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Dhamma Practice Q&A
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
00:33 On the topic of... Dhamma Practice
14:52 Should I always return to touch point 1 after having noted something else? Or can I go back to where I left off in the "cycle" before something came up?
15:29 Will a Christian gain benefit from meditation in terms of lessening suffering? Or is it pointless for a person who is dedicated to certain views such as there being god?
19:57 What is a good way to start with meditation?
20:33 My understanding is that rising and falling should connect, but we can note other things between sitting and touching and before the next rising and falling. Is that correct, or should all connect?
21:24 I am finding it really hard to meditate over 15-20 min in one sitting. Do you have advice on how I could increase the time?
22:46 Since I've been meditating, a lot of negative stuff from the past comes up and I feel guilty. How do I deal with this?
24:38 What should one do when at first pursuit in worldly things has been nearly completely abandoned, but later the will to meditate further starts to decline too?
25:52 I have a question about legality and morality, what if you break a law, but the law is morally wrong, which do you follow as the right thing?
27:12 Would using martial arts in meditation practice be good or bad?
29:03 How does one let go of attachment to the body and attraction to others?
30:07 I've been meditating for a while and noting during meditation with the five hindrances being absent is no problem for me. What's the next step to do? Just going on with noting? What's your advice?
30:57 Is there a way to do walking meditation faster? I want to practice as I walk where I need to go. I find it hard to do so without going slowly, and the people of NYC will kill me if I don't speed up.
32:05 Do Buddhists talk about miracles? If so, how does one cure an incurable disease like keratoconus?
32:31 I’m thinking of coming to Canada. Do you have a retreat centre in order to practice meditation?
33:30 “The opening of the Dhamma-eye (dhamma-cakkhu) is superior to the divine eye (dibba-cakkhu: verse 95 and n.133), below the wisdom-eye (panna-cakkhu)." What is the divine eye...?
33:56 Is having ‘fear’ of the concept of Nibbana a problem, or is it okay to just note the fear and move on?
36:28 Can you please explain importance of sankhara in a practice? Of the five clinging aggregates, the other four are easier to understand or watch directly. How does one meditate on sankharas?
37:34 Is it okay to note ‘in, out' instead of ‘rising, falling’?
39:43 I've been practising Vipassana, Mahasi Sayadaw method, for 5 years, but I have not realized Nibbana. My purpose is to achieve liberation, so it's disappointing. How should I think about this?
41:28 Is it possible to be in a state of constant mindfulness, where the mind never wonders or needs to be brought back to the present moment?
41:53 I wish to gain independence, yet this feels hard to achieve through focusing on the practice. Is it wrong for one to put the practice to one side to establish oneself initially?
43:11 I find it easier to stay meditating, but I procrastinate every day, so I find it hard to define a time that I should start meditating everyday. How can one solve that?
43:58 Can I also do other meditations along with this practice, like body scan, etc.? Is it a good idea to do guided meditations from YouTube videos, or is it harmful?
45:17 Is the only way to weaken the five hindrances to note them? is there a more powerful technique?
46:18 When walking to work I'm very aware of walking in terms of noting, I feel very pleasent and the five hindrances are absent in me. Is that experiencing first jhana in everyday life?
48:19 What is the Buddhist view on embarrassment and how do you deal with it?
48:52 Have you got any advice for people with agoraphobia (fear of being in a situation where help might not be possible) or health anxiety?
50:32 What is the best method for addressing fear when it comes up during meditation?
51:36 How can we deal with insomnia? What does Lord Buddha say in the regards to sleep?
54:51 When noting I feel myself looking at my own hindrances, which feels stressful, but by bringing up wholsome thoughts additional to noting I enter high concentration way faster. Should I go on like that?
56:27 Sadhu...
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Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
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By Yuttadhammo BhikkhuThis talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
00:33 On the topic of... Dhamma Practice
14:52 Should I always return to touch point 1 after having noted something else? Or can I go back to where I left off in the "cycle" before something came up?
15:29 Will a Christian gain benefit from meditation in terms of lessening suffering? Or is it pointless for a person who is dedicated to certain views such as there being god?
19:57 What is a good way to start with meditation?
20:33 My understanding is that rising and falling should connect, but we can note other things between sitting and touching and before the next rising and falling. Is that correct, or should all connect?
21:24 I am finding it really hard to meditate over 15-20 min in one sitting. Do you have advice on how I could increase the time?
22:46 Since I've been meditating, a lot of negative stuff from the past comes up and I feel guilty. How do I deal with this?
24:38 What should one do when at first pursuit in worldly things has been nearly completely abandoned, but later the will to meditate further starts to decline too?
25:52 I have a question about legality and morality, what if you break a law, but the law is morally wrong, which do you follow as the right thing?
27:12 Would using martial arts in meditation practice be good or bad?
29:03 How does one let go of attachment to the body and attraction to others?
30:07 I've been meditating for a while and noting during meditation with the five hindrances being absent is no problem for me. What's the next step to do? Just going on with noting? What's your advice?
30:57 Is there a way to do walking meditation faster? I want to practice as I walk where I need to go. I find it hard to do so without going slowly, and the people of NYC will kill me if I don't speed up.
32:05 Do Buddhists talk about miracles? If so, how does one cure an incurable disease like keratoconus?
32:31 I’m thinking of coming to Canada. Do you have a retreat centre in order to practice meditation?
33:30 “The opening of the Dhamma-eye (dhamma-cakkhu) is superior to the divine eye (dibba-cakkhu: verse 95 and n.133), below the wisdom-eye (panna-cakkhu)." What is the divine eye...?
33:56 Is having ‘fear’ of the concept of Nibbana a problem, or is it okay to just note the fear and move on?
36:28 Can you please explain importance of sankhara in a practice? Of the five clinging aggregates, the other four are easier to understand or watch directly. How does one meditate on sankharas?
37:34 Is it okay to note ‘in, out' instead of ‘rising, falling’?
39:43 I've been practising Vipassana, Mahasi Sayadaw method, for 5 years, but I have not realized Nibbana. My purpose is to achieve liberation, so it's disappointing. How should I think about this?
41:28 Is it possible to be in a state of constant mindfulness, where the mind never wonders or needs to be brought back to the present moment?
41:53 I wish to gain independence, yet this feels hard to achieve through focusing on the practice. Is it wrong for one to put the practice to one side to establish oneself initially?
43:11 I find it easier to stay meditating, but I procrastinate every day, so I find it hard to define a time that I should start meditating everyday. How can one solve that?
43:58 Can I also do other meditations along with this practice, like body scan, etc.? Is it a good idea to do guided meditations from YouTube videos, or is it harmful?
45:17 Is the only way to weaken the five hindrances to note them? is there a more powerful technique?
46:18 When walking to work I'm very aware of walking in terms of noting, I feel very pleasent and the five hindrances are absent in me. Is that experiencing first jhana in everyday life?
48:19 What is the Buddhist view on embarrassment and how do you deal with it?
48:52 Have you got any advice for people with agoraphobia (fear of being in a situation where help might not be possible) or health anxiety?
50:32 What is the best method for addressing fear when it comes up during meditation?
51:36 How can we deal with insomnia? What does Lord Buddha say in the regards to sleep?
54:51 When noting I feel myself looking at my own hindrances, which feels stressful, but by bringing up wholsome thoughts additional to noting I enter high concentration way faster. Should I go on like that?
56:27 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
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