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- Choosing Happiness | The Sangha UK #77 | 8.14.22
The Sangha discuss how Dhamma helps us to change the habits of mind from dukkha to sukkha using the analogy of the leading a horse from the world, to a pasture, to a corral, and finally into a stall. #fournobletruths #eightfoldpath #mantra
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/mn12https://suttacentral.net/mn19https://suttacentral.net/mn111Dhammarato’s mantra video
https://youtu.be/n7hae8VRy1gitipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi, satthā devamanussānaṁ, buddho bhagavā’ti
‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those who wish to train, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’See the video version of this call on YouTube.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00:00 Wanting happiness and choosing happiness
00:03:50 If thoughts are unwholesome change them; don’t dig a dukkha hole before you get to step 1200:08:31 Three lifetimes: the immediate past, the immediate present moment, and the immediate future00:12:06 Wanting magical powers; magical belief systems; fear and wanting power00:26:03 Sukha -step 6 of ānāpānasati; the first minute of practice00:28:42 After the joy, confidence; how to spend time now (MN 111; MN 19)00:34:38 From first to second jhāna: how the mind is working, how good we feel; third and fourth jhāna; the end of perception and feeling00:38:28 Hindrances: whacking the cow; using the breathing00:43:26 Sati is training to be ready for the danger of engaging the world; friendliness; remembering safety & security00:48:17 Changing the habits of the mind; if fruitions exist you don’t live your life in them; cessation of thought and feeling00:55:30 From the world to a pasture; to a corral; to a stall; getting into a wholesome state is most of the work00:57:52 Mantras are best when they mean something (MN 12); any wholesome song will do1 hr 5 min - Places to Practice | The Sangha US #49 | 8.13.22
The Sangha talk about family and friendship and finding the best place to practice during each phase of life. #wat #bhikkhu #seclusion
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00:00 The family can be a good place to practice; becoming a bhikkhu; open wounds: āsava
00:12:03 Western Buddhism and sporadic retreats00:15:17 Dogen’s advice to laypeople; an old and open path; Mullah Nasruddin00:26:34 Noble monarchs and officials; reform of the sangha; ordination: up to seven times00:36:48 Mini-seclusion in daily life; no distinction between ordination and lay life00:40:47 Finding community in the West; noble friends; the noble desert00:55:49 Enjoy the emptiness; enjoy your duties1 hr 6 min - How the Mind Works | Markus M #6 | 8.12.22
Markus and Dhammarato discuss how the Dhamma helps us out of the wrong lessons we learned as a child by explaining how the mind works.#dependentorigination #transactionalanalysis #fournobletruths
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00 The OK corral; society teaches us to be losers; listen to the language you are using; Gestalt & Fritz Perls
05:49 Wrong lessons we learn as a child; coming out of victimhood; rites of passage; GREB10:15 The relevance of the Buddha’s teaching: feeling good16:39 What the practice is all about: control19:29 How the mind works; feelings and attitude; mind is the forerunner24:04 Observing ourselves; sammā sankappa is a skill to be developed: attitude change28:21 How to stay out of unwholesome thoughts; dependent origination explains the second noble truth36 min - Applied and Sustained | Scott #9, Laurent, Dean | 8.11.22
Scott, Dean, Laurent, and Dhammarato talk about the skills of entering first jhāna and re-entering it fromsecond jhāna. #jhana #mindfulnessofbreathing #samadhi
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://sutacentral.net/mn19See the video version of this call on YouTube.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY00:00 Peaks and plateaus; seeking highs; consistent wholesome thoughts
06:37 Subtle unwholesome thoughts; using the breathing09:56 Three skills associated with first jhāna; sati; repetition of entry into first jhāna; applied thought14:00 Sustained thought15:06 The skill of coming out of first jhāna; going into jhāna16:31 The Middle Path; ordinary unwholesome thoughts are one extreme; higher jhāna are another extreme21:12 Unwholesome thoughts; the cowherd (MN 19); experiencing how good we feel; breathing & chanting; mantras37:02 Song lyrics as a corral; advaita; training to make the mind wholesome45:13 Working with the early parts of dependent origination; perception; creating a wholesome past48:35 Just using the present moment; the higher jhāna shows how the mind works; just look52:03 Coming out of first jhāna as an opportunity for skill development57 min - Here Now | The Sangha UK #74 | 8.10.22
The Sangha discuss the hindrances, how Western misconceptions impede practice, Buddhism in society, the timelessness of the Dhamma, and the lawfulness of nature. #buddhadhamma #beinginthemoment #buddhiststory
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/mn36https://suttacentral.net/mn38See the video version of this call on YouTube.
