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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
00:57 Meditate Together
14:06 When noting rising and falling for a few minutes, is it ok to just watch the rising and falling without noting it?
15:50 I am struggling with discipline. It's been two months without meditation, and motivation has faded away. I just can't avoid distractions like media, movies and I keep doing the same mistakes. Can you give advice?
19:34 When meditating before sleeping, should I lie on my back or front?
20:48 I find myself avoiding worldly things and spending much time in solitude. It feels tiresome and difficult to be around people now. How does one deal with this tactfully?
22:28 After practicing Vipassana for three years now, I become more angry and upset. Anger can arise and stay for a long time. What can I do except noting it?
28:34 Can I do walking meditation in a small room where I can only do about 3-4 steps before turning?
29:26 How do you stay focused in meditation when you see your family suffer terribly financially and not being able to help?
32:28 I've had a hard time in my late teens and early 20s with false starts and setbacks. Others around me are progressing and I feel stationary with limited options. As a buddhist, should I just "accept" this?
34:53 With analytical meditation, can one achieve any result?
35:13 What is your advice to a person for whom part of his self-identity is a belief above the mind in the creator, and seriously loves and practices the words of the Buddha?
40:01 Is being ‘enlightened’ akin to being ‘a breeze in the wind’, so to speak? I'm concerned that the end goal would remove my sense of character and ultimately feel that I've lost the self I am.
43:15 Are all dhammas maya? If so, why; If not, why?
47:27 Can a lay person progress on the path without sense restraint?
49:07 How do I stop getting caught up in happy feelings, on one hand, and suffering on the other?
50:38 Is it possible for Westerners to become a monk? Do we need to save up enough money for a lifetime before we can ordain?
53:32 How do you be mindful of your thought? When I note “thinking”, the thoughts I had have already gone and I'm simply trying to be mindful of noting “thinking”.
54:23 In the stories (Jatakas), people became sotapannas or even arahants just by listening to one of the Buddha's sermons. Why can I not grasp the teachings even when I try all day to internalize them?
57:12 What importance do Jhanas have? They seem conceptual and not practical. Are there specific practices (like mantras) or do they arise spontaneously? If so, any advice how to practice them?
59:36 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
00:57 Meditate Together
14:06 When noting rising and falling for a few minutes, is it ok to just watch the rising and falling without noting it?
15:50 I am struggling with discipline. It's been two months without meditation, and motivation has faded away. I just can't avoid distractions like media, movies and I keep doing the same mistakes. Can you give advice?
19:34 When meditating before sleeping, should I lie on my back or front?
20:48 I find myself avoiding worldly things and spending much time in solitude. It feels tiresome and difficult to be around people now. How does one deal with this tactfully?
22:28 After practicing Vipassana for three years now, I become more angry and upset. Anger can arise and stay for a long time. What can I do except noting it?
28:34 Can I do walking meditation in a small room where I can only do about 3-4 steps before turning?
29:26 How do you stay focused in meditation when you see your family suffer terribly financially and not being able to help?
32:28 I've had a hard time in my late teens and early 20s with false starts and setbacks. Others around me are progressing and I feel stationary with limited options. As a buddhist, should I just "accept" this?
34:53 With analytical meditation, can one achieve any result?
35:13 What is your advice to a person for whom part of his self-identity is a belief above the mind in the creator, and seriously loves and practices the words of the Buddha?
40:01 Is being ‘enlightened’ akin to being ‘a breeze in the wind’, so to speak? I'm concerned that the end goal would remove my sense of character and ultimately feel that I've lost the self I am.
43:15 Are all dhammas maya? If so, why; If not, why?
47:27 Can a lay person progress on the path without sense restraint?
49:07 How do I stop getting caught up in happy feelings, on one hand, and suffering on the other?
50:38 Is it possible for Westerners to become a monk? Do we need to save up enough money for a lifetime before we can ordain?
53:32 How do you be mindful of your thought? When I note “thinking”, the thoughts I had have already gone and I'm simply trying to be mindful of noting “thinking”.
54:23 In the stories (Jatakas), people became sotapannas or even arahants just by listening to one of the Buddha's sermons. Why can I not grasp the teachings even when I try all day to internalize them?
57:12 What importance do Jhanas have? They seem conceptual and not practical. Are there specific practices (like mantras) or do they arise spontaneously? If so, any advice how to practice them?
59:36 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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