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Meditation Q&A, Jun 6th, 2020
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
01:17 What can I do when my mind has wandered at the same time as I have been repeating the mantra?
03:38 Do we still have the Gotama Buddha’s true Dhamma teachings intact?
05:06 Bhante, I feel shame because I don't do the desired things I want to do, because I'm afraid of doing them, and it makes mindfulness very difficult. Any advice?
06:32 Do changes in speed in different sessions of formal walking meditation indicate you're doing something wrong?
07:58 Can you really disregard all worldly unfinished business in favor of meditation?
09:09 Is it good practice to draw out the labels in pace with the meditation objects? For example, saying “ri . . . sing, fall . . . ing, etc?
10:01 What is the difference between the mind that notes and the wandering mind that gives rise to defilements?
12:05 Why do we practice mindfulness?
13:01 How can I know which of the 40 meditation objects is the most suited for me?
13:47 How could meditation help me to realize No Self?
15:19 I've noticed myself becoming more passive-aggressive when talking to people and speaking rather softly. I also take a lot of time answering people's questions and people get annoyed by me. What to do?
17:50 I rarely meditate regularly, but when I do, I sometimes sense only reality in a different way: details in reality will "leap out" for a second or two. Is this normal, or am I imagining it?
19:57 Can one be aware of thoughts as they arise, or can one be mindful only once thoughts have deceased, and then note after? If so, for how long?
21:21 Is multi-tasking considered an unfocused mind? Could meditation increase one's ability to focus on doing many tasks at once?
23:15 I experience a lot of shaking and tremors of my legs, sometimes my whole body, during meditation. How should I deal with it?
24:14 Reading and learning the Suttas, I become exceedingly absorbed into concentration. It is to the extent more than during breathing meditation. Should I practice that instead of breathing meditation?
25:37 In noting meditation at work, things move fast. Should I note things as a conglomerate, like washing for all the actions involved in washing a dish, or just let it be too fast to note it all?
28:11 Bhante, I think you said that for beginner meditators it might not work in their favor if they read advanced buddhist literature. Why is that?
29:24 When doing walking meditation, I am focused on the stepping of the foot arising and ceasing. What else should I be focused on?
30:56 Is my concept that I am an unchanging self an absolute impediment to mindfulness?
31:58 Can you clarify what is nama and rupa when we note the rise and fall of the abdomen? I seem to be unable to separate the two during my sitting meditation.
34:50 Is it better to meditate out in nature or indoors?
35:29 When eating, what feelings arise that complement the knowledge that we are full? How does one know when one is full, yet craving more food?
37:18 How many hours are needed per day to get real benefit from breath meditation?
39:26 How would you explain the Jataka texts mentioning animals and trees talking?
39:53 Is it bad to have materialistic desires?
40:16 What is the difference between a nihilistic belief and the nonexistence of self?
41:14 I’m really drawn to all the spiritual practises and so on and have been thinking about becoming a monk, but I don't know if it's just me trying to run away from society. Do you have any advice?
42:32 Why did the Buddha say one finally should let go of the Dhamma?
44:44 Should I ignore books of buddhist authors who do not live by what they teach?
46:06 Would you explain the Paticcasamuppada?
46:42 Will one experience ego death through meditation?
47:36 As a committed layman practicing insight for some time, I read in the Discourse of Satipatthana Sutta Commentary that ultimate liberation is achieved within seven years. Why is there a time limit in the text?
49:01 I just see Buddha statues as items, and praying and giving offers as useless. Is this a hindrance to my path, or will being more religiously ceremonious help?
50:23 Where are the origins of meditation? Is it true that meditation is thousands of years old and practitioners received mantras from it?
51:04 Must you first practice vinaya, then develop concentration, then develop wisdom and peace?
52:08 How can someone reconcile living in the modern world whilst realising that every pursuit they have is based on craving dopamine release without becoming a monk or a blind consumer?
53:37 I feel depressed after not seeing expected tranquility or any progress. Any advice?
55:23 If we note thoughts, isn't it a distraction to have to choose words to note with? Is the solution to repeat the same word, such as "thought" "thought," or "noted "noted," etc?
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
01:17 What can I do when my mind has wandered at the same time as I have been repeating the mantra?
03:38 Do we still have the Gotama Buddha’s true Dhamma teachings intact?
05:06 Bhante, I feel shame because I don't do the desired things I want to do, because I'm afraid of doing them, and it makes mindfulness very difficult. Any advice?
06:32 Do changes in speed in different sessions of formal walking meditation indicate you're doing something wrong?
07:58 Can you really disregard all worldly unfinished business in favor of meditation?
09:09 Is it good practice to draw out the labels in pace with the meditation objects? For example, saying “ri . . . sing, fall . . . ing, etc?
10:01 What is the difference between the mind that notes and the wandering mind that gives rise to defilements?
12:05 Why do we practice mindfulness?
13:01 How can I know which of the 40 meditation objects is the most suited for me?
13:47 How could meditation help me to realize No Self?
15:19 I've noticed myself becoming more passive-aggressive when talking to people and speaking rather softly. I also take a lot of time answering people's questions and people get annoyed by me. What to do?
17:50 I rarely meditate regularly, but when I do, I sometimes sense only reality in a different way: details in reality will "leap out" for a second or two. Is this normal, or am I imagining it?
19:57 Can one be aware of thoughts as they arise, or can one be mindful only once thoughts have deceased, and then note after? If so, for how long?
21:21 Is multi-tasking considered an unfocused mind? Could meditation increase one's ability to focus on doing many tasks at once?
23:15 I experience a lot of shaking and tremors of my legs, sometimes my whole body, during meditation. How should I deal with it?
24:14 Reading and learning the Suttas, I become exceedingly absorbed into concentration. It is to the extent more than during breathing meditation. Should I practice that instead of breathing meditation?
25:37 In noting meditation at work, things move fast. Should I note things as a conglomerate, like washing for all the actions involved in washing a dish, or just let it be too fast to note it all?
28:11 Bhante, I think you said that for beginner meditators it might not work in their favor if they read advanced buddhist literature. Why is that?
29:24 When doing walking meditation, I am focused on the stepping of the foot arising and ceasing. What else should I be focused on?
30:56 Is my concept that I am an unchanging self an absolute impediment to mindfulness?
31:58 Can you clarify what is nama and rupa when we note the rise and fall of the abdomen? I seem to be unable to separate the two during my sitting meditation.
34:