Dhammarato Dhamma

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Dhammarato Dhamma episodes

  • Taming the Dragon | The Sangha UK #25 | 1.19.22

    The Sangha discuss how we are conditioned to feel bad, being results-oriented instead of process-oriented, the meaning of dependent origination, sources of inspiration, and experiences on retreat.

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    To 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 Sangha is a joy; sati is the special sauce

    00:07:11 We are process oriented and don’t demand anything
    00:14:14 Freedom and dependent origination
    00:23:28 Investigation is a joy; laughing at the absurdity of the whole thing
    00:31:55 Work, music, wholesome thoughts, Beethoven’s ninth
    00:44:42 Pali canon, philosophers, monastics, inspiration
    00:49:17 Natthiko, reflecting on death and fear, cemetery meditations
    00:59:39 Experiences of Wat Suan Mokkh, retreats, seclusion
    01:17:59 It’s all in the mind; conditioned resistance to change

    1 hr 28 min
  • Sustaining 1st Jhana | Scott #2 | 1.19.22

    Scott and Dhammarato talk about enjoying the 1st jhana, repressive rule-making, sustaining wholesome thoughts, and the meaning of “anatta”

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    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Ks_TlFk6s

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

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    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Enjoying the 1st jhana

    05:45 Become aware of repressive rule-making
    10:20 Crash landing
    13:46 Catch it before it gets out of control
    18:40 Anatta is over-rated
    32:17 The three characteristics
    34:25 Does change need an observer?
    41:42 The Buddha taught one practice
    44:55 Sati is number one on the list
    45:40 Mind moments are not always thoughts
    51:05 The map is not the territory

    56 min
  • Pain: Physical vs. Mental, Magical Thinking, and Right Attitude | The Sangha UK #24 | 1.16.22

    The Sangha discuss the differences between physical and mental pain, life after death, magical thinking, and basic steps of the path.

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    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOl45LwrSUU

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

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    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Physical pain is a feature of our being; mental pain is a choice (Sallasutta)

    00:08:20 Nirodha-samāpatti; Delson Armstrong
    00:19:34 Life after death; emptiness and no-self; solipsism
    00:30:21 Does this help me see dukkha or not? Experiences of physical pain
    00:38:59 Happiness as an unnatural state; the first knowledge
    00:48:02 Change in identity; siddhis; magical thinking; spiritual materialism
    00:59:33 Five factors of enlightenment; controlling the breath; practicing with freedom and ease
    01:07:18 Gently practicing through existential angst; thoughts in the room
    01:32:46 The ānāpānasatisutta - 16 steps
    01:44:59 Seven factors of awakening (sambojjhanga); jhanas
    01:52:05 Lokuttara paticcasamuppāda
    01:54:50 Eightfold Noble Path; the Great Forty (MN 117); safety and security
    02:23:54 Nurturing ourselves; maintaining right attitude

    3 hr 3 min
  • Take a Deep Breath | The Sangha UK #23 | 1.16.22

    The Sangha discuss whether certain philosophical ideas can be reconciled with the Dhamma.

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    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtKLKvH44vE

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

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    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Omnipresence and dependent origination

    01:23 Confusion of categorisation
    04:27 Philosophy as inspiration for investigation
    05:28 Is what I completely believe true?
    06:41 The philosophy spiral of death

    9 min
  • Jhanas, Hindrances, & Conceit | The Sangha US #21 | 1.15.22

    The Sangha discuss the jhanas, conceit, and hindrances.

    See the video version of this call on YouTube.

    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOI5LVlT_2o

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

    ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma

    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Plum Village, affectations; depression; find what resonates

    04:53 Cut out the language; past first jhana is all feeling
    07:23 Slipping out of the higher jhanas
    09:42 Conceit
    11:56 Hindrances
    14:19 If you can’t be happy right now you’ll never be happy

    20 min
  • Growing Wisdom | The Sangha US #20 | 1.15.22

    The Sangha discuss elements of practice, magical thinking, wholesome and unwholesome thoughts, the everyday nature of the brahmaviharas, Sangha, faith, and dependent origination.

    See the video version of this call on YouTube.

    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM9GmHj5IZM

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

    ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma

    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Seeing past our sensations and feelings; there’s nothing new under the sun

    00:12:48 Taking baby steps; experiencing piti; wallowing
    00:31:22 The wisdom of knowing where things are headed
    00:36:50 Trying to understand thoughts without conditionality
    00:48:07 Wanting things to be different to how they are
    00:52:01 The process only ever happens right now; brahmaviharas
    01:01:02 States and boundaries; selflessness and selfishness
    01:07:18 It comes back to dukkha dukkha-nirodha; there’s no unified self; magical thinking
    01:23:40 Bypass magical thinking to be here in the moment
    01:32:41 Understanding wholesome thoughts and why we think unwholesome thoughts will last forever
    01:46:57 Sangha and being motivated by enthusiastic practitioners; brahmaviharas are everyday
    02:11:23 Nobles have confidence based on skill development
    02:28:55 Location, culture, tech; dependent origination; paradoxes

    3 hr 2 min
  • We Need Few Skills | Gavin #3 | 1.7.22

    Gavin and Dhammarato explore the depths of ānāpānasati and how it differs from the judgmental, bottom-line oriented thinking of the West.

