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- No Labels Necessary | Alex P #16 | 2.20.22
Alex and Dhammarato discuss how doubts and fears become imaginary survival issues and how the wisdom of situational awareness and being in the senses restores our sense of safety and security.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymeiQUCKQiEFind 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 I’m not my thoughts or feelings
00:07:22 Representation and reality in paticcasamuppāda00:12:50 The language of the self-preservation instinct is fear: I’m in danger00:18:38 Get into the senses and gather new information00:25:52 Wisdom, situational awareness, childish fear: freezing, fight, flight00:33:42 Unwholesome thoughts proliferate in modern society00:38:46 Seeing fear as a survival issue; zero-sum games; generosity00:46:16 Sukha has the qualities of safety, security, and wealth borne of generosity00:57:12 Seeing a thought as empty is a wholesome thought01:02:09 Liking something without wanting it01:04:01 Investigating nothing; fear and OCD01:10:41 Doubts as fears; being satisfied with fear01:15:02 Whataboutisms, holding things lightly; waking up01:18:28 There’s more music to learn1 hr 23 min - No Worries | The Sangha US #25 | 2.12.22
The Sangha discuss satisfaction and enthusiasm as core skills of practice, friendliness as our approach to the world, and the difference between causality and conditionality.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He71rmtJcDEFind 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 Piti and sukha are both skills to be developed; enthusiasm rather than dedication
00:08:25 Nothing is worth worrying about; nothing is an emergency00:21:08 Judging and comparing as unwholesome thoughts00:26:49 The whole point is satisfaction; just enough is enough00:33:47 The energy gets intense, never mind00:38:42 The Sangha is about sharing the joy00:43:55 Friendliness as default00:53:27 David Hume, causation vs. conditionality; paticcasamuppāda and inter-relatedness01:09:12 Sati sampajañña - seeing inter-relatedness01:14:51 Western psychology and Buddhism complement each other1 hr 25 min - Sankara and Introduction to Paticca Samuppada | DJ #1 | 2.11.22
DJ and Dhammarato talk about the three types of Sankara and how they fit into Paticca Samuppada.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOjUh0C950MFind 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 Sankara, three types (Bodily, Mental, Verbal)
01:40 Bodily Sankara is the muscle memory06:15 Verbal Sankara are the rites, rules, and rituals (silabataparamasa)09:23 Citta Sankara is the emotional memory10:45 The child, parent, and adult from Transactional Analysis20:41 The Five Aggregates and Paticca Samuppada48:58 Correct anapanasati practice creates new Sankara, which will stop Paticca Samuppada at the point of contact (phassa)59 min - There’s No Struggle | Alex P #15 | 2.11.22
Alex and Dhammarato talk about changing a goal-oriented perspective into being present right now.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8x2ObzilyoFind 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 ditch is getting shallower
00:01:55 You don’t need any help; events are not challenges or struggles00:08:29 Looking for love in all the wrong places00:13:22 Find the smallest unit of win00:14:36 You don’t have to focus00:19:08 The order is “one by one as they occur” - no mental gymnastics required00:23:40 Come out of the rule-following and nurture yourself00:37:16 So I can just relax?00:43:41 Planning for future dukkha is dukkha: just nurture yourself00:48:08 Be satisfied without answers; let unwholesome thoughts go00:51:05 There’s nothing to it00:52:33 Using one thorn to pull out another thorn: hello darkness my old friend00:58:52 Being a better dog than the dogs; the way of the ancients01:02:49 It doesn’t need to work out in any particular way1 hr 10 min - Catch It Quick | Alex P #14 | 2.9.22
Alex and Dhammarato discuss new skills of being in the present by paying attention happily and developing wisdom.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4qGaqSqyE0Find 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 What’s not here right now?
