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Dhammarato Dhamma episodes

  • Guided Meditation | Tessa #7 | 7.24.22

    Tessa and Dhammarato experience a guided meditation. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #guidedmeditation

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    00:00 Things are constantly changing - even cycles; 90% of people don’t get any value from the Dhamma

    15:50 Analogy of a security system; discounting reality/change
    23:42 Making impossible rules; being broken; finding satisfaction in little things
    28:03 The Dhamma is small; one breath at a time; remind yourself, again and again; let it be good enough (guided meditation)
    46:01 Just ten minutes several times a day; don’t worry about anything; establish a practice; dispense with the rules

    54 min
  • Goenka | John #2 | 7.23.22

    John and Dhammarato talk about the Goenka method, right livelihood, morality and the precepts, the differences between the beginner’s path and the supermundane path, cultivating sukha, and being in the present moment. #dukkha #nobleeightfoldpath #goenka

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    00:00:00 Right livelihood — something to revisit throughout your life; right speech - the four kinds; right action

    00:15:53 The crowd inside; incongruent rules and laws; child ego state - compliance and rebellion; we can’t fix the world
    00:31:10 Sila, samādhi, pañña is the beginner’s path; sila and solitude; seclusion and camping; the path of the nobles
    00:55:52 The wrong definition of samādhi; we don’t practice concentration; gladdening the mind
    01:11:53 Staying awake because of mindfulness; the Buddha teaches wakefulness
    01:19:15 Is the lotus posture important? Postures and comfort; sukha: safe, secure, comfortable, and satisfied
    01:27:10 The desire for worldly things diminishes; scholarship; meditation apps
    01:32:11 Childhood traumas and old stuff; stay out of the past and the future; never mind start again; the three watches
    01:41:28 Sati: being in the present moment; interpretation of the three watches; the Tathāgatha 
    01:47:00 Get rid of the dukkha

    1 hr 50 min
  • Dhamma Eyes | The Sangha UK #69 | 7.23.22

    The Sangha discuss cruelty, revenge, and other unwholesome thoughts in the context of developing Dhamma skills. #buddhadhamma #buddha #buddhadasa

    The Giving of the Dhamma Eyes

    https://en.bia.or.th/dhamma-eyes

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    00:00:00 Cruelty, revenge, and other unwholesome thoughts; getting even; schadenfreude

    00:05:55 Anxiety and scanning for threats in the environment; problem solving vs. creative thinking; whataboutisms
    00:19:24 Sudden danger; seeing the thoughts that give us anxiety attacks
    00:27:25 Ānāpānasati and avoiding unwholesome thoughts; drinking poison and expecting someone else to die
    00:35:19 A clock analogy; clean your clock
    00:38:59 You can’t push my buttons; only we can harm ourselves
    00:46:03 Reparenting; social context; the first two fetters; set the burden down
    00:57:39 It takes a while to see; the Dhamma is not for everyone; Giving of the Dhamma Eyes

    1 hr 12 min
  • Desire, Will, & Destiny | The Sangha US #46 | 7.22.22

    The Sangha discuss, desire and will, laws, rules, and standards, and habits and emotional investment. #craving #clinging #wanting

    Suttas mentioned in this discussion

    https://suttacentral.net/mn10
    https://suttacentral.net/mn2

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    00:00:00 Will and desire; the will to live; free will; the choice of path; desire and will as synonyms

    00:11:40 Wise desire and ignorant desire; upādāna and tanhā; wanting something we can’t have
    00:15:06 The danger: what is and is not dukkha?
    00:20:41 Nietzsche’s viewpoint; adopting rules and standards
    00:24:47 Game theory and self-preservation; where is the ignorance?
    00:31:13 Desire and wisdom; wisdom in each mind moment; child, parent, and adult; knowledge and education
    00:59:38 Positive reinforcement; never mind, start again; excessive socialisation 
    01:11:34 The proliferation of rules, laws, and rituals
    01:14:18 Buddhism and abundance; advertising; waking up to the lies; selling happiness
    01:34:40 We have to practice
    01:35:51 Immersion periods at wats; being mindful of what your hands are doing (MN 10); habits; eating (MN 2)
    02:02:45 The story of the centipede; free will and expensive will; will takes effort
    02:10:32 Using fewer words; short and clear; mindfully break it down; markets and misery; emotional investment