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00:13:44 The five hindrances; sati; wisdom at the point of contact00:18:46 Western insight meditation and concentration; separating samatha and vipassanā00:21:05 The fiction of access concentration; samādhi as unification of mind00:23:29 The bad example of education00:27:30 Restlessness: perceiving things with greater clarity and greater subtlety; āyatana vs. fabrications00:33:18 Retreats and restlessness; Amaravati; going into nature; finding a state of comfort00:39:05 Dhammarato’s farmer story: fixing the fence; seeing restlessness00:44:16 Being around wise people on a daily basis; time to relax00:46:57 Permaculture and farming in a Buddhist setting; Sepp Holzer00:52:04 Integration of Buddhist institutions and the community; adjusting to the local culture00:56:25 The Buddha’s Dhamma as the science of experience; lawfulness; how dukkha arises1 hr 7 min - Knowledge & Deliverance | Michael #1 | 8.9.22
Michael and Dhammarato talk about the development of the foundational skills of practice from the noble eightfold path to the five faculties and ending with the seven factors of awakening. #nobleeightfoldpath #buddhadhamma #beinginthemoment
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/an4.162https://suttacentral.net/mn48See the video version of this call on YouTube.
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►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 Fast or slow, hard or easy? (AN 4.162) Strong determination sitting in Goenka practice
00:06:14 The five faculties; samādhi: the two types of concentration; skills to be developed00:10:14 Saddhā: confidence; the quality of attitude: sammā sankappa00:13:34 Investigation and sati00:17:17 Taking the effort to make a change00:20:35 GREB: Government, religion, education, and business; resisting change00:28:26 The factors of awakening; enlightenment: light (knowledge), heaviness (deliverance)00:42:32 Wholesome and unwholesome; past and future; right now…00:56:34 Practice when you remember; sit down intentionally six times a day for ten minutes01:00:43 The first step (MN 48); the eightfold noble path01:11:26 Before (the noble eightfold path); now (balancing the factors); the end result (the seven factors of awakening)1 hr 16 min - Buddhadāsa, Nobility, and Lineage | The Sangha UK #73 | 8.7.22
The Sangha discuss the background and lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa and nobility in the context of Buddhism’s historical background. #buddhism #dhamma #buddhadasa
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://www.suttacentral.net/mn48Sanghanayok Somdet Phra Buddhaghosajarn (Buddhadāsa’s teacher)
https://www.suanmokkh.org/articles/8Prince Watchirayanawarorot / Manusyanagamanob (Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phramahasamanachao Kromphraya Vajirananavarorasa)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VajirananavarorasaSupreme Patriarchs of Thailand (Sangharaja)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Patriarch_of_ThailandThe Saṅghādisesa
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/vin/sv/bhikkhu-pati.html#sgSantikaro
https://cloudmountain.org/profile/santikaro/Emperor Ashoka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AshokaSee the video version of this call on YouTube.
