Dhammarato Dhamma

Dhammarato Dhamma

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Dhammarato Dhamma episodes

  • Mental Proliferations and Wat Hopping | Spurgeon #4 | 11.22.22

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Stop Having Goals | Victor #1 | 11.19.22

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    49 min
  • Showing It Works | Kristof #2 | 11.18.22

    Kristof and Dhammarato talk about getting the benefits of practice and bringing the factors together. #nobleeightfoldpath #samadhi #jhana

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    00:00 Getting the benefits of practice; bringing the factors together

    06:17 Applied and sustained

    08:53 The skill of coming out of first jhāna

    11:07 How good can it be: second, third, and fourth jhāna

    14:09 A natural thing to do

    16:53 How negative we are without knowing it

    20:17 Over-emphasising dukkha

    24:34 Let it rest

    28 min
  • The Eightfold Noble Method | Isiaha #1 | 11.11.22

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Caring is Painful | David M #2, Alex #23 | 11.10.22

    David, Alex, and Dhammarato talk about not caring, the instincts that push us toward various kinds of clinging, and the pros and cons of monastic settings. #caring #clinging #bhikkhu

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    00:00:00 Entering into the stream of the Dhamma

    00:03:09 Becoming delighted with the Dhamma

    00:04:25 Dissatisfaction about the things we care about

    00:06:27 Society gets us to care about things

    00:08:17 Four modes of caring or clinging

    00:16:40 Things that are really worth caring about

    00:18:18 The quality of seclusion

    00:20:26 In the world but not of the world

    00:34:00 Instincts: nesting, materialism, territorial, self-preservation

    00:40:41 Fear keeps us alive but many false positives

    00:42:33 Alex’s insight into thinking and caring

    00:45:36 Not caring about it being hard not to care

    00:48:41 Monastic life and the meaning of “bhikkhu”

    01:07:46 Wat’s in the West influenced by Buddhadāsa

    01:11:42 Inner dialogue about caring; returning to peace

    01:17:45 You are what you care about; being pointless

    01:19:42 “Meaning” and the meaning of life

    01:24:55 Bhikkhus are not Christian monks

    1 hr 30 min
  • Two Kinds of Thought (MN 19) | The Sangha UK #96 | 11.2.22

    The Sangha discuss choosing wholesome thoughts over unwholesome thoughts to find the unshakable stillness and satisfaction of a winner. #winner #wholesome #stillness

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    00:00:00 Two kinds of thought (MN 19)

    00:05:24 Thoughts that lead to your own harm

    00:09:54 Guiding your thoughts to the wholesome

    00:12:54 From wholesome thoughts to stilling the mind

    00:16:48 Choosing a wholesome inclination of mind

    00:21:36 The way to first jhāna

    00:26:34 Being here

    00:28:48 Here’s what needs to be done: do it

    00:33:05 How to still the thoughts (MN 20)

    00:37:42 Clarity of sense perceptions

    00:39:44 Moving to ānāpānasati

    00:41:39 Nothing to do; nowhere to go

    00:48:02 Applied and sustained wholesome thoughts to satisfaction

    00:54:49 Time change

    00:56:45 Appreciating the first jhāna; escaping a “lower realm”

    01:01:20 Appreciating success; winning the cosmic superbowl

    01:07:01 Being satisfied is enough; invincible and unshakable

    1 hr 13 min
  • Experience and training | Aaron #2 | 1.11.22

    Aaron and Dhammarato talk about turning the noble eightfold path into a practical method by focussing on development of four skills.

    #nobleeightfoldpath #experience #training

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    00:00:00 Choiceless awareness vs. making a change; vedanta

    00:04:28 Giving up control vs. choices; mind is the forerunner

    00:08:32 The Buddha’s teaching is a change model

    00:12:07 Experience and training; insight is not enough

    00:17:21 The Buddha had teachers and developed skills

    00:19:04 Mahasi teaches fewer skills; the key is right effort

    00:20:42 A society of badly-trained humans

    00:22:58 The noble eightfold path as a method

    00:25:10 Back to the practice: three skills

    00:28:40 The fourth item is right attitude

    00:35:17 The four skills bring the mind into a unified state: samādhi

    00:39:29 Start by practicing in seclusion

    00:43:15 The least amount of resistance

    00:44:27 Mantras (stalls) have value, but not at the beginning

    00:49:19 Training the mind to be satisfied, warts and all

    00:54:17 Wholesomeness and investigation

    00:58:50 Hindrances as a guide; laughter

    01:00:18 Thoughts and words

    01:01:30 Wealth from win-win situations

    01:03:58 Two types of practice; analogies from music

    01:07:09 How good can you feel?

