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- Following the Rules | The Sangha UK #33 | 3.3.22
The Sangha discuss how to deal with negative emotions and the hindrances.
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►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhammaWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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.
00:00:00 Being satisfied vs. resignation; truth; reality
00:24:39 Seeing is always happening; experiential00:29:03 Categories, expectations, judgments, skilful observation00:42:41 Tricky thoughts; compass of human experience00:45:17 Formal practice vs. practice throughout the day00:50:11 Wakey wakey: rules, standards, shoulds01:01:27 Suffering to remove the hindrances01:09:58 Being OK with reality as it is now01:15:46 Sadness is an emotion; not a hindrance01:17:53 Being the victim1 hr 29 min - Stop Struggling | Alex P #27 | 3.9.22
Alex and Dhammarato talk about doubt, struggling, asking too much, compatibility issues, and stubbornness.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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.
00:00:00 Set that thing back down; stop
00:03:20 Just drop it00:10:47 Stop caring what I think00:12:31 Doubt, resistance, heaviness, struggle00:17:07 Attitude change00:21:57 Is this normal?00:26:42 See that thought00:40:13 Expecting too much; just four skills00:47:41 Seeing stubbornness00:54:53 Compatibility issues and stubbornness01:00:27 Mullah Nasruddin does important things; helicopter moms01:07:37 Controlling the situation — just relax1 hr 13 min - Enthusiasm & Satisfaction | Alex P #24 | 3.1.22
Alex and Dhammarato talk about enthusiasm for the path and evidence of satisfaction.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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 Movies, music, computers
04:09 Sinister moustache08:15 Strong enthusiasm; spaciousness; changing perceptions22:52 Disorientation and fear; skill development28:32 Doubt; trust with evidence; you’re already good enough32:23 Comparing levels of satisfaction35:52 You do have evidence of satisfaction41 min - Missing in Mahasi | The Sangha US #27 | 2.27.22
The Sangha discuss elements that are lacking in the Western practice of Mahasi Sayadaw’s vipassanā techinque.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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.
00:00:00 History of the nimitta as training in photographic memory
00:07:50 The fourth tetrad: vipassanā; Mahasi technique00:15:17 Essential to remove the hindrances - a mind fit for work00:18:58 Mahasi terminology is archaic and misleading to Westerners00:23:07 Arising and passing away: creating change; piti00:27:06 Looking at the features of 1st jhana; 4th jhana, upekkhā00:33:32 The Western Mahasi technique ignores “seizing the object”00:37:48 Indiscriminate noting vs. gladdening the mind00:44:11 Applied and sustained, sukha, upekkhā00:46:29 Sadie Hawkins success00:47:24 Piti comes from the realisation you’ve got it00:48:56 The delusion of the fixed me vs. the crowd; expansion00:55:29 Seizing the object, the importance of the body, right effort: gladdening the mind00:59:27 Jhāna is a normal state of mind01:06:47 A serious mind is dukkha - lighten up01:09:07 Choiceless awareness vs. practice and performance; being overwhelmed01:20:44 Letting go; skill development makes things easy01:25:12 Unwholesome thoughts are coffin nails; āsava01:28:11 The universe is a cosmic joke and you are the punchline01:30:25 We’re not supposed to be happy in our culture01:33:43 Anxiety losing its grip; Mahasi can have benefits01:37:27 In a Goenka/Mahasi retreat seize the object01:38:45 Balancing happiness and reason; choice is a reason1 hr 46 min - Developing Sangha | Alex P #23 | 2.25.22
Alex and Dhammarato discuss the unusual way in which the Dhamma spread in the West, the flaws in English-language translations of the Pali suttas, the need for a Sangha in the West, and efforts underway to provide a richer environment for teachers, prospective teachers, and students.
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►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhammaWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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 lack of Sangha in the West
04:43 The unusual history of Pali translation; bad dictionaries08:14 Teaching Dhamma in the West is difficult12:10 Meditation is slow for Westerners because there’s no Sangha16:29 Building a community of like-minded people17:51 Wats in the United States would welcome Westerners20:35 Abbots are open to this development22:46 A rich opportunity for teachers and students25:46 Helping teachers to learn from each other30:30 Looking for volunteers; Zoom calls for teachers and prospective teachers37:24 A clearing house for donations; making sure donors are informed and appreciated43:41 Bad feelings about unwholesome thoughts; adrenaline47:08 Paticcasamuppāda48:56 The value of volunteering55 min - Anapanasati: Formal and Informal | James H #2 | 2.25.21
James and Dhammarato talk about the four foundations of mindfulness and the difficulty of conveying the ancient concepts of the Dhamma in modern terms whilst simultaneously avoiding the Western obsession with attainments.
