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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 Welcome
00:35 Meditate Together
15:32 When in doing walking meditation a feeling arises like sadness or wanting, should I stop and say "wanting wanting" or "sad sad" or should I keep walking?
17:20 Can we take a break between the walking meditation and the sitting meditation or it's better to take the break after the round of walking/sitting meditation?
18:22 How to be free from bad habits, and how to make meditation a habit and be focused?
19:09 When I get a thought that makes me anxious, the thought occurs quickly before the feeling of anxiety. By the time I become aware, the thought has already passed. Do I note thinking or just anxiety?
20:08 During meditation when I feel sadness, I also feel tension in my head, but the tension does not disappear, creating sadness (it's like a feedback loop.) How should I practice, in that case?
21:36 Should I note "knowing, knowing" when I realize Iam reacting to a thought, a feeling or something I heard or saw? Sometimes, my reacting seems fast and numerous.
22:27 When we are fixated on a thought or sensation that bothers us, should we make that our object of meditation?
24:30 What is the difference between habits and addictions?
25:09 Can we meditate and be aware with open eyes?
25:37 How should we note, when there are many things to note?
26:17 "Blaming the problems due to unknown past life actions" -- Wouldn't it lead to wrong view and blind faith?
29:46 Can meditation result in better physical health?
33:26 I can't help but be skeptical about reincarnation, yet wish it to be true. Can you explain in detail how and why reincarnation is a real phenomenon, rather than wishful thinking?
35:57 Is the point of meditation to be emotionless?
36:38 How do you note without pausing the meditation to take note? I am very forgetful.
38:00 Does it help to meditate at a Buddha relics exhibition?
40:16 How should one deal with outside noises? "Hearing, hearing", "losing patience", "angry angry" -- is this the correct way?
40:49 It is extremely hard to reincarnate into a human. And then, being a human is suffering. Please clarify this.
45:20 I can't get away from wanting fear to leave. I could maybe let it come if it wasn't so constant, but the sheer percentage of my life spent in terror is really unbearable to sit with. I'm so sick of it. Do you have any advice?
48:50 The meditations are helping me a lot with my anxiety and in dealing with people but the only problem is: I can't deal with difficult people the way I used to. I've become a little too soft. What do I do?
51:06 How do I gain insight through meditation? Is it through contemplation or through noting the experience?
52:26 What is the highest or most extreme mental state one can reach through prolonged practice of mediation?
53:02 Could meditating in front of a Buddha figure that is not placed appropriately above waist height be the cause of struggling with intense fear and invasive thoughts during meditation?
58:10 What to do if I fall asleep while meditating?
59:05 When do I know it's time to drop the mental noting and simply be aware?
1:00:28 Sadhu...
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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
00:35 Meditate Together
15:32 When in doing walking meditation a feeling arises like sadness or wanting, should I stop and say "wanting wanting" or "sad sad" or should I keep walking?
17:20 Can we take a break between the walking meditation and the sitting meditation or it's better to take the break after the round of walking/sitting meditation?
18:22 How to be free from bad habits, and how to make meditation a habit and be focused?
19:09 When I get a thought that makes me anxious, the thought occurs quickly before the feeling of anxiety. By the time I become aware, the thought has already passed. Do I note thinking or just anxiety?
20:08 During meditation when I feel sadness, I also feel tension in my head, but the tension does not disappear, creating sadness (it's like a feedback loop.) How should I practice, in that case?
21:36 Should I note "knowing, knowing" when I realize Iam reacting to a thought, a feeling or something I heard or saw? Sometimes, my reacting seems fast and numerous.
22:27 When we are fixated on a thought or sensation that bothers us, should we make that our object of meditation?
24:30 What is the difference between habits and addictions?
25:09 Can we meditate and be aware with open eyes?
25:37 How should we note, when there are many things to note?
26:17 "Blaming the problems due to unknown past life actions" -- Wouldn't it lead to wrong view and blind faith?
29:46 Can meditation result in better physical health?
33:26 I can't help but be skeptical about reincarnation, yet wish it to be true. Can you explain in detail how and why reincarnation is a real phenomenon, rather than wishful thinking?
35:57 Is the point of meditation to be emotionless?
36:38 How do you note without pausing the meditation to take note? I am very forgetful.
38:00 Does it help to meditate at a Buddha relics exhibition?
40:16 How should one deal with outside noises? "Hearing, hearing", "losing patience", "angry angry" -- is this the correct way?
40:49 It is extremely hard to reincarnate into a human. And then, being a human is suffering. Please clarify this.
45:20 I can't get away from wanting fear to leave. I could maybe let it come if it wasn't so constant, but the sheer percentage of my life spent in terror is really unbearable to sit with. I'm so sick of it. Do you have any advice?
48:50 The meditations are helping me a lot with my anxiety and in dealing with people but the only problem is: I can't deal with difficult people the way I used to. I've become a little too soft. What do I do?
51:06 How do I gain insight through meditation? Is it through contemplation or through noting the experience?
52:26 What is the highest or most extreme mental state one can reach through prolonged practice of mediation?
53:02 Could meditating in front of a Buddha figure that is not placed appropriately above waist height be the cause of struggling with intense fear and invasive thoughts during meditation?
58:10 What to do if I fall asleep while meditating?
59:05 When do I know it's time to drop the mental noting and simply be aware?
1:00:28 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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