generated dukkha, old unmet dukkha, adopted dukkha, study, 5 ways of dealing with distracting thoughts, fundamentalist, cutting through, working through, burning through, Ajahn Thate, humility, good company.

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Challenges, environmental, ethical, political, state of the world, Dhammapada verse one, verse two, the heart leads the way, core issues, speculating, well-being, greed, hatred, delusion, polluted awareness, distorted consciousness, 3 poisons adittapariyaya sutta, The Fire Sermon, pointing, Ajahn Chah, burning hot coal, letting go, precepts, study, sitting, focussing on forms, first book, first retreat, pujas, perfunctory, meditation, harmonious alignment, cellophane, saddha, sati, sampajanna, Kassapa brothers, fire worshippers, famous teachers, paraphernalia, really new, daring, unknown.

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammacakkappavatana Sutta, Pancavaggi bhikkhus, realisation, Four Noble Truths, being ‘ready’, naïve, highest teachings, transmutation, addressing hunger first, Mahamangala Sutta, sorrow-less, grief-less, respectfulness, deva, transmutation, insight, self-respect, cultivation, humility, virtuous, arrogance, acknowledging limitations, middle way, contentment, gratitude, upbringing, instilling virtues, timely hearing Dhamma, noisy head, conscious listening from the heart, preparation.

(approx. 11 minutes) KEYWORDS: Q: "I have been keeping up the suggested '15 minutes of non-judgmental awareness practice' and am disconcerted to find an apparently endlessly critical voice in my head. I see where it comes from and how strong it is on sin and guilt, and how weak it is on forgiveness. I understand all too clearly what you mean by unacknowledged dukkha. How to proceed? If you have any more good advice, I will be glad to hear it." Compulsive controlling, unreceived, smoke, fire, indoctrination, knowing not-knowing, anger, counter design, spiritual faculties, heart language, head language, nebulous fear, reintegrated.