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Illness Q&A
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
08:57 On the topic of... Illness
20:09 After office (work) and study, I feel tired and lazy to practice the meditation like before. Can you give proper suggestions in dealing with this? I mostly feel very much sluggish and tired nowadays.
23:12 Is it good to practice in this sequence: jhana followed by metta followed by noting?
23:49 I have been going through grief and it has made the practice very difficult. Do you have advice for grief and practicing with it?
25:57 When I practice vipassana and I have a pain or hear a sound, do I stay with that body sensation until it goes away then go back to the breath, or do I take note of the sensation and then back to breath?
27:57 Should one use labels when noting for the rest of one's life, or is there a time when you can drop the labeling and just notice sensations?
28:24 How should we proceed when we miss a touching point by an inch or so? What proximity should we allow for? I.e. an inch, etc.
29:13 When we are sick, is it okay to rest and sleep more?
30:01 I have an anger issue. I tend to get really angry at people; especially my parents. I try to be mindful, but before I realize anger is arising I burst out. Any advice?
32:40 To what extent must we push through drowsiness? I try to note it but end up exhausting myself and end up going to sleep. I feel as though I am sleeping excessively, though.
34:36 I am required to take medication due to a mental illness. I am considering leaving my family because of this. Is it permissible to run away from a Situation like this?
44:34 I have psychosis. I tried lowering my dose of medication. I couldn't sleep enough. I know you say not sleeping is not a problem but then I can't function normally. What would be the best thing to do?
49:35 How long do we stay with an experience (such as pain) before deciding that it isn't going away and return to the rising and falling?
50:31 I'm able to practice with effort when I'm suffering, and it does helps, but when things gets better, I fall into pleasures. The most excruciating thing is boredom. I can't stand it. How do I face it?
51:31 When traveling, when not having the place to do walking meditation, do we just do sitting?
51:53 Lately during meditation I feel a pressure in my left eyebrow. Focusing on it makes stronger and more painful. Meditation used to help me feel less stressed, but now it does the opposite. Any advice?
54:43 I have not taken good care of my body and mind for years and now I feel really empty and ruined. I feel like I need some direction but I don't know how to "find" it. Any advice?
56:14 I would like to attend a proper course but in my family there is some concern about terminologies. Are you a guru? How can I reassure them it's not kind of a cult?
57:11 How does one arouse energy to remove the arisen and persisting defilements and prevent the non-arisen defilements from arising?
58:00 I am not associated with any Buddhist community to guide me, but I feel extremely connected with vajrayana practice and Vajrapani matra provide me great relief. Please guide me - what's the way ahead?
1:03:45 For progressing ahead one has to take some risk. However, the fear of the negative outcome makes me feel depressed. How can I be in the present? Should risk be avoided?
1:05:01 Sadhu...
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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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 Welcome
08:57 On the topic of... Illness
20:09 After office (work) and study, I feel tired and lazy to practice the meditation like before. Can you give proper suggestions in dealing with this? I mostly feel very much sluggish and tired nowadays.
23:12 Is it good to practice in this sequence: jhana followed by metta followed by noting?
23:49 I have been going through grief and it has made the practice very difficult. Do you have advice for grief and practicing with it?
25:57 When I practice vipassana and I have a pain or hear a sound, do I stay with that body sensation until it goes away then go back to the breath, or do I take note of the sensation and then back to breath?
27:57 Should one use labels when noting for the rest of one's life, or is there a time when you can drop the labeling and just notice sensations?
28:24 How should we proceed when we miss a touching point by an inch or so? What proximity should we allow for? I.e. an inch, etc.
29:13 When we are sick, is it okay to rest and sleep more?
30:01 I have an anger issue. I tend to get really angry at people; especially my parents. I try to be mindful, but before I realize anger is arising I burst out. Any advice?
32:40 To what extent must we push through drowsiness? I try to note it but end up exhausting myself and end up going to sleep. I feel as though I am sleeping excessively, though.
34:36 I am required to take medication due to a mental illness. I am considering leaving my family because of this. Is it permissible to run away from a Situation like this?
44:34 I have psychosis. I tried lowering my dose of medication. I couldn't sleep enough. I know you say not sleeping is not a problem but then I can't function normally. What would be the best thing to do?
49:35 How long do we stay with an experience (such as pain) before deciding that it isn't going away and return to the rising and falling?
50:31 I'm able to practice with effort when I'm suffering, and it does helps, but when things gets better, I fall into pleasures. The most excruciating thing is boredom. I can't stand it. How do I face it?
51:31 When traveling, when not having the place to do walking meditation, do we just do sitting?
51:53 Lately during meditation I feel a pressure in my left eyebrow. Focusing on it makes stronger and more painful. Meditation used to help me feel less stressed, but now it does the opposite. Any advice?
54:43 I have not taken good care of my body and mind for years and now I feel really empty and ruined. I feel like I need some direction but I don't know how to "find" it. Any advice?
56:14 I would like to attend a proper course but in my family there is some concern about terminologies. Are you a guru? How can I reassure them it's not kind of a cult?
57:11 How does one arouse energy to remove the arisen and persisting defilements and prevent the non-arisen defilements from arising?
58:00 I am not associated with any Buddhist community to guide me, but I feel extremely connected with vajrayana practice and Vajrapani matra provide me great relief. Please guide me - what's the way ahead?
1:03:45 For progressing ahead one has to take some risk. However, the fear of the negative outcome makes me feel depressed. How can I be in the present? Should risk be avoided?
1:05:01 Sadhu...
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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