    2 hr 27 min
  • Take it Easy | Cathal #4, Dean | 7.21.22

    Christian and Dhammarato talk about how the noble eightfold path, ānāpānasati, satipaṭṭhāna, and the seven factors of awakening fit together. #nobleeightfoldpath #anapanasati #sambojjhanga

    Suttas mentioned in this discussion:

    https://suttacentral.net/mn48

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    00:00:00 Guilt and honour societies; original sin; trying one’s best; mind moments

    00:10:38 Right sati, right investigation, right effort, right attitude; looking at success; finding satisfaction
    00:14:21 Ānāpānasati for the fulfilment of the seven factors of awakening (sambojjhanga) — the skills of the noble eightfold path
    00:19:24 Spending less times in the mental sense door and more time in the other senses: ānāpānasati 
    00:21:54 The satipaṭṭhāna: the Buddha’s understanding of the four elements
    00:23:37 The 16 steps of ānāpānasati: four steps for each element; the order of practice comes from the noble eightfold path and the sambojjhanga
    00:26:19 Step 9 is where we start; then step 10; repetition, repetition, repetition; control in ānāpānasati; step 3; step 4: relax
    00:34:11 Adding in the feelings, vedanā; being a victim to the way we feel; fear; practicing being safe and secure
    00:41:59 Sukha: safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction - success!
    00:44:34 Right noble unification of mind is the outcome; not wanting anything; seeing dukkha and being on guard
    00:49:05 Summary of how we do the practice - the seven factors and the sixteen steps
    00:50:05 Simplifying life; consuming Dhamma (MN 48)
    00:56:10 Oh, I don’t have to do that right now
    01:00:24 Society puts us to work

    1 hr 5 min
  • The Path is Easy | Christian B #2 | 7.21.22

    Cathal, Dean, and Dhammarato talk about chanting, places to visit, and skill development during travel. #amaravatibuddhistmonastery #travelinspiration #rightattitude 

    The Complete Book of Pali Chanting by Dhammarato

    https://dokumen.tips/documents/the-complete-book-of-pali-chanting.html?page=1

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    00:00:00 Monks eat food; uses of chanting; memorising the suttas in the time of the Buddha; ‘The Complete Book of Pali Chanting’

    00:08:20 Being around nobles
    00:11:12 Kadampa Buddhism; Dalai Lama; magical beings and ideal qualities
    00:18:21 The effect of gladdening the mind; magical thinking
    00:31:13 Cathal’s plans; Amaravati Buddhist Monastery; Chithurst Buddhist Monastery
    00:39:35 Being in the world; developing character; smile; be where you are now openly and enthusiastically 
    00:47:36 Travel is valuable; meeting unhappy people; becoming delighted; smile
    00:53:16 One step at a time; the path is easy; sammā sankappa ripens
    00:56:13 Thinking about play; enthusiasm, joy, and remembering it’s ok to play; being around playful people
    01:00:42 Being alive right here right now; four primary skills

    1 hr 3 min
  • Anxiety Feedback Loops | The Sangha UK #68 | 7.20.22

    The Sangha discuss playful approaches inspired by the Dhamma to dealing with anxiety feedback loops. #anxiety #fear #negativefeedback 

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    00:00 Experiencing anxiety; self-preservation; anxiety about anxiety feedback loop; wisdom