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►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhammaWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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 Concepts, attainments, experiences, shortcuts
06:27 The whole path: straight from dukkha to sukha07:30 Four foundations of mindfulness - sati is the key to the door15:52 Mind moments and types of thought; wholesome and unwholesome; dance steps not regimentation25:51 Observing types of thought; changing the content29:24 Right effort and gladdening the mind are skills32:42 We control the breath and the mind: samma sankappa - right attitude; saddhā - confidence35:55 Sukha, avyaya - safety, security, comfort, satisfaction40:01 Saddhā, piti - confidence, success, I’ve got this, wealth46:09 Go forth and practice according to the noble eightfold method47:01 No place to go, nothing to do, everything is OK, no worries, not a problem55 min - Skillful Practice | The Sangha UK #31 | 2.24.22
The Sangha discuss experiences of practice, developing skills, differences between relaxation and investigation, and comparisons with martial arts, language learning, gaming, and social media.
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►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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.
00:00:00 Vastness and lack of reference points; investigating
00:14:40 Dukkha; seclusion; ānāpānasati; anattā00:22:26 Identification at different speeds; thought seems rapid00:25:25 Video game analogy - increasingly rapid noticing - you are not anything you can experience00:32:19 This is good enough; not hungry for a solution00:37:26 Just more pattern recognition; dukkha dukkha-nirodha00:42:21 Relaxation vs. investigation; the thorn that removes the thorn00:45:08 Letting go of regimentation; ‘Mastery’ by George Leonard; skill and practice00:51:04 Enjoy it! Learning a language by using phrases as soon as you can; collecting & showing01:00:26 Every part of the path should be enjoyed; intensity of enthusiasm; effortless effort01:08:15 Self-inquiry; you are the witness; subtraction not addition01:11:22 Asceticism as escape01:13:37 Being satisfied right now; maps and models as future orientation01:17:11 Habit; addictions; seeing dukkha; no cost all benefit; sukha1 hr 32 min - Attitudes & Attainments | Alex P #21 | 2.22.22
Alex and Dhammarato discuss the difference between attitudes and attainments, the pervasiveness of the first three fetters, and seeing that the present moment is good enough.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Z31IoWF2MFind the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.
►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhammaWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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 Sotāpan is not an experience or attainment
05:43 The first three fetters11:18 We distort reality and cause dukkha; needing evidence and data18:42 Adam and Eve destroy paradise through the dichotomy of good and evil; sīlabbataparāmāsa25:32 Coming home; the Dhamma is a toy; this is good enough28:55 A new way of looking: the territory is safe32:04 We’re not making comparisons35:39 Remember to look; take it easy41:01 Life scripts & drivers: be perfect, try hard, be strong, please me, hurry up44:52 Conceit and competition; ordinary and noble53:52 Gratitude58 min - Knowing Every Thing | The Sangha US #26 | 2.19.22
The Sangha discuss how the core teaching of dependent origination pervades the whole Dhamma.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt29G7msQywFind the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.
►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhammaWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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.
00:00:00 The Dhamma is the ability to see what is going on (paticcasamuppāda)
00:10:07 Name and form (nāmarūpa) is perception - making forms (reality) into names (salāyatana)00:17:28 Wholesomeness as a habit; leaving unfinished business unfinished00:23:57 Jhanas are natural occurrences of wholesomeness00:34:12 Sotāpan is not a permanent thing; the first three fetters00:40:57 Western Buddhism is built on a thirst for knowledge00:43:07 The four path model vs. virtuoso performance00:49:43 Personality view and conceit - tree cutting vs. stump removal00:51:04 Lists are not rank order; the knowledge we have is good enough00:54:42 No one knows the mind of another; worthy of praise and gifts01:05:33 Achan Pho; emotional reactions to people; Zen; martial arts1 hr 18 min - Hold Things Lightly | Alex P #20 | 2.22.22
Alex and Dhammarato explore the joy that comes from holding things lightly and the energy released when the internal battle subsides.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUi8mS5R-cMFind the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.
►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhammaWeekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!
►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdhTo meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGYTo unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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 Getting used to painful physical sensations; why body is the first of the four foundations
04:50 Martial arts experience helps07:16 Practice as relaxing throughout the day; samma sankappa09:48 Alex carrying the community on his coattails12:47 The joy of relaxation; giving up regimentation15:25 Finding it mind-boggling that we are rule-driven; bank robbery analogy22:05 Inspect whatever it is you want; be satisfied with the liking25:45 I can handle this29:10 Feeling more energetic; no more boss battles33:50 The power of being a noble: you’ve got this; ending the battle inside liberates resources37:29 Effective affirmations are about what is40:19 Being an exhausted self-help junkie42:48 I can appreciate this, but I don’t want it44:44 Freedom: hold everything lightly47 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.