    1 hr 10 min
  • One Step at a Time | Marie#1 |10.27.22

    Marie and Dhammarato talk about changing our default state one step at a time.

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    #chill #relax #repeat

     

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    00:00:00 One step at a time

    00:05:00 Just chill - there’s nothing to it

    00:07:21 Being satisfied

    00:08:36 Buddhism has many windows

    00:09:50 Old pot belly stove and the four foundations

    00:11:40 The five aggregates are the four foundations

    00:15:52 The first fetter

    00:20:45 Collecting a me by wanting

    00:24:27 Caring takes us into hell: paticcasamuppāda

    00:31:22 Now we know what do we do?

    00:34:03 The weak self and victimhood

    00:35:37 Waking up and being in the present moment

    00:42:18 Relinquishing the jhānas and austerities

    00:49:27 The first jhāna and slowing the mind down

    00:52:07 Sammā sankappa and changing our default state

    00:59:15 Five per cent of the Visuddhimagga is useful

    01:02:47 Any thought can be improved

    01:05:02 We use the shampoo technique: rinse and repeat

    1 hr 8 min
  • Have a Good Time | Jamie #3 | 10.23.22

    Jamie and Dhammarato talk about how instincts and “heaps” of this and that (sankhāra) influence our perception of the world. #percept #perception #sankhara

    Anatomical Position and Directional Terms

    https://www.visiblebody.com/blog/anatomy-and-physiology-anatomical-position-and-directional-terms

    Is the cerebellum involved in memory?

    https://consensus.app/results/?q=Is%20the%20cerebellum%20involved%20in%20memory%3F

    Which brain structures are involved in human instincts?

    https://consensus.app/results/?q=Which%20brain%20structures%20are%20involved%20in%20human%20instincts%3F

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    00:00:00 Instincts and the brain; sankhāra as heaps; memory

    00:11:59 Reframing the past; adding dukkha; being put into the “victim” box
    00:20:42 Self-punishment and mercy
    00:24:08 Feeling good after a few minutes of ānāpānasati; seeing what is happening and controlling it
    00:32:47 Practicing in seclusion; becoming friends with ourselves; feeling safe, secure, comfortable
    00:41:05 Meditation retreat experience; Zen; archery; ānāpānasati 
    00:48:04 Chess and non-competitive games; look at what you’re doing and make a change
    00:56:29 Thoughts, dreams, and the way the body feels; greed and fear; right effort
    01:01:24 Dreaming your way into your own destiny; wake up

    1 hr 12 min
  • Using the Breath | The Sangha US #57 | 10.22.22

    The Sangha discuss the power of ānāpānasati. #breathing #mindfulnessofbreathing #anapanasati 

    Suttas metioned in this discussion

    https://suttacentral.net/mn10

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    00:00:00 Dreamy states; monitoring state of mind (MN 10)

    00:04:28 Hyperventilation and ānāpānasati; long breath is relaxing and energising 
    00:08:13 Short breathing exercise; lives of quiet desperation (Thoreau); nose and mouth
    00:22:33 A naturally deeper rhythm; easy to forget; use discursive thoughts if they arise
    00:33:55 Beginning to control the mind and body
    00:41:40 Two kinds of controlled breathing
    00:46:12 A natural progression from pīti to sukha; narrative and breathing
    00:49:41 Anxiety in the chest; distraction; adrenaline
    00:59:14 Supermundane Dhamma and small talk; communicating silently
    01:05:41 Frustration at people who don’t want to think; giving up rules and rituals
    01:16:49 Looking at what you hate
    01:18:12 Practicing metta and the reality of metta
    01:22:55 Starting with things that are easy
    01:23:56 Holding a grudge; dropping the past
    01:29:11 Ideals and rules; denying anger
    01:32:36 Hypocrisy is a fundamental issue
    01:37:48 Confession and pāṭimokkha; sati and putting things to rest quickly

    1 hr 46 min

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These are recorded calls with Dhammarato and friends. The Buddhist Religion has been prepared for a mass audience. The Supra-mundane Dhamma of the Buddha is best taught in a private setting where the…