    07:36 Anxiety and environment; views; mind; threat
    15:18 Wholesome anxiety; relaxation and investigation; not here right now; staying open to wisdom; unknown scenarios
    19:31 Playing with sensations; visceral experience; anxiety and the breath
    25:17 Levels of anxiety; momentum
    27:02 Social anxiety; correct practice; whatever takes away the terror of anxiety is the right approach
    29:20 Identifying as an anxious person: I see you Mara
    30:57 Being discouraged by recurrent anxiety; relief is impermanent; concepts and experience; cycles and wisdom
    37:54 Seeing more is progress; confidence 
    38:55 Take refuge: Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha; everything is ok; imagination; fiction; magical thinking
    42:01 Opportunity to bring calm and peace to others; thoughts and feelings are not a problem
    46:05 Insights into thoughts, habits, cycles; present moment; seeing the periphery
    55:19 Wholesome relaxation and habitual relaxation; wake up to fear, anxiety, resistance

    1 hr
  • A Long Deep Breath | The Sangha US #45 | 7.16.22

    The Sangha discuss experiences of different methods of controlling the breath. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment 

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    00:00:00 Bhante Vimalaramsi; retreat; teaching Westerners; lack of sangha

    00:05:10 The value of ānāpānasati is missed by most teachers; most of Western Buddhism is highly intellectual and not experiential
    00:10:51 Intellectual frameworks and enthusiasm; the monk who couldn’t learn anything
    00:17:16 The experience of the breathing meditation: take a long deep breath; reducing to 10 from 20 breaths; box breathing
    00:34:15 Changing the wait time between breaths: energising and relaxing
    00:41:35 Both short and long breaths are longer than normal breaths; short breathing has its value
    00:46:06 Slightly longer breaths; down to three breaths a minute
    00:54:52 The importance of the out breath; from 1st to 2nd jhāna
    01:06:06 Spend time on this practice and play with it
    01:08:57 Controlling the breath is the method

    1 hr 16 min
  • Psychiatry | Markus #3 | 7.16.22

    Markus and Dhammarato talk about safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction in professional practice. #psychiatry #buddhadhamma #confidence

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    00:00 Having the thoughts we want to think; skills and tools; we’re not at ease - dis-ease

    08:10 Ānāpānasati - only the next breath is important
    12:18 Institutionalisation
    14:08 Coming out of the mental prison; the freedom to think everything is easy
    16:21 This is the way we practice; working with the breath; safety, security
    24:25 Everything is fine; confidence will grow; safe, secure, comfortable, and satisfied
    27:02 How do I feel right now: sati, right investigation, right effort, right attitude
    38:05 Give people your cheer; paying attention; giving people permission to change

    48 min
  • Right Attitude, Confirmation Bias, Dukkha Ñānas | The Sangha UK #66 | 7.14.22

    The Sangha discuss the pros and cons of models and maps in relation to confirmation bias, competition, and confidence leading to a consideration of the progression of insights. #vipassana #darknightofthesoul #dependentorigination  

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    00:00 An organic approach to the Dhamma; the four path model; the 16 steps of vipassanā

    05:27 Confirmation bias; good samma sankappa without competition with others for attainments; himdrances
    08:49 Dukkha ñanas; quicker cycles
    13:20 From dukkha to neutral; joy is the fuel: piti, sukha, jhāna, insight into dependent origination; equanimity; clear seeing
    22:22 Seeing parallels in different types of practice
    25:14 Applying gladdening the mind in any practice; psychedelics; remaining equanimous
    29:54 Feedback from experience; perception of constructs; building your serotonin machine; Dark Night of the Soul
    36:00 Going down the rabbit hole: dukkha is bad; finding a more effortless state; letting go
    38:17 Using enthusiasm for the Dhamma to enter jhāna; samma sankappa and craving; seeing coping mechanisms
    43:37 Thinking of the future as a current experience
    46:58 Anticipation; measurement; standards; no better or worse, just what it is
    54:15 Being comfortable; relaxation; borderless sensations; confounding categories and language

    1 hr

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