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- Understanding Jhāna & Nibbāna | The Sangha US #30 | 3.19.22
The Sangha discuss the Visuddhimagga as the “grave of the Buddha” and the impact it has had on misunderstandings of jhāna and nibbāna, which are ordinary features of everyday life rather than mysterious, magical states; this leads to a consideration of the components of jhāna, free will, reflection & investigation, the speed of the mind, and the freedom implicit in the Buddha’s famous phrase “one by one as they occur”. #jhāna #nibbana #jhana #dhyana
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00:00:00 The Visuddhimagga makes jhāna too complicated; nibbāna moments in everyday life
00:14:16 The first jhāna has five factors; posture; analogy with reading00:37:36 Second jhāna is being in the flow; freedom from hindrances in the present moment00:56:30 We do have choices; getting a larger picture; deeper objects01:05:26 Safe and secure: there is no competition; relaxation01:10:02 Reflection in the jhāna; regrets & remorse01:16:11 Learning from past mistakes; seeing things in the distance; getting into jhāna01:25:27 We choose which discursive thoughts to have; wholesome thoughts are powerful01:34:03 Instinctual mind; wise mind - is this dukkha or not?01:44:38 The mind cannot focus on two things at once; one by one as they occur01:50:58 The present moment is a tenth of a second, one alpha wave01:55:09 Learning how fast the mind is; life becomes a breeze2 hr 4 min - Gazing & Discursive Thought | Alex #28 | 3.14.22
Alex and Dhammarato talk about leaving discursive thought behind.
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00:00:00 Giving clear definitions of terms: thought
00:04:41 Eye of the Dhamma; cognise; recognise00:13:30 Just feel good right now00:20:16 There’s nothing wrong here; allow vagueness to be vague00:32:27 Gazing is life-changing; knowing the senses as they are00:41:27 Dukkha is attaching to something specific00:47:02 Paticcasamuppāda - paying attention to the process00:52:21 From sati straight to gladdening the mind; living without a running dialogue00:55:50 Gazing and dialogue00:57:23 Anicca - everything is in flux4 hr - Talking to Ourselves & Buddho | The Sangha UK #37 | 3.13.22
The Sangha discuss the threefold division of the sankhāra, the two types of consciousness represented by viññāna and salāyatana, coming out of the verbal sankhāra through use of chanting and mantras, the qualities of and similes for the jhāna, the popular Thai mantra Buddho, and reaction times in the absence of discursive thought.
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00:00:00 Verbal sankhāra are discursive thoughts; citta sankhāra are feelings
00:15:24 Viññana & salāyatana - conscious recognition of input data00:18:53 Value of these two consciousness concepts in ānāpānasati00:20:57 Stopping00:24:52 Similes for the jhāna (MN 119)00:29:16 Bypassing verbalisation; mantras; chanting00:39:01 Relaxing into 3rd & 4th jhāna; seeing the functioning of the mind00:48:17 Noticing what happens at the end of the out breath00:53:24 Reaction time out of discursive thought01:10:27 Mahasi retreat1 hr 14 min - Flaws in Western Buddhism | The Sangha US #29 | 3.12.22
The Sangha discuss mistranslations, delayed gratification, and lack of practical expertise as fundamental flaws in Western Buddhism, leading to a discussion of the meaning and qualities of “dukkha” and “samadhi”. The discussion concludes with a consideration of skill development, rationality, and the need for timely and correct information as foundations for wisdom.
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The Sangha discuss mistranslations, delayed gratification, and lack of practical expertise as fundamental flaws in Western Buddhism, leading to a discussion of the meaning and qualities of “dukkha” and “samadhi”. The discussion concludes with a consideration of skill development, rationality, and the need for timely and correct information as foundations for wisdom.
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00:00:00 Western Buddhism disadvantaged by language, delayed gratification mindset, and lack of experience
00:06:02 “Enlightenment” and ānāpānasati; paying attention in this present moment00:19:43 “Dukkha” does not mean “suffering” - everything is a matter of attitude00:28:57 Making a change; looking at the process00:36:31 Wanting more; dissatisfaction; satisfaction from seeing00:48:24 Don’t hang on - just balance by relaxing; juice not concentrate: samādhi00:57:25 Free from unwholesome thoughts; safety, security, comfort, satisfaction, success, relaxation: samādhi01:11:05 Right noble unification of mind: samādhi01:19:17 Understanding skill development; joining and pacing01:32:10 Rationality, information, GIGO, and wisdom01:45:46 Food (data) gets old quickly1 hr 52 min - An Organised Mind | Zach #8 | 3.2.22
Zach and Dhammarato discuss the supports and features of an organised mind.
