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- Soaking up Success | Robert Ca | 6.3.22
Robert and Dhammarato talk about rules and reality, and developing the skills to build new habits. #habits #rituals #wisdom
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ujz-oY9K9oWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
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►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 Wanting to be unhappy; resistance; the child (id) and the parent (superego)
00:05:20 Letting it sink in; keep practicing00:11:30 Investigating the rules; the most common woeful state; four types in ok corral00:21:00 Fear of losing happiness; fear of punishment; ignorance is the start00:24:12 Giving up to being miserable; modifying lifetime habits; it’s ok to be happy00:34:11 Reality is not the rules; protection, permission, and potency00:42:49 Catching unwholesome thoughts; relishing being alive00:59:16 Gladden the mind: celebrate that you’re still alive01:00:00 Stupidity from the past; grand wisdom1 hr 2 min - Satisfying Seclusion | Robert Ca | 6.2.22
Robert and Dhammarato talk about how to use seclusion to build skills. #seclusion #beinginthemoment #righthererightnow
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQfIkhRwv-kWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00 Building up seclusion time; start in bed in the morning
04:38 Maintaining motivation; types of motivation; positive winner’s attitude13:51 Switching between different modes of being and losing balance; right here, right now22:35 Let go of dukkha; pick up sukha30:07 Getting real; avoiding romantic thinking33:13 Feeling the need to track the past to avoid traps37:06 Wisdom is becoming a win-win person; seeing the world as a farce41:58 The power is you don’t have to be part of it; it’s the Keystone Cops48:20 Back to seclusion50:12 The gift of a smile; the gift of joy; the gift of the present moment56 min - Skills of Music and Dhamma, Playing with Smoking | Beau #1, Robert Ca | 6.6.22
Robert, Beau, and Dhammarato talk about the relationship between music skills and meditation skills, investigating the hindrances, and gaining mastery and control through play and crazy thinking. #mindfulness #smoking #playfulness
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►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 Can meditation skills be used in music? Analogy of changing gears: similarities and differences
00:05:57 Mastering skills; dealing with things right here, right now00:11:21 Becoming tired of gladdening the mind; strategies for exhausted and exhausting; just stop (MN 86)00:20:11 Investigating cause and effect - a missing element in Western Buddhism; analogy with chemical reactions00:25:07 Figure out what it is you’re doing; you’re already in the holy place00:29:36 Wanting to smoke; hatred for the desire; hatred for yourself00:45:21 We imprison ourselves in rules; self-flagellation00:48:47 Feelings and associated sensations in the body; crazy thinking and taking control00:56:33 Sati one of five faculties, four foundations of mindfulness, seven factors of awakening, and the noble eightfold path01:00:03 Secondary self-hatred; self-acceptance - or complete friendliness; the mentality of always1 hr 12 min - Kinds of Freedom, Care, and Ignorance | The Sangha UK #55 | 6.5.22
The Sangha discuss meditation as analogous to training a puppy in that we enjoy immediate rewards as opposed to delayed gratification, or seeking grace and mercy as a reward for working hard. #righteffort #concentration #delayedgratification
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 Meditation takes a little bit of effort; immediate benefit, no benefit; fits and starts
00:08:48 What are you doing right now? Remembering and making a change; perfect sila00:11:13 Concentration is what losers do because they expect to fail00:14:52 Attitude and immediate benefit (MN 111); being completely free from unwholesome thoughts00:19:05 Sati is the number one skill to be developed; like training a dog00:23:31 “Enlightenment” is something you can experience right here, right now; practice being satisfied00:36:12 Gaining benefit right here, right now is missing from Western meditation; wholesome pleasure (MN 36; MN 139)00:42:52 Pseudo-discipline; grace and mercy; suffering greatly from things that never happen00:46:21 Right effort: the least amount of effort to get the job done00:57:19 Passive meditation vs. skin in the game; noting vs. discrimination and change01:04:21 Free falling into fear; from conceptualisation to observation/examination01:20:05 Panda the puppy; right watching is putting the mind into another gear; remember to look at what you’re doing and make a change1 hr 5 min - Practice Being Satisfied | The Sangha US #41 | 6.4.22
The Sangha discuss wholesome thoughts and emptiness, the value of interactive communication, the qualities of the jhānas, and learning to live by the law of nature in friendship and satisfaction. #friendship #jhana #enlightenment
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 Investigating thoughts and feelings; anxiety as a concept; having wholesome thoughts and feelings
00:07:17 Wholesomeness, emptiness, and happiness; is this dukkha or dukkha-nirodha?00:14:38 Emptiness all the way; the Tathāgatha00:19:32 Gladdening the mind and Sangha; communication-intensive media; meditation competition00:24:52 Insights come through conversation00:26:46 The Alex Channel; the need for live dialogue; there is a path and a method00:30:54 Improvisation and the Dhamma; the natural method and the organised method00:35:00 First jhāna is everyday; byproducts of being satisfied; second, third, and fourth jhāna; arūpa jhānas00:49:23 Empty thoughts; living by the law of nature; fear; self-preservation; existential threats00:59:39 The Buddha was a homeless person who learned how to feel good01:01:01 There’s nothing magical about satisfaction; friendship is the path1 hr 28 min - The Way of Satisfaction and Friendship | The Sangha UK #54 | 6.2.22
The Sangha discuss wholesome thoughts and emptiness, the value of interactive communication, the qualities of the jhānas, and learning to live by the law of nature in friendship and satisfaction. #friendship #jhana #enlightenment
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►YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/SOIqfKzhbZMFind the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 Investigating thoughts and feelings; anxiety as a concept; having wholesome thoughts and feelings