03:23 Doubt: is this good enough?09:43 Come and join the joy15:14 Dispersion: pay attention to what you’re doing now22:29 Metta: change unwholesome thoughts by attention on the present25:27 Piti-sukha and a new skill to be developed33:15 Back to basics; joy as an anchor40:51 Sukha to upekkha45:49 Begin to notice how many thoughts are self-referential47:53 Practice getting out of the ditch; slipping without falling51:34 Dukkha declines in importance53:32 Get out of your frame of reference: the map is not the territory1 hr 8 min - Popular Culture, Consumption, & Practice | The Sangha UK #29 | 2.8.22
The Sangha chat about mindfulness in different settings, being aware of meaningless rules, wholesome practice and hindrances, positive feedback loops, and mindful news consumption.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-a27elHb3cFind 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 Sati at work; unmet needs and overconsumption
00:08:07 Popular culture, trivia, and sports00:17:59 Rites, rules and rituals in daily life00:23:19 Enjoying the weather00:25:15 Experience of practice; good practice maintains itself00:31:25 Being at the right stage for retreats00:38:00 Addicted to being dissatisfied00:45:58 Making happiness into a rule; fear of fear00:53:30 “No pain, no gain” is not a wholesome idea00:55:49 Seeing the house of cards01:01:30 The imaginary journey with its imaginary obstacles01:09:08 Dukkha and positive feedback loops01:16:02 The witness, the dreamless, and self-enquiry01:23:47 Boredom, time, seclusion01:28:13 Mindful news consumption1 hr 42 min - There’s Nothing to It | Ron #2 | 2.8.22
Ron and Dhammarato discuss how to deal with atypical experiences as just another mind moment, controlling the feelings, and spreading the joy.
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►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SiAnC3tjJAFind 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 Elusive experiences, Mahasi, attainments
05:45 We have to see dukkha to embark on the journey07:19 Dependently arising09:56 Experiences are ordinary - no superlatives required13:00 Getting stuck in the past (hindrances)17:04 Setting a standard, seeing the measure21:47 There’s nothing to it22:53 You can control your feelings and there’s a process for doing it23:46 The Buddha figured this out 2500 years ago but most will never listen27:07 Whistle while you work35 min - What’s Not There? | Alex P #13 | 2.8.22
Alex and Dhammarato discuss the five aggregates as a basis for understanding anatta and conditionality.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-FKgLw_pQkFind 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 arising and passing away — what’s not there?
00:11:49 The five drivers of TA - the mechanisms of destiny00:16:02 The five aggregates - smoke gets in your eyes00:26:12 Products of the past - analogy of the library00:28:59 The delusion of being the body00:36:40 The delusion of being the feelings00:39:08 The delusion of being the memory00:49:00 The delusion of being perception00:49:36 The delusion of being consciousness01:00:38 The baby shower game - laughing at me, mine, I01:14:36 Pick yourself up, dust yourself off…01:19:22 I want to keep this and get more01:25:44 More naturally grown moments of joy - just be1 hr 30 min - Emptiness Is a Friend | Alex P #12 | 2.7.22
Alex and Dhammarato discuss the many forms of doubt, seeing emptiness and dukkha as friends, compounding wholesomeness, and coming technological change.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JqtgfRnc7wFind 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 Worrying about the hindrances is a hindrance
05:37 The labyrinthine nature of doubt08:48 Arising and passing away: Nagarjuna’s sea foams11:23 Emptiness is your friend18:13 Attachment to joy25:17 Keep compounding29:02 Consistent wholesomeness34:20 Getting above the dukkha is nothing special42:27 Being grateful for dukkha as guidance44:16 The thoughts in your head are not you46:16 See the passing away49:00 Technological revolution is coming53 min - Take 5 - Everything is OK | The Sangha UK #28 | 2.6.22
The Sangha discuss how the suttas are mutually reinforcing and give a coherent explanation of the path and how it should be practiced.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCpLFzIfkzYFind 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 Piti-sukha, the four elements, and sattipatthāna
00:06:40 The Great Forty, Mindfulness of Breathing, and Mindfulness of the Body (MN 117-119)00:10:49 Understanding right attitude provides security00:16:29 The ordinary path works but Achan Pho wanted us to start at the Noble - graduate school00:20:33 Back to the three suttas00:28:48 If at first you don’t succeed look at what you’re doing00:32:07 Why the foundations of mindfulness are set out as a tetrad00:51:03 Things done with a noble mind are noble00:58:28 The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (MN 64)01:02:59 Connecting the ānāpānāsatisutta and the Great Forty01:04:31 Experience builds confidence01:07:40 Investigation starts when we have the fruits of 1st jhana01:12:16 The integration of ānāpānāsati, paticcasamuppāda, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, the satipatthāna, and the five aggregates01:13:19 Is the noble path path slow?01:17:55 Remember to take five01:27:46 It’s OK to ask for help - the Sangha01:30:39 Practice, performance, play01:32:22 How can my practice be this good?1 hr 38 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.