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00:00:00 What is right view (samma ditthi)? Right noble organisation of the mind (samma samadhi)
00:06:42 An organised mind is fit for work; free from hindrances00:10:42 Four supports and three features00:22:04 Immediate benefits from the noble path; wrong view00:28:28 Imaginary fears; investigation; satisfaction00:38:28 Remembering to look is a skill00:40:53 Throw out what stops you feeling safe and secure00:46:38 Existential fear and feeling safe (abhaya); fight, flight, seeing clearly01:00:12 Removing hindrances in advance by restructuring concepts01:02:44 Fixing the world01:08:51 Thus one trains oneself: repetition, rhythm and cadence; sati01:14:05 Repression and arguing with yourself vs. tracking01:17:35 Sukha is the opposite of dukkha; being a lion01:19:41 Letting go of tanha: being satisfied without getting what you want01:24:45 Controlling what you like; vedanā; paticcasamuppāda01:29:26 Criteria and standards; sankhāras - piles of this and that01:32:13 Name and form; nāmarūpa - handling things01:39:07 Changing handles - just look01:42:29 Wisdom is learning to fly by the seat of your pants1 hr 46 min - How Much is Enough? | Robert Ca #5 | 3.1.22
Robert and Dhammarato talk about how much satisfaction is enough, whether there are levels of satisfaction, and the way political parties and companies manufacture and make use of fears in pursuit if their own agendas.
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00:00 Are there levels of satisfaction? Nurturing the skill of satisfaction
07:50 Eagerness or enthusiasm (samma sankappa): piti, sukha, upekkha12:47 “Hold my beer” quality16:49 Safe, secure, comfortable, satisfied; keeping people dissatisfied18:23 Commercial-grade dissatisfaction21:01 Give up the battle between good and evil29:34 Is the subtleness of satisfaction a sign of progress?34:01 The quality of satisfaction is relief37:17 So glad to have found a middle way; just nourish the seed27 min - Stop! | Eric R #5 | 3.7.22
Eric and Dhammarato talk about the subtleties of being satisfied.
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00:00 Stop! Things are already OK.
06:23 Getting to laugh twice; “phony” is a desire of wanting more12:15 Rules, standards, the way things are supposed to be14:21 Wherever the mind lands it’s not satisfied15:59 The critical mind as a poor defence18:57 The job that needed to be done has now been done19:50 Looking when your eyes are closed; toys24:29 Turning doubt into curiosity: getting into the senses26:51 We don’t have to figure things out; the sound of one hand clapping31 min - The Dhamma in Christian Language | Asher #1 | 3.7.22
Asher and Dhammarato discuss similarities and differences between Christianity and Buddhism and how the rich core of practice in the Dhamma can enrich our understanding.
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We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA
What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded.
00:00 The supermundane Dhamma: dukkha dukkha-nirodha
02:37 The Dhamma of Jesus04:15 Religion is the outer form of Buddhism: ordinary right view05:39 The Kingdom of God is within you08:38 The Earth is your location; three states not three levels10:22 All Christians know the golden rule but fight over stories13:43 Other ways to be Christian14:56 Let’s start being friends; dukkha and sukha16:29 How to do it: stay watchful (Garden of Gethsemane)18:06 The Dhamma is a jelly donut19:58 The gravity god21:33 Computer science and Christianity23:11 Observation: what’s happening in this moment?25:08 Cause and effect, timescale27:51 The mind and the feelings; dukkha does exist; so does dukkha nirodha31:31 The Noble Eightfold Method: the door is in front of you; you have the key33:24 Sati, right effort, right attitude: heart, mind, strength36:49 Right now everything is OK; from dukkha to sukha; control the breath46:55 Having fun without competing; fancy meditation methods50:47 Satisfaction, guarding the mind; gladdening the mind; this is good enough56 min - Heavy Stories | Alex P #26 | 3.8.22
Alex and Dhammarato talk about how to remember to have wholesome thoughts.
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What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded.
00:00 Every child learns how to complain: seeing the stories
03:47 How heavy is the cup? What have you go on, your mind?09:07 Dukkha can be in any form, can you throw it out?12:09 Being concerned is not practicing correctly14:43 Being discouraged; having no choice17:43 Dukkha comes back; just one more time; one more time19:25 Can’t get free of the mind25:17 Feeling good enough26:30 Heavy and repetitive; the wheel of samsara34:00 Identifying with the thoughts; finding stability in the mess36:31 Sounds like progress; deception and trickiness39:20 How to be satisfied: if you don’t mind it don’t matter46:02 There are no results; there are no rules51:51 Dissatisfaction does a lot; stop judging paradise57 min - Is this Dukkha? | Thomas #1 | 3.8.22
Thomas and Dhammarato talk about the value of seeing Dukkha in the context of the Four Noble Truths.
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We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA
What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded.
00:00 Magical thinking in Western Buddhism; seeing dukkha
03:12 Right noble viewing04:31 The Buddha had no courage07:04 From numbers to calculus08:12 Keep coming back to the four noble truths: is this dukkha?16:15 Repulsion has some value as a beginner’s technique18:33 The practice of being enlightened20:47 Time to talk yourself into being satisfied23:57 Difficulty with sukha in the face of adversity26:54 Not doing anything sounds insane; woeful states30:58 Don’t look at it as it is: the effort to change33:29 You’re not on the cushion all the time; paññā, samādhi, sīla37:58 Right noble organisation of mind with its supports and features48:11 Is this a wholesome thought or not?53 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.