00:07:17 Wholesomeness, emptiness, and happiness; is this dukkha or dukkha-nirodha?00:14:38 Emptiness all the way; the Tathāgatha00:19:32 Gladdening the mind and Sangha; communication-intensive media; meditation competition00:24:52 Insights come through conversation00:26:46 The Alex Channel; the need for live dialogue; there is a path and a method00:30:54 Improvisation and the Dhamma; the natural method and the organised method00:35:00 First jhāna is everyday; byproducts of being satisfied; second, third, and fourth jhāna; arūpa jhānas00:49:23 Empty thoughts; living by the law of nature; fear; self-preservation; existential threats00:59:39 The Buddha was a homeless person who learned how to feel good01:01:01 There’s nothing magical about satisfaction; friendship is the path1 hr 8 min - Playing with Dependent Origination (Paticcasamuppāda) | Laurent #9 | 6.2.22
Laurent and Dhammarato discuss the insights and practical methods we find from combining ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) with paticcasamuppāda (dependent origination). #dependentorigination #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00 The Five Aggregates are the sum total of what you are; not something that stays something
04:14 Contact is where feelings arise; finding places where changes can be made08:36 Not going all the way to dukkha; resting at feelings; catching thoughts and gladdening the mind12:45 Right effort is the change; seclusion; enjoying the show19:10 Wisdom at the point of contact - salāyatana, contact (phassa), feelings (vedanā)20:47 The distinction between vedanā and upādāna; “I like it but I don’t want it”24:36 Playing with things at an ordinary level; reframing good and evil27:50 Feeling bad about feelings; anxiety doesn’t happen on its own32:20 Why ānāpānasati and paticcasamuppāda fit closely together35:12 The secret of paticcasamuppāda is that you can feel the way you want to feel: safe, secure, content, satisfied, successful38:23 Not feeling successful because of distraction; never mind, start again45 min - Success | Dean #4 | 6.1.22
Dean and Dhammarato talk about the experience of first jhāna in various settings, developing generosity, the definition of “enlightenment”, and why expensive retreats are best avoided. #retreat #jhana #enlightenment
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►YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/5MfDEpdY8fkFind the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00 Being generous for the right reason; arrogance and noble thoughts
04:30 Enjoying the jhānas; developing skills05:33 First jhāna at the gym seems less intense; bodily discomfort; oxygen in the brain10:00 Walking meditation; breathing; in the present moment; open to sensation (from the five senses)12:09 Sensing rather than processing is noble14:10 Expectation is a hindrance; wanting something you don’t have17:15 Developing generosity; gladdening the mind20:54 Expensive retreats are selling something they don’t have; eagerness for the Dhamma29:08 Removing unwholesome thoughts is not taught in Mahasi or Goenka31:32 Being in first jhāna is enlightenment; sustain it minute by minute36 min - Everything Worth Having | The Sangha UK #53 | 5.29.22
The Sangha discuss the difference between wholesome and unwholesome questions, dependent origination, wisdom as free will, and wisdom at the point of contact. #wisdom #freewill #socraticmethod
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 What is the value of asking questions? Wholesome and unwholesome questions; the Socratic method
00:09:45 Understanding the connection between the mind, the feelings, and the body00:16:00 Free will is not an issue00:28:15 Stay out of the past because it’s fraught with bad feelings; the will to change00:33:04 Everything is connected; dependent origination; our memories are based in ignorant delusions00:44:32 Wisdom is free will; freedom from wanting; it’s a downhill journey00:50:23 You can handle anything; come back to feeling (vedanā); wisdom at the point of contact01:04:08 Visiting a wat1 hr 10 min - Figuring Out Dependent Origination (Paticcasamuppāda) | Laurent #8 | 5.29.22
Laurent and Dhammarato discuss the twelve steps of dependent origination, which is a detailed explanation of the origins of dukkha. #dukkha #dependentorigination #fournobletruths
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYThese videos are also available in Podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/00:00:00 How to figure out dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda); the second noble truth
00:02:31 The Five Aggregates (khandas) and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (satipatthāna) as function and structure00:05:40 The Five Aggregates are impermanent; clinging to the body; anatta00:17:08 Viññana - consciousness: a sense organ that can sense something; the ability of knowing; the mind senses old data (sankhara)00:27:36 We can change how we fee about things; perception can be changed; reaction time00:31:55 Sati is the noble way of dealing with the Five Aggregates; ignorant sankharas; new sankharas00:37:25 Guarding the sense doors; choosing the right environment; wise endurance00:43:01 Salāyatana is what impacts us; contact; feelings; “neutral” feelings are actually confusion00:53:00 Interrupting the cycle of liking, wanting, needing00:55:43 Pali terms; delusional ignorance; making the name into reality (nāmarūpa/perception); kicked by the salāyatana01:03:09 Four types of clinging: self, things, rules, views; instincts; dukkha-dukkha-nirodha01:15:05 All twelve steps and the four woeful states; hell (anger), hungry ghost (wanting), dumb animal (rule follower), asuras01:20:02 Just a few mind moments; wisdom at the point of contact; first, wise vedanā1 hr 25 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…
spiritual friends can assist the students in correct understanding by way of question and answers, sutta comparisons, and instruction on correct practice that will lead to your joy, well being, and happiness for a long time. This podcast has been started with the permission and full knowledge of Bhikkhu Achan Pho, abbot emeritus, Wat Shan Mokkh, Chai-ya Thailand, Home of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa. While there are many websites dedicated to Bhikkhu Buddhadasa, this site will focus on the Supra-mundane, including and starting with Supra-mundane right view, a view that is noble and investigation oriented, rather than belief oriented.