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- Friends with the Darkness | Joni #8, Joe | 12.25.21
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1 hr 4 min - The Sangha UK | 12.24.21
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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
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1 hr 43 min - Waking Up | Alex P #4 | 12.21.21
Alex and Dhammarato discuss the weight of repeated mind moments and the Dark Night of the Soul, the victim’s position, the fallacy of suppression, and the empty quest for attainments.
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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.
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00:00:00 Let it be
00:06:13 Let enthusiasm be the ally of right effort00:10:14 A new way of thinking develops00:12:48 Mind moments only have weight with repetition00:14:25 The victim’s position and waking up00:21:29 We want, and want, and want…00:32:37 Having a debate with darkness00:41:30 Seductive thoughts feel right00:49:58 Things will spin down00:52:31 We see things we didn’t see before00:56:42 Making your own Dark Night of the Soul01:02:52 Is everything I’ve been taught a lie?01:11:30 Feeling is not healing01:14:18 Forget the stages of insight1 hr 21 min - Jhana | Brandon #3 | 12.21.21
Dhammarato and Brandon talk about jhana.
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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.
0:00 - The first jhana is the foundation of practice
4:00 - Jhanas are an imponderable8:00 - The 6 jhana factors (6th factor = relaxation of the physical body)9:30 - You need all of the jhana factors to get into jhana12:30 - Select your terminology wisely: The problem with jhana as "Absorption"18:30 - Select your terminology wisely: The problem with jhana as "Concentration"20:00 - Dry insight (trying to do vipassana without jhana) = a really stupid way to practice.21:00 - Enthusiasm becomes the fuel that replaces right effort.22:00 - Applied and sustain thought24:00 - Long knowing breaths are the foundation25:00 - Knowing the hindrances are present gives you your power over them (to chose to remain hindered or chuck 'em out)26:00 - Mindfulness is only step one, gladdening is step two28:00 - Right effort is the price of freedom from effort28:30 - Source your satisfaction in thoughts of the present moment30:00 - Delete dukkha BY replacing it with sukkha31:15 - Confidence/Saddha34:00 - Confidence leads to piti35:00 - Piti is the antidote to victimhood36:00 - Piti is playing by your own rules38:00 - Allow yourself to enjoy meditating39:00 - Satisfaction is the cookie40:45 - Correctly practicing leads to all of the factors leads to the possibility for jhana42:00 - Quick recap of 6 jhana factors43:00 - High vs low quality mind moments44:00 - Wholesome thoughts must be repetitive45:00 - What is meant by a mind that is "fit for work"46:30 - Best sutta to start with? there isn't one50:00 - Transmission52:00 - Wake up, rinse the mind, breath deep, repeat.53:00 - Our thinking conditions our feeling55:00 - The buddha was a lion56:45 - Become like a cat, above it all58:00 - The fundamentals are what is crucial1 hr 1 min - The Practice Is Repeated Success | Alex P #3 | 12.20.21
Alex and Dhammarato explore the obstacles to waking up to what’s real.
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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
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00:00:00 Having a more positive baseline
00:03:23 Broadening the scope beyond Western Buddhism00:12:55 Cleaning makes us more aware of dirt00:19:34 One thing at a time00:24:42 Chemical cascades are slower than the mind00:27:06 Not liking it00:37:33 It’s your choice00:40:40 You have to wake up to what’s real00:57:19 See it, enjoy it, make it a toy, it’s not you01:00:32 The average Westerner works too hard01:08:58 Being satisfied or dissatisfied is your choice01:15:53 Each of us has to fix our own mind1 hr 20 min - Starting a Practice | Ray #2 | 12.19.21
Ray and Dhammarato discuss some good ways of starting a practice.
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00:00 The most important aspect of practice is seclusion; walking in nature
01:57 Once a day is not enough: one hour split into four to six sessions04:06 Sati is the number one skill07:21 Being OK in this present moment09:39 Doing this we are practicing the Eightfold Noble Path11:38 Twenty minutes is too long for a beginner13:05 Examples of wholesome thoughts16 min - Step by Step | Alex P #2 | 12.19.21
Alex and Dhammarato discuss resistance to success, the union of sati and right effort, doubt, and how to be nurturing.
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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 Disappointed by success
04:52 You are already whole12:16 Seeing is the success15:15 Keep coming back19:02 Spread your joy20:38 Painful thought, painful feeling, painful thought…23:50 Sati must be integrated with right effort28:19 Step by step30:59 Your irritation doesn’t own you; be nurturing35:41 How do you nurture yourself?37:36 You’re ok, you can do it, you can handle anything44:12 Feeling lost: three levels of doubt52:10 The woeful state of a dumb animal1 hr - Gladden the Mind Right Now | Verse #1 | 12.18.21
Corey and Dhammarato discuss the complexities of the simple practice of being satisfied.
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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 The cause of dukkha is greed, ill-will, and delusion
00:03:29 Seeing the crowd inside00:06:13 The second noble truth00:08:10 We process data using faulty background information00:09:59 Salāyatana as internal senses; the mismatch between the internal world & the real world00:19:28 Getting out of time orientation: the eightfold noble method00:24:08 Extrapolating into delusion00:28:55 Ignorance is the cause of craving00:34:42 The highway to hell is paved with noting00:38:43 We are gladdening the mind right now00:44:11 Unworthiness and underlying fear00:46:36 Guarding is valuable when there’s something to guard00:50:53 Right effort is not work00:53:23 Championship not surrender00:59:05 Don’t unravel the thoughts throw them out01:01:47 Get into the senses; pay attention; you are safe, secure, and happy1 hr 16 min - Watch Him Take It Easy | Scott #1 | 12.17.20
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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.
57 min - The Crowd Inside Can Have a Rhythm | Joe #7 | 12.16.21
Joe and Dhammarato discuss the etymology of the word “anatta” and its relationship to the Greek “atmós” as a route to understanding the impermanence of the five aggregates, their role as a basis for paticcasamuppāda, and the potential for wholesome change through the reunification of mind in the Eightfold Noble Path.
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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 The concept of the five aggregates (khandas) is meant to emphasise impermanence
08:08 You are responsible for the cause of suffering10:28 Change can either be erratic or it can have a rhythm22:25 The reunification of mind is the point of the Eightfold Path31:26 The whole is greater than the sum of the parts34:04 There is no self in any of the five khandas43:57 The Dhamma is a beautiful jewel; not a new rule51 min
About Dhammarato Dhamma
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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.