A Dhamma talk given through Zoom on 2025-03-21 by Ajahn Vajiro at Sumedharama Forest Monastery in Ericeira, Portugal. For more Dhamma talks, please visit sumedharama.pt.

Q & A:

1. Is the liking of somebody an unwholesome thing? It’s so hard to avoid these feelings of liking and disliking. What to do?

2. Have been keeping the 5 precepts for several years, but recently I don’t feel I see or feel the ‘benefits’ or any improvements on myself from the practice. When the ‘power cut’ happens in the citta, motivation and happiness are both not there… then I don’t know what to do.

3. Any tips on how to relate (with fearlessness) to someone not seeing any value in the practice? All sort of thoughts and impulses arise in this context, from pride in that I know better to shame and wanting to hide or even lie to be accepted - which I try to observe with curiosity and usually end up in inaction

4. You talked about "is not really their fault".... what is fault r when can we say that is their fault or our fault or there is no fault because they are or we are in deep suffering?

5. When you feel your heart energy is low, and can't feel piti to practice, what do you do?