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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
09:29 Is this [Web site/Q and A/?] only for insight meditation?
13:29 Physical pain is really difficult to accept. I know that meditation won't get rid of the pain, but how can it help cope with pain? Will it help the pain decrease at some point?
15:16 How can one practice a Buddhist path while still working and having a family? I find it difficult at times to stay mindful, although I have only been at this for about eight months.
17:15 Oftentimes I get a terrible headache during meditation. Initially I attribute it to poor breathing or forgetting to breathe. Is this a common experience in beginner practice?
21:36 When I meditate, I will focus on the pain that arises, but many times it comes up in multiple places. As a beginner, do I choose one area to focus on, or do I focus on the pain as a whole?
22:32 I have been struggling to sleep. When I try, my mind wanders to troubles, and before I know it I'm upset and agitated. Any advice?
24:08 All I want to do is meditate when I have nothing to do. Is that an attachment?
25:01 Is meditation enough to purify the mind? How will books and dharma talks help?
27:14 My views on the world changed after I started practicing meditation and mindfulness and the Buddhist teaching, and sometimes I feel scared and lonely. I meditate to them but I see no clear understanding. Any advice?
28:58 Since starting to practice non-attachment, I think about giving up everything and not engaging in society. Is this something I should pursue, or is it better to continue a Buddhist path in society?
35:21 Bhante, how can one meditate on insult?
36:13 Bhante, how do I see the break, when eye consciousness stops and ear consciousness starts?
37:19 How do you deal with someone, in this case a partner, who constantly brings up or questions something over and over again that I have asked her to let go?
38:39 How do I find friends in college as a strict olUrorel alicia
39:24 I have a troubled past with drugs. I'm sober for a while and practising good things. I have tattoos that represent my past. Are those a problem toward my desire to become a monk after college? Should I just detach from the idea and realise that it's only true in conventional reality, or work to remove them beforehand.
41:47 How can letting go help to solve problems?
42:56 When practicing under a buddhist monk, can one be affected by their teachers?
45:22 I was stressed at work today and I felt anger. So I noted “angry, angry,” and it took about 45 mins before it subsided. I was wondering if that was the correct application of noting outside the sitting practice?
47:18 I often have vivid music looping in my mind, and during meditation it is like a radio playing next to me. When it's very loud, I try to make it the meditation object without actively adding to it, but it always seems to slip away when I look at it directly. I sometimes feel like a dog chasing its tail. Should I do my best to simply note it and move on?
48:57 Bhante, what practice should I do in the last five minutes before dying natural death?
49:44 What about old [age], sickness, and death? How should we face them correctly?
50:01 Is there any point in being a poet? (serious question)
52:44 When I focus on my breath, there is a spirit who I know personally who directs her energy to my heart beat not allowing me to meditate?
55:04 I'm interested in joining the at-home course. Is it okay if I use Skype on my mobile phone? Are you following eastern standard time?
56:36 How important is the celibacy in the spiritual journey?
57:37 How important is it to understand dependent origination?
58:21 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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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
09:29 Is this [Web site/Q and A/?] only for insight meditation?
13:29 Physical pain is really difficult to accept. I know that meditation won't get rid of the pain, but how can it help cope with pain? Will it help the pain decrease at some point?
15:16 How can one practice a Buddhist path while still working and having a family? I find it difficult at times to stay mindful, although I have only been at this for about eight months.
17:15 Oftentimes I get a terrible headache during meditation. Initially I attribute it to poor breathing or forgetting to breathe. Is this a common experience in beginner practice?
21:36 When I meditate, I will focus on the pain that arises, but many times it comes up in multiple places. As a beginner, do I choose one area to focus on, or do I focus on the pain as a whole?
22:32 I have been struggling to sleep. When I try, my mind wanders to troubles, and before I know it I'm upset and agitated. Any advice?
24:08 All I want to do is meditate when I have nothing to do. Is that an attachment?
25:01 Is meditation enough to purify the mind? How will books and dharma talks help?
27:14 My views on the world changed after I started practicing meditation and mindfulness and the Buddhist teaching, and sometimes I feel scared and lonely. I meditate to them but I see no clear understanding. Any advice?
28:58 Since starting to practice non-attachment, I think about giving up everything and not engaging in society. Is this something I should pursue, or is it better to continue a Buddhist path in society?
35:21 Bhante, how can one meditate on insult?
36:13 Bhante, how do I see the break, when eye consciousness stops and ear consciousness starts?
37:19 How do you deal with someone, in this case a partner, who constantly brings up or questions something over and over again that I have asked her to let go?
38:39 How do I find friends in college as a strict olUrorel alicia
39:24 I have a troubled past with drugs. I'm sober for a while and practising good things. I have tattoos that represent my past. Are those a problem toward my desire to become a monk after college? Should I just detach from the idea and realise that it's only true in conventional reality, or work to remove them beforehand.
41:47 How can letting go help to solve problems?
42:56 When practicing under a buddhist monk, can one be affected by their teachers?
45:22 I was stressed at work today and I felt anger. So I noted “angry, angry,” and it took about 45 mins before it subsided. I was wondering if that was the correct application of noting outside the sitting practice?
47:18 I often have vivid music looping in my mind, and during meditation it is like a radio playing next to me. When it's very loud, I try to make it the meditation object without actively adding to it, but it always seems to slip away when I look at it directly. I sometimes feel like a dog chasing its tail. Should I do my best to simply note it and move on?
48:57 Bhante, what practice should I do in the last five minutes before dying natural death?
49:44 What about old [age], sickness, and death? How should we face them correctly?
50:01 Is there any point in being a poet? (serious question)
52:44 When I focus on my breath, there is a spirit who I know personally who directs her energy to my heart beat not allowing me to meditate?
55:04 I'm interested in joining the at-home course. Is it okay if I use Skype on my mobile phone? Are you following eastern standard time?
56:36 How important is the celibacy in the spiritual journey?
57:37 How important is it to understand dependent origination?
58:21 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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