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- Process and Discovery | James R #1 | 9.22.22
The Sangha discuss the Anaṅgaṇasutta (Unblemished) in which the concept of being aware or unaware of a blemish or lack of a blemish illustrates the great benefit of being aware of the here and now so that unwholseome thoughts can be changed or wholesome thoughts maintained as the foundation for nobility. #wholesome #unwholesome #awareness
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/mn5See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He0B_HrlaeIWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00 Looking at MN 5: four kinds of people; awareness, right effort, and zeal
38:40 Ignorant faith vs. confidence; recognising nobles42:25 Having a blemish and being aware; not having a blemish and being aware46:34 Interpretation of the four path model50:47 Sadness: delusion or not? Dealing with the inner child56:39 Enjoying the Sangha; creating dialogue25 min - Magical Stories | David A #1 | 9.22.22
David and Dhammarato talk about questions derived from magical stories, Westerners searching for magic, and finding satisfaction in daily practice. #magic #beinginthemoment #mindfulnessofbreathing
Suttas mentioned in this discussion:
https://suttacentral.net/mn26https://suttacentral.net/mn36See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcRxTe0RXBYWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00:00 Questions derived from magical books
00:06:08 Buddhism is a multiplicity; words and concepts; mistranslation00:11:20 One-line teachings: never mind, start again; dukkha, dukkha nirodha; friendship00:14:25 Buddhas and bodhisattvas (MN 26; MN 36); morality; Jains; killing00:21:44 Hunting: philosophy and practice00:23:57 Adam and Eve as a magical story00:27:20 Dependent origination; ignorance and awareness; Westerners searching for magic00:38:41 Reality and victimhood; wanting something outside to fix you on the inside00:45:52 Start practicing correctly; wholesome thoughts00:49:57 Two types of breathing; zazen; just sit and experience the body00:54:40 Taking control of your mind, breath, life; success, celebration, satisfaction01:01:23 Start practicing1 hr 3 min - Four Kinds of People | The Sangha UK #83 | 9.21.22
The Sangha discuss the Anaṅgaṇasutta (Unblemished) in which the concept of being aware or unaware of a blemish or lack of a blemish illustrates the great benefit of being aware of the here and now so that unwholseome thoughts can be changed or wholesome thoughts maintained as the foundation for nobility. #wholesome #unwholesome #awareness
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/mn5See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyZK4XK7J4sWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00 Looking at MN 5: four kinds of people; awareness, right effort, and zeal
38:40 Ignorant faith vs. confidence; recognising nobles42:25 Having a blemish and being aware; not having a blemish and being aware46:34 Interpretation of the four path model50:47 Sadness: delusion or not? Dealing with the inner child56:39 Enjoying the Sangha; creating dialogue1 hr 5 min - No Place to Go | Eric R #8 | 9.21.22
Eric and Dhammarato look at the concepts of “importance” and “progress” as a way of understanding that there’s no place to go after first jhāna. #jhana #progress #enlightenment
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkGGzJ6N9MoWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00 What’s important? Being alive and knowing right now
06:05 First jhāna is enough09:07 Defining progress; ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’; a mentality of dissatisfaction18:43 The factors of first jhāna; secluded from unwholesome states of mind21:47 Breathe, think, enjoy wholesome thoughts; do things happily with all your mind28:19 The path to the higher jhānas: applied and sustained wholesome thoughts; relaxed satisfaction (MN 111)41:46 What is perception? How does it work? Plastering things with the past43:38 No place to go after first jhāna; no more progress to be made48:18 The waveform of first jhāna; controlling our feelings55:04 Stop wanting what you don’t have56:58 Comparisons with yoga1 hr - Longing for Home | Michael C #2 | 9.19.22
Michael and Dhammarato talk about finding space to nurture ourselves so we can become friends with ourselves and others. #nurturing #skilldevelopment #satisfaction
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKANC1LE180Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00 How big is your world? Adam and Eve leave paradise; judgment creates good and evil
12:11 The end of nurturing; a sense of abandonment; longing for home16:05 The first thing is to look and see what is going on without being critical19:35 Nurturing to transition from being a victim23:24 Making friends with ourselves; becoming unified and whole30:30 Keep your paradise and joy and throw a lifeline to others37:25 Space to maneuver45 min - Gladdening Minds | Gregory #3 | 9.18.22
Gregory and Dhammarato talk about waking up (sammā sati), looking at what you’re doing (sammā ditthi), making a change (sammā vayama), and building right attitude (sammā sankappa) as the foundations for right noble unification of mind (sammā samādhi). #samadhi #thusness #gladdeningthemind
