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Meditation Q&A - July 2, 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
16:01 Are Vipassana 10-day noble silence retreats beneficial and if so, how should one prepare?
17:37 When one has to walk fast or do something quickly, how can you be mindful? Do you note faster, e.g right stepping left stepping. It feels rather chaotic than mindful.
18:49 While meditating, when the mind wanders, is it better to note remembering for past memories and imagining for future expectations, or should one just note thinking?
19:29 I heard a bad memory play out in my mind from when I was a child: my mother shouting nasty names at me whilst drunk. I watched myself block it out. How should I note?
20:52 How does rebirth happen? What is the process from the last moment of this life to the first moment of next life?
23:27 How is believing in rebirth different to believing in a creator god?
26:14 How do the concepts of no self/no living entity/no soul and rebirth/kamma reside together?
28:44 Is only practicing meditation correct Buddhism? Or is chanting Buddha's Lotus Sutra and Diamond Sutra also correct Buddhism?
31:29 I have gotten increasingly sensitive in my bodily sensations through Vipassana practice over a few years. I find my sensitivity being very distracting in my life. How does one manage this?
33:21 While meditating, I often find myself in an unpleasant mind-state, and I try then to reflect on the moments that brought me there. Is there any use for such reflection, perhaps outside of meditation?
34:39 All things are anatta, still one should strive to be mindful. Strive implies control and so is a contradiction. How can this be eliminated? How can it than be that an eradicated fetter cannot arise again?
36:35 Do we have to choose between the meditative mind and the creative mind?
38:13 Since experiences only last for moments, how can impermanence be realized? In my understanding, the realization requires memory of experiences. Memories are concepts. So, is impermanence just a concept?
40:52 What are the differences between the concepts of nibbana and complete extinction?
41:38 Is it unwholesome to listen to music as a layperson? Is it also unwholesome to become a musician?
43:25 Are there any different meditation techniques or practices that you would recommend in addition of the practice of satipattana?
44:50 Is there a benefit to try to see clearly and do noting during daily activity as often as possible? Is it advised to do this as much as possible?
46:20 I struggle to apply Buddhist teachings to my life. For instance, I run a business and a client is refusing to pay for services rendered. I'm being mindful, but should I fight it or let it go?
48:53 Do you have any advice for how to handle when a friend has insulted you? Should one ever set boundaries or even ultimatums, as opposed to just cutting a friend off completely or, on the other hand, being a doormat?
50:06 Would eating meat affect our practice?
50:24 Is all desire bad? Such as the desire to become pure?
51:17 Is thinking concepts like in a job, compatible with awareness of emptiness in principle? From experience, when there is mindfulness of thought, the thought dissolves. How to integrate with daily life?
52:29 How does the practice note "love"? I see it as the mechanic that allows us to notice our existence in our experience and so not just an emotion.
53:46 What is the most difficult challenge in monastic life?
56:14 Is meditating sitting up on the bed due to health conditions acceptable, versus not doing it at all?
59:23 What are your thoughts on meditation on koan and concept of sudden awakening?
1:00:14 I'm in Stoney Creek. How can I meet Buddhist peers so to have some lay friends? I have been & will continue to go to Wat Khmer, but would be nice to find some people from my background and age.
1:02:40 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
16:01 Are Vipassana 10-day noble silence retreats beneficial and if so, how should one prepare?
17:37 When one has to walk fast or do something quickly, how can you be mindful? Do you note faster, e.g right stepping left stepping. It feels rather chaotic than mindful.
18:49 While meditating, when the mind wanders, is it better to note remembering for past memories and imagining for future expectations, or should one just note thinking?
19:29 I heard a bad memory play out in my mind from when I was a child: my mother shouting nasty names at me whilst drunk. I watched myself block it out. How should I note?
20:52 How does rebirth happen? What is the process from the last moment of this life to the first moment of next life?
23:27 How is believing in rebirth different to believing in a creator god?
26:14 How do the concepts of no self/no living entity/no soul and rebirth/kamma reside together?
28:44 Is only practicing meditation correct Buddhism? Or is chanting Buddha's Lotus Sutra and Diamond Sutra also correct Buddhism?
31:29 I have gotten increasingly sensitive in my bodily sensations through Vipassana practice over a few years. I find my sensitivity being very distracting in my life. How does one manage this?
33:21 While meditating, I often find myself in an unpleasant mind-state, and I try then to reflect on the moments that brought me there. Is there any use for such reflection, perhaps outside of meditation?
34:39 All things are anatta, still one should strive to be mindful. Strive implies control and so is a contradiction. How can this be eliminated? How can it than be that an eradicated fetter cannot arise again?
36:35 Do we have to choose between the meditative mind and the creative mind?
38:13 Since experiences only last for moments, how can impermanence be realized? In my understanding, the realization requires memory of experiences. Memories are concepts. So, is impermanence just a concept?
40:52 What are the differences between the concepts of nibbana and complete extinction?
41:38 Is it unwholesome to listen to music as a layperson? Is it also unwholesome to become a musician?
43:25 Are there any different meditation techniques or practices that you would recommend in addition of the practice of satipattana?
44:50 Is there a benefit to try to see clearly and do noting during daily activity as often as possible? Is it advised to do this as much as possible?
46:20 I struggle to apply Buddhist teachings to my life. For instance, I run a business and a client is refusing to pay for services rendered. I'm being mindful, but should I fight it or let it go?
48:53 Do you have any advice for how to handle when a friend has insulted you? Should one ever set boundaries or even ultimatums, as opposed to just cutting a friend off completely or, on the other hand, being a doormat?
50:06 Would eating meat affect our practice?
50:24 Is all desire bad? Such as the desire to become pure?
51:17 Is thinking concepts like in a job, compatible with awareness of emptiness in principle? From experience, when there is mindfulness of thought, the thought dissolves. How to integrate with daily life?
52:29 How does the practice note "love"? I see it as the mechanic that allows us to notice our existence in our experience and so not just an emotion.
53:46 What is the most difficult challenge in monastic life?
56:14 Is meditating sitting up on the bed due to health conditions acceptable, versus not doing it at all?
59:23 What are your thoughts on meditation on koan and concept of sudden awakening?
1:00:14 I'm in Stoney Creek. How can I meet Buddhist peers so to have some lay friends? I have been & will continue to go to Wat Khmer, but would be nice to find some people from my background and age.
1:02:40 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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