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Meditation Q&A - Feb 11, 2023
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
01:52 Meditate Together
15:53 How can I deliver a notion that I aquire in meditation practice with others, in order to deliver a message which is clear, trying to let the person with whom I interact feel a sense of security; in other words "at-ease"?
17:36 What thoughts can help me forgive my enemies and maybe, at some point, help them as well? When you give blessings to all living beings, can you keep your enemies in your prayers?
18:59 My meditation teacher says that all Buddhist monks from the West teach wrong. I used to like meditation, but since he proclaims this one right way to go, I feel a lot pressure meditating. Any advice?
23:45 If I'm seeing a picture in my mind while hearing a song in my mind and thinking about it, should I note seeing, hearing and thinking?
24:14 When I leave the rising and falling to note, say "angry", and then the physical component of "tense" becomes more clear, should I switch from noting angry to tense?
25:16 Is it very important to meditate in the morning and the evening? Morning and afternoon fits my schedule better.
25:55 Is it right to observe the nature of everything to be transient and so everything is 'worthless' or not of high value, but just cause and effects? It feels I am understanding something wrong here.
27:26 I am the victim of discrimination. Tell me how to respect the time I have to go forth until I am fully healed.
29:18 Do we never focus the breath at the nostril cavity because this is Samatha practice? Impermanence is seen in breath; cold in and warm out. So why not valid? This focus point can never lead to Nibbana?
31:04 Is it beneficial to note intentions to move foot during walking meditation?
32:27 How do you balance a worldy life with a spiritual one? I feel like a lot of people in my life rub against the Buddhist lifestyle, how can one balance personal boundaries and social inclusion?
34:17 You mentioned not jumping around with noting. But as one gets more practiced with noting, is it appropriate that one's skill is more developed and thus faster?
34:58 What kind of meditation centres should I seek out in my country when I follow this tradition? Should I look for Vipassana, for mentions of the venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, or anything else?
36:19 How much should one force the attention to stay with some object (e.g. pain or certain feeling, which is disliked) and not let the mind move to another object? Which objects are worth this?
37:49 Can meditation purify someone's mind?
39:09 If meditation is seeing what it is, the reality surrounding me, then how does it help motivate helping others?
43:04 When a line is crossed and people are treating us so badly because we never stand up for ourselves, is it Okay to be firmer than we ever have been before, when standing up for ourselves?
44:37 What's the difference between focusing attention on the movement of belly and having an open, non-selective awareness at the 6 sense doors during Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw?
46:52 I have noticed that noting twice or with two words (like "right foot", “left foot") enables me to notice a sensation arising then passing away; that is: impermanence. Is this to be developed?
49:36 Once we get to days of determination in our tradition more than once, is it possible for our mind-state to become unpure by coming back to a fast-paced society?
52:45 Is working as a psychiatrist and doing compulsory treatment on psychotic patients wrong livelihood since the Buddha says that any forced imprisoning is wrong? What about forced medication?
54:40 What's the difference between focusing attention on the movement of belly and having an open, non-selective awareness at the 6 sense doors during Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw?
55:05 What is the relationship between compassion and no-self? How can compassion arise when there could be nothing inherent to generate the compassion? Is it the mind to generate compassion?
56:39 What does an enlightened being note? Could thoughts arise? If there is an absence of thought, are us worldly practitioners that use thoughts, concepts to navigate life, condemned to samsara?
57:35 Is it a different degree of mindfulness or number of moments of mindfulness in daily life vs formal practice?
58:11 How to overcome falling asleep during sitting?
59:37 Do I correctly understand that attention becomes more open and inclusive (like an open awareness) as one progresses in the stages of perception according to the "Manual of Insight"?
1:01:32 Sadhu...
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How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
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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
01:52 Meditate Together
15:53 How can I deliver a notion that I aquire in meditation practice with others, in order to deliver a message which is clear, trying to let the person with whom I interact feel a sense of security; in other words "at-ease"?
17:36 What thoughts can help me forgive my enemies and maybe, at some point, help them as well? When you give blessings to all living beings, can you keep your enemies in your prayers?
18:59 My meditation teacher says that all Buddhist monks from the West teach wrong. I used to like meditation, but since he proclaims this one right way to go, I feel a lot pressure meditating. Any advice?
23:45 If I'm seeing a picture in my mind while hearing a song in my mind and thinking about it, should I note seeing, hearing and thinking?
24:14 When I leave the rising and falling to note, say "angry", and then the physical component of "tense" becomes more clear, should I switch from noting angry to tense?
25:16 Is it very important to meditate in the morning and the evening? Morning and afternoon fits my schedule better.
25:55 Is it right to observe the nature of everything to be transient and so everything is 'worthless' or not of high value, but just cause and effects? It feels I am understanding something wrong here.
27:26 I am the victim of discrimination. Tell me how to respect the time I have to go forth until I am fully healed.
29:18 Do we never focus the breath at the nostril cavity because this is Samatha practice? Impermanence is seen in breath; cold in and warm out. So why not valid? This focus point can never lead to Nibbana?
31:04 Is it beneficial to note intentions to move foot during walking meditation?
32:27 How do you balance a worldy life with a spiritual one? I feel like a lot of people in my life rub against the Buddhist lifestyle, how can one balance personal boundaries and social inclusion?
34:17 You mentioned not jumping around with noting. But as one gets more practiced with noting, is it appropriate that one's skill is more developed and thus faster?
34:58 What kind of meditation centres should I seek out in my country when I follow this tradition? Should I look for Vipassana, for mentions of the venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, or anything else?
36:19 How much should one force the attention to stay with some object (e.g. pain or certain feeling, which is disliked) and not let the mind move to another object? Which objects are worth this?
37:49 Can meditation purify someone's mind?
39:09 If meditation is seeing what it is, the reality surrounding me, then how does it help motivate helping others?
43:04 When a line is crossed and people are treating us so badly because we never stand up for ourselves, is it Okay to be firmer than we ever have been before, when standing up for ourselves?
44:37 What's the difference between focusing attention on the movement of belly and having an open, non-selective awareness at the 6 sense doors during Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw?
46:52 I have noticed that noting twice or with two words (like "right foot", “left foot") enables me to notice a sensation arising then passing away; that is: impermanence. Is this to be developed?
49:36 Once we get to days of determination in our tradition more than once, is it possible for our mind-state to become unpure by coming back to a fast-paced society?
52:45 Is working as a psychiatrist and doing compulsory treatment on psychotic patients wrong livelihood since the Buddha says that any forced imprisoning is wrong? What about forced medication?
54:40 What's the difference between focusing attention on the movement of belly and having an open, non-selective awareness at the 6 sense doors during Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw?
55:05 What is the relationship between compassion and no-self? How can compassion arise when there could be nothing inherent to generate the compassion? Is it the mind to generate compassion?
56:39 What does an enlightened being note? Could thoughts arise? If there is an absence of thought, are us worldly practitioners that use thoughts, concepts to navigate life, condemned to samsara?
57:35 Is it a different degree of mindfulness or number of moments of mindfulness in daily life vs formal practice?
58:11 How to overcome falling asleep during sitting?
59:37 Do I correctly understand that attention becomes more open and inclusive (like an open awareness) as one progresses in the stages of perception according to the "Manual of Insight"?
1:01:32 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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