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/mn48See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gO70ZMMS2QWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00:00 Appreciating Dhammarato’s dedication and joy; Western Buddhism and Buddhist symbols
00:09:03 Gladdening the mind; four skills and their outcome: sati, investigation, improvement, success, samādhi00:15:15 Hindrances are things preventing you feeling the way you want to feel00:25:06 Wake up, look at what you’re doing, and make a course correction - attitude (MN 48)00:37:28 Instant understanding of the Buddha’s words; being able to handle anything00:44:32 Gathering together the factors; unification of mind; sila00:52:14 Dukkha, dukkha nirodha; friendship; nurturing; gladdening other minds00:54:43 Upekkha: equanimity or dynamic balance; the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune; rules & bad speech01:07:52 Practicing paticcasamuppāda in reverse order; waking up to the truth of the situation01:12:37 Feelings precipitate thoughts; inter-relatedness of body, feelings, mind01:21:47 Being sure about unwholesome thoughts and gladdening the mind - attitudes and feelings01:27:23 Analogy of training a wild horse: pasture (wholesome), corral (chant - ‘Bolero’ example), stall (mantra), no words01:36:09 Discursive thoughts and sensory awareness - observational thoughts (diamond cutter example)01:43:38 Reality is thusness; salāyatana: internal representation of the external (the nun)01:53:54 Monkey see, monkey do: being taught to be unhappy1 hr 59 min - Every Moment is a New Opportunity | Daniel R #3 | 9.18.22
Daniel and Dhammarato talk about skill development and gaining confidence in practice. #beinginthemoment #anapanasati #skilldevelopment
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/mn117See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5n3M0RvwsgWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00:00 Sati is a skill to be developed
00:03:29 Paticcasamuppāda; recognising anger; once returner00:08:31 Never mind, start again; every moment is a new opportunity00:18:14 Waking up in the morning; coming into sensory awareness00:26:21 Winner’s mentality vs. victim’s mentality; enthusiasm and confidence00:30:43 Boot camp mentality; Goenka retreat (MN 117)00:40:06 The breath as an anchor for the present moment and doorway into the body00:45:21 Distinguishing wholesome from unwholesome; reflecting on attitude; rehabilitation vs. punishment00:51:54 Goenka and Dhamma; coming out of the hindrances; Mahasi is repeated first grade01:03:36 Can we suppress thoughts? Taking the stallion to the pasture, corral, stall; TM01:09:58 Gaps between wholesome thoughts; Fritz Perls1 hr 22 min - Slings and Arrows | Alex #30 | 9.18.22
Alex and Dhammarato discuss the depths of relationships and intimacy. #relationships #intimacy #buddhadhamma
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Kübler-RossSadie Hawkins Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadie_Hawkins_DaySee the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irj7u9umfQYWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00:00 Getting on top of the world in seclusion; Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and bargaining
00:09:28 Eric Berne’s alcohol games: drunk and proud; lush; battles and drinking00:16:29 What does it look like to let a relationship die? Changes in the age of adulthood00:32:00 Seeing dukkha instead of satisfaction; meditation, Sangha, and loneliness00:38:22 Love the one you’re with; grounding a pathway into the mind; Sadie Hawkins Day/Dance00:52:15 Seeing the cycle helps you get out of it; sex drive and intimacy1 hr 2 min - Dhamma Eye | The Sangha US #53 | 9.17.22
The Sangha discuss what it means to see with the eye of the Dhamma. #buddhadhamma #gratification #identification
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWNhqBOcI-oWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00:00 ‘Seeing With the Eye of the Dhamma’; headless chickens; beheaded in childhood
00:09:09 The majority want magic; being blinded by lies00:16:01 What is the Dhamma eye? Lower the banner; tribalism comes from the nesting instinct00:35:25 Seeing what’s not there; keep looking, keep investigating00:53:07 All the world’s a stage; gratification, danger, and escape01:02:26 Self-destructive behaviour; Ayn Rand and selfishness01:11:18 Seeing further ahead01:13:58 Back to the Dhamma eye01:16:39 Spiritual materialism01:19:50 Saddhā1 hr 25 min - Gratification and Danger | Keyshawn #23 | 9.17.22
Keyshawn and Dhammarato talk about seeing the dangers of arguing with people as a counterbalance to perceived benefits. #arguments #relationships #wisdom
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1LHXWnY-gWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00 Perceived benefits from arguing with people: dangers, ramifications
02:17 Gratification, danger, and escape; wise responses10:00 Smiling again; don’t be sorry, party18 min
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