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    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNP5i2ta8sE

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

    ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma

    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Dukkha-sukha

    01:18 There is only one practice of meditation 
    06:59 States of joy are a choice
    08:15 It’s hard to repeal a law, but we can change
    11:49 Using the breath helps us to wake up
    14:30 Practice like your hair is on fire (piti)
    18:49 The breath is a motivating anchor
    21:10 The optimist and the pessimist
    24:08 The anti-moral of the story of Adam & Eve
    25:50 Judgment versus discrimination
    27:43 The moral kick of our stories
    32:45 The limitations of metta
    41:40 Forgetting is forgiveness
    47:15 This is how we practice
    51:20 Bottom-line oriented thinking is not the Buddha’s Way

    56 min
  • Wise Compassion, Restlessness and Curiosity, Historical Context of the Suttas | Parker | 12.10.21

    Dhammarato and Parker talk about compassion, restlessness and curiosity, and the historical context of the suttas.

    See the video version of this call on YouTube.

    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5o2_1RZ1hg

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

    ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma

    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Acting out of compassion

    06:27 Right Speech, malicious gossip, handling conflict
    15:10 Large movements, politics
    20:44 Curiosity and restlessness
    22:49 Friendship vs. truth
    27:48 One-liners, playing with students' language
    32:04 Restlessness and seclusion, Ajahn Sumedho's seclusion, saving the world
    41:12 Lineage
    43:10 Victimhood
    43:54 MN 139 - How to share the dhamma
    46:38 Compassion while in seclusion, asking people questions like how they feel, the Socratic method
    54:41 Historical context of the suttas

    1 hr 4 min
  • Group Hug and Support | The Sangha UK #21 | 1.10.22

    The Sangha discuss the foundations of practice.

    See the video version of this call on YouTube.

    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js8K2knseF8

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

    ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma

    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Ānāpānasati has a great effect. We start with four foundational skills

    00:16:58 Through this practice the mind becomes organised and calm
    00:21:49 Unskilful meditation lacks right effort
    00:27:47 Let things cool off (nibbana)
    00:36:51 The hard nibbana and how to read the suttas
    00:47:45 Don’t set standards, nurture yourself
    00:53:55 Over-effort hinders getting into a good state: applied and sustained
    00:58:48 Maintain mindfulness when you need it; being on standby
    01:05:25 Our reality is that you’re usually in a good space
    01:08:01 Recognise when what you’re doing is not satisfying; break your toys
    01:14:08 Many teachers express things in the same way
    01:16:41 Overwhelmed by craving, not emotion
    01:19:12 Everything is OK; we don’t have to feel bad
    01:25:52 We don’t have to strive in meditation; Right noble attitude: there’s a gold coin right next to you
    01:43:36 We’re all in the same boat together
    01:44:43 The practice naturally develops toward more non-verbal experience
    01:57:03 Piti and sukha are on a continuum; analogy of success in sports
    02:02:01 Equanimity and the mudras; 4th jhana

    2 hr 17 min
  • Happy Thoughts of the One You Think about but Don’t Miss | Eno #15 | 1.8.22

    Eno and Dhammarato discuss attachment to relationships, fear and uncertainty, the foundations of morality, and the character of the Dhamma.

    See the video version of this call on YouTube.

    ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmyOushjoj8

    Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.

    ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma

    Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!

    ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
    ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh

    To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.

    ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY

    To 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 Ānāpānasati is a relaxing break

    00:05:40 Attachment to relationships - enjoyment without clinging
    00:12:03 Grateful for the company of giants
    00:13:40 How to deal with fear and uncertainty: you can handle it
    00:23:46 It’s OK to screw up; the fourth knowledge; lineage and learning from mistakes
    00:29:15 Fear of loss; art as instinct
    00:32:35 Sati and morality; what’s right for right now?
    00:44:53 There’s no rule against rules: precepts help to see things coming
    00:53:13 Setting a baseline: the four requisites
    00:59:47 Taking rules ignorantly: inspect, evaluate
    01:04:20 Talking ourself out of fear; rules; music
    01:13:52 Noble language; the repetitive quality of ānāpānasati
    01:25:09 Everything happens in cycles; everything in the Dhamma is connected

    1 hr 36 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…