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Meditation Q&A (Feb. 12th, 2022)
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
00:27 Meditation Q&A
18:21 Advice on letting go of striving for relief when painful sensations arise?
20:00 I've been suffering from a debilitating anxiety and depression, especially recently. What would you recommend I do during practice and beyond to get better?
23:01 You often recommend to meditate in Dhamma talks by noting "hearing", but in this way I can't actually grasp the teaching. Why do you recommend it in Dhamma talks instead of understanding the instructions?
24:27 Is it better to observe the respiration or do the rising-falling?
25:46 How can I motivate and remind myself to meditate daily? I often just procrastinate; noticing a day later, and motivation declines. I still want to integrate meditation into my day.
27:21 When I sit, sometimes "wanting to stop meditating" stays very long; it can stay the whole hour. It becomes a kind of suffering. What should I do?
28:44 Please clarify the differences among concentration, meditation, and mindfulness. In meditation, I have concentration on the risings and fallings too.
30:10 If I'm trying to listen to someone, noting ‘hearing', there are inevitable gaps between sounds. Do I switch to another object or do I continue to note ‘hearing’ in the absence of sound?
33:30 Many times, when I'm meditating, I fall sleep but I continue meditating. I have some dreams, but I'm almost aware during them. Is it good or bad? Should I try to not sleep like that?
34:44 After 2 years of Vipassana, it has become harder for me to meditate. I am tired from it and have litle aversion towards the practice. I did about 2 hours a day. What should I do? Should I do less than 2 hours?
35:47 What's the difference between doing things concentratively and mindfully?
38:23 Is "Sati" like a guard at sense doors; to see what to let in and what not to let in?
39:54 In daily life, I'm more able to practice; for example "lifting" "placing" etc... But I don't know why I expected this to be more "mystical" or "revelating". Is really lifting "just" lifting what we see?
42:39 Are there any dangers associated with meditation?
45:39 Serving alcohol isn't bad, but what if an employer wants an employee to emphasize alcohol to customers? E.g. a sale on some type of alcohol - at what point does it become “business in intoxicants”?
47:07 I have a chronic bloating. Can meditation help? And how?
48:13 What do we do when we are ina continuous loop of feeling like doing nothing and feeling even worse due to maybe lack of discipline?
49:02 Is falling in love with someone unwholesome? Even if you are in a relationship with them?
50:04 Is failing to attain stream-entry in this life a wasted opportunity? Does progress we make in this current life pass over? The idea of failing to reach Sotapanna greatly affects my practice.
52:28 What is the purpose of observing the points around the body? Is it just to stop getting bored with watching the rising-falling, or is there another purpose to it?
54:01 How can I handle feelings of unfairness or injustice? I want to simply note on these but I feel they require action as they directly impact my life.
55:41 What does it mean to contemplate internally and externally? Aren't we observing our experiences just internally?
56:30 What does noting certain emotions and states do; I mean technically? You seem to advise that quite a bit, but I'm not sure how this is working. Please could you explain a bit more?
58:15 How to deal with dogmatic Christian parents who want to enforce their views on their adult children and cannot accept that they have different views?
1:00:38 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
00:27 Meditation Q&A
18:21 Advice on letting go of striving for relief when painful sensations arise?
20:00 I've been suffering from a debilitating anxiety and depression, especially recently. What would you recommend I do during practice and beyond to get better?
23:01 You often recommend to meditate in Dhamma talks by noting "hearing", but in this way I can't actually grasp the teaching. Why do you recommend it in Dhamma talks instead of understanding the instructions?
24:27 Is it better to observe the respiration or do the rising-falling?
25:46 How can I motivate and remind myself to meditate daily? I often just procrastinate; noticing a day later, and motivation declines. I still want to integrate meditation into my day.
27:21 When I sit, sometimes "wanting to stop meditating" stays very long; it can stay the whole hour. It becomes a kind of suffering. What should I do?
28:44 Please clarify the differences among concentration, meditation, and mindfulness. In meditation, I have concentration on the risings and fallings too.
30:10 If I'm trying to listen to someone, noting ‘hearing', there are inevitable gaps between sounds. Do I switch to another object or do I continue to note ‘hearing’ in the absence of sound?
33:30 Many times, when I'm meditating, I fall sleep but I continue meditating. I have some dreams, but I'm almost aware during them. Is it good or bad? Should I try to not sleep like that?
34:44 After 2 years of Vipassana, it has become harder for me to meditate. I am tired from it and have litle aversion towards the practice. I did about 2 hours a day. What should I do? Should I do less than 2 hours?
35:47 What's the difference between doing things concentratively and mindfully?
38:23 Is "Sati" like a guard at sense doors; to see what to let in and what not to let in?
39:54 In daily life, I'm more able to practice; for example "lifting" "placing" etc... But I don't know why I expected this to be more "mystical" or "revelating". Is really lifting "just" lifting what we see?
42:39 Are there any dangers associated with meditation?
45:39 Serving alcohol isn't bad, but what if an employer wants an employee to emphasize alcohol to customers? E.g. a sale on some type of alcohol - at what point does it become “business in intoxicants”?
47:07 I have a chronic bloating. Can meditation help? And how?
48:13 What do we do when we are ina continuous loop of feeling like doing nothing and feeling even worse due to maybe lack of discipline?
49:02 Is falling in love with someone unwholesome? Even if you are in a relationship with them?
50:04 Is failing to attain stream-entry in this life a wasted opportunity? Does progress we make in this current life pass over? The idea of failing to reach Sotapanna greatly affects my practice.
52:28 What is the purpose of observing the points around the body? Is it just to stop getting bored with watching the rising-falling, or is there another purpose to it?
54:01 How can I handle feelings of unfairness or injustice? I want to simply note on these but I feel they require action as they directly impact my life.
55:41 What does it mean to contemplate internally and externally? Aren't we observing our experiences just internally?
56:30 What does noting certain emotions and states do; I mean technically? You seem to advise that quite a bit, but I'm not sure how this is working. Please could you explain a bit more?
58:15 How to deal with dogmatic Christian parents who want to enforce their views on their adult children and cannot accept that they have different views?
1:00:38 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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