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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
20:20 How do I control or manage my emotions?
22:30 What would be your perception of disinterest in life as a whole.. in which one would desire to escape it.. perhaps through death?
27:17 I have recently started to practice meditation but I am diagnosed with ADHD and struggle to concentrate for any period of time. What advice would you give me to help me meditate longer?
31:09 I am increasingly able to be mindful but when I am working (like painting my fence) I find it nearly impossible to stay with “brushing, brushing.” Any advice for greater mindfulness during work?
32:31 Is being absent minded similar to meditation?
32:46 I feel the need for a reward after an effort, a relief. that's why I seek refuge in food, sleep, sex, TV. What can be a healthy reward that can give concrete relief?
35:15 If our main practice is Mindful meditation, what is the purpose for Jhana meditation? Should we do it at all?
35:44 Do you recommend visualisation practice, or practices such as metta meditation or tonglen?
36:05 If we can step back and observe our monkey mind and mental habits is that achieving our meditation or is there more to it? Is it all self observation?
37:12 Is there a benefit to practice without a mantra?
38:20 Is it natural for one's sexual drive to diminish with the practice?
38:53 Do you recommend "noting" seeing during sitting meditation when you notice the blackness of your closed eyelids?
39:39 Is there a specific meditation to deal with fear of death?
41:22 Bhante, because of the noting practice I have come to realize that difficult states come and go in their own time and not according to my schedule. What do I do in the real world when it's hard?
42:39 What I can feel in meditation?
43:05 I have medical issues that require me to eat more than once a day and sleep longer than 6 hours, am I still welcome at your center?
44:37 What to focus while doing meditation?
45:09 I thought mindful meditation was without a mantra. I was confused by your answer to a previous question where you said it's harder without it. I thought mantra is concentration.
46:02 Do you recommend attending a Vipassana course?
47:04 How do I release posture pain during long meditation sessions? Should we meditate on that very pain arising from sitting?
47:47 Why are there different practices in sitting vs walking? During walking you recommend not noting stray thoughts, but during sitting you recommend noting everything?
53:16 I sometimes purposefully tend to diminish my awareness of suffering by not meditating. How do I counteract?
53:58 Does your mantra need to consist of an image or thought of an actual word in your mind, or can it be the overall ‘feel’ of what you are experiencing without searching for an appropriate word?
55:42 How do we determine what we should confess to if we've committed crimes in our past?
55:56 I am confused with liking and disliking is it thoughts or is it more feelings?
56:26 What's the ideal space for walking meditation? floor type, setting, shoes, etc.?
56:59 My job requires 4-6 hours of walking everyday. I’ve taken the liberty of using the whole session to practice walking meditation (going through the proper noting as well). Is this considered practice?
57:51 Is it okay to slightly move during sitting meditation or should we stay still?
58:22 I watch many many of your YouTube videos but I can't find one on the guided meditation.
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
20:20 How do I control or manage my emotions?
22:30 What would be your perception of disinterest in life as a whole.. in which one would desire to escape it.. perhaps through death?
27:17 I have recently started to practice meditation but I am diagnosed with ADHD and struggle to concentrate for any period of time. What advice would you give me to help me meditate longer?
31:09 I am increasingly able to be mindful but when I am working (like painting my fence) I find it nearly impossible to stay with “brushing, brushing.” Any advice for greater mindfulness during work?
32:31 Is being absent minded similar to meditation?
32:46 I feel the need for a reward after an effort, a relief. that's why I seek refuge in food, sleep, sex, TV. What can be a healthy reward that can give concrete relief?
35:15 If our main practice is Mindful meditation, what is the purpose for Jhana meditation? Should we do it at all?
35:44 Do you recommend visualisation practice, or practices such as metta meditation or tonglen?
36:05 If we can step back and observe our monkey mind and mental habits is that achieving our meditation or is there more to it? Is it all self observation?
37:12 Is there a benefit to practice without a mantra?
38:20 Is it natural for one's sexual drive to diminish with the practice?
38:53 Do you recommend "noting" seeing during sitting meditation when you notice the blackness of your closed eyelids?
39:39 Is there a specific meditation to deal with fear of death?
41:22 Bhante, because of the noting practice I have come to realize that difficult states come and go in their own time and not according to my schedule. What do I do in the real world when it's hard?
42:39 What I can feel in meditation?
43:05 I have medical issues that require me to eat more than once a day and sleep longer than 6 hours, am I still welcome at your center?
44:37 What to focus while doing meditation?
45:09 I thought mindful meditation was without a mantra. I was confused by your answer to a previous question where you said it's harder without it. I thought mantra is concentration.
46:02 Do you recommend attending a Vipassana course?
47:04 How do I release posture pain during long meditation sessions? Should we meditate on that very pain arising from sitting?
47:47 Why are there different practices in sitting vs walking? During walking you recommend not noting stray thoughts, but during sitting you recommend noting everything?
53:16 I sometimes purposefully tend to diminish my awareness of suffering by not meditating. How do I counteract?
53:58 Does your mantra need to consist of an image or thought of an actual word in your mind, or can it be the overall ‘feel’ of what you are experiencing without searching for an appropriate word?
55:42 How do we determine what we should confess to if we've committed crimes in our past?
55:56 I am confused with liking and disliking is it thoughts or is it more feelings?
56:26 What's the ideal space for walking meditation? floor type, setting, shoes, etc.?
56:59 My job requires 4-6 hours of walking everyday. I’ve taken the liberty of using the whole session to practice walking meditation (going through the proper noting as well). Is this considered practice?
57:51 Is it okay to slightly move during sitting meditation or should we stay still?
58:22 I watch many many of your YouTube videos but I can't find one on the guided meditation.
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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