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►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00 Marcus working at a wat; abbots and nobles
10:02 Buddhadāsa’s teacher Somdet Phra Buddhaghosajarn; Supreme Patriarch Prince Vajirananavarorasa (‘The King and I’)14:06 The teaching has not been lost, just badly translated17:51 Achan Chah and Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa; Amaravati19:41 Buddhadāsa’s Saṅghādisesa in Bangkok; teaching the right thing to the wrong people; Santikaro32:23 Emperor Ashoka and the development of Buddhism; Third Buddhist Council38:06 Hunger and thirst for the Dhamma (MN 48)40:49 The Universe has been left unlocked42:47 The objective is to watch each step; a thicket of views; remember to look and make a change51:25 Become a child to enter the kingdom of heaven55 min - Dependent Origination: From Ignorance to Dukkha | The Sangha US #48 | 8.6.22
The Sangha discuss the twelve links of dependent origination from ignorance to dukkha. #dependentorigination #beinginthemoment #wisdom
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentra.net/mn117False memory syndrome
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►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 Dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda): ignorance is the foundation
00:07:52 Sankhāra are old memories of little value00:08:15 Consciousness (viññāna, sensory input) is a type of sankhāra; understanding of sensory input is perception00:10:45 Nāmarūpa is perception00:13:09 Salāyatana: our understanding of perception; the nun’s habit example00:17:56 AI and creativity; recognition00:25:22 Contact: ignorance embedded in processed data00:33:29 Liking, wanting, grasping, clinging: ignorance in this moment; wisdom at the point of contact (MN 117)00:51:09 Crafting an identity: the personality view00:56:44 Physical pain, piti, sukha; responding to pain that cannot be alleviated01:06:36 Goals, desires, cravings; wanting validation; have little goals that you can meet01:13:06 Handling this moment; time frame: only a day long; enjoy this next breath1 hr 23 min - Breathe Well | Dean #6, Laurent | 8.6.22
Laurent, Dean, and Dhammarato talk abou practicing during covid19 and other illnesses and whether students should aim for fourth jhāna. #jhana #mindfulnessofbreathing #recuperation
Suttas mentioned in this discussion
https://suttacentral.net/mn19Bhikkhu Vimalaramsi
https://www.dhammasukha.org/ven-bhante-vimalaramsiHillside Hermitage
https://www.hillsidehermitage.orgSee the video version of this call on YouTube.
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00:16:57 Tiredness; oxygen depletion00:19:57 Covid fears; sitting upright; the many benefits of ānāpānasati00:33:53 Avoiding being a victim during illness; playing with new toys00:45:44 Right view is investigating, inspecting, looking; wake up and look right here, right now (MN 19)00:56:50 Smear campaigns; don’t deal with people when you’re in the wrong mood01:00:31 Vimalaramsi’s students reach sotāpan on a 10-day retreat, why don’t you encourage your students with the jhāna01:03:28 We don’t manipulate reality in the jhāna; enjoy the show01:05:43 You don’t answer the question; why not aim for fourth jhāna?01:08:09 Enthusiasm and the sotāpan01:09:02 Ajahn Nyanamoli Thero and Hillside Hermitage; senses and sense pleasures; laypeople and monks01:13:55 Don’t make rules, look; remember to shut up01:17:30 Piti and sukha are temporary; things change; skills develop01:21:42 Someday directly answer my questions1 hr 23 min - Teaching Enthusiasm | Markus M #6 | 8.5.22
Markus and Dhammarato talk about the foundational skills of the noble eightfold path. #nobleeightfoldpath #mindfulnessofbreathing #confidence
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►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00 Being pro-active about wholesome thoughts; gladdening the mind is the first thing that should be done
05:01 The Dhamma is best learned in small groups; Western Buddhism misses the point08:30 Transmission of joy, enthusiasm, delight for the Dhamma10:28 The value of the Dhamma is great but repetition is essential; mindfully wake up; mind state influences mind objects20:35 Investigating the state of mind is the first thing we do; then: how can we tweak this thing?24:26 Ānāpānasati is like a jigsaw puzzle: seeing body, feelings, and mind working together26:55 Diffuse anxiety and being unaware of unwholesome thoughts; fear is primary31:10 Gladdening the mind is working with body and feelings: out of the past, out of the future; the breath is life-giving38:19 Safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction, the basis of ānāpānasati42:38 The various postures are about whether we are comfortable; 10 minutes for practice; confidence grows46:15 The progress of skill development; feeling wealthy (sammā sankappa)48:45 Unification of mind and perfect morality; the teaching is simple: don’t worry be happy57 min
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