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This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Start
02:22 Guided Meditation Close Your Eyes
34:15 Dear Bhante, is karma real or used as consolation for suffering and the people who were passing through the unsuccessful times in life?
39:45 What is the difference between suttas and commentaries?
40:19 Bhante, what makes a phenomenon “worth” noting? So much is arising in the body and mind at any moment, it seems I could spend an entire session w/o returning to breath.
41:42 How do we know if it is possible to see things clearly and that if we think we are seeing things clearly we are?
43:25 Is it possible to escape suffering and still retain empathy? How does one not suffer at the sight of others suffering?
45:59 In my practice it seems like experience is all there is. In reality are there people, places, and things behind these experiences that persist after they are no longer being experienced?
48:07 In reincarnation, there is the belief that there are different dimensions, is this a true boudhist belief or a kind of religion?
49:42 I am confused about food? You have said food should be utilitarian, not to be enjoyed yet the Dalai Lama seems to really savor his morning meal. Can you clarify for me?
52:13 If one commits to a mindful life does one have to give up ice cream and chocolate forever?
53:22 Doubt has been rising up a lot lately in practice. Any advice?
56:28 During meditation I have sometimes felt spatially disoriented as if I was in a huge horizontal space. It scares me and I stop at this point. What's this about?
59:08 Prior to the 19th century did most Theravada monks before Ledi Sayadaw practice meditation?
59:49 What is the relationship between guarding, right effort and allowing experiences in order to be mindful of them? It is a matter of non-pursuit rather than a matter of pursuit to gain understanding?
1:01:09 Many of your instructions seem to be "just observe," but I've seen in suttas instructions on how to react to hindrances and such. Am I wrong to see a discrepancy here?
1:03:28 Is not having a plan acceptable?
1:03:57 In the lives of most monks what are the hardest times to keep mindful?
1:04:51 End
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By Yuttadhammo BhikkhuThis talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Start
02:22 Guided Meditation Close Your Eyes
34:15 Dear Bhante, is karma real or used as consolation for suffering and the people who were passing through the unsuccessful times in life?
39:45 What is the difference between suttas and commentaries?
40:19 Bhante, what makes a phenomenon “worth” noting? So much is arising in the body and mind at any moment, it seems I could spend an entire session w/o returning to breath.
41:42 How do we know if it is possible to see things clearly and that if we think we are seeing things clearly we are?
43:25 Is it possible to escape suffering and still retain empathy? How does one not suffer at the sight of others suffering?
45:59 In my practice it seems like experience is all there is. In reality are there people, places, and things behind these experiences that persist after they are no longer being experienced?
48:07 In reincarnation, there is the belief that there are different dimensions, is this a true boudhist belief or a kind of religion?
49:42 I am confused about food? You have said food should be utilitarian, not to be enjoyed yet the Dalai Lama seems to really savor his morning meal. Can you clarify for me?
52:13 If one commits to a mindful life does one have to give up ice cream and chocolate forever?
53:22 Doubt has been rising up a lot lately in practice. Any advice?
56:28 During meditation I have sometimes felt spatially disoriented as if I was in a huge horizontal space. It scares me and I stop at this point. What's this about?
59:08 Prior to the 19th century did most Theravada monks before Ledi Sayadaw practice meditation?
59:49 What is the relationship between guarding, right effort and allowing experiences in order to be mindful of them? It is a matter of non-pursuit rather than a matter of pursuit to gain understanding?
1:01:09 Many of your instructions seem to be "just observe," but I've seen in suttas instructions on how to react to hindrances and such. Am I wrong to see a discrepancy here?
1:03:28 Is not having a plan acceptable?
1:03:57 In the lives of most monks what are the hardest times to keep mindful?
1:04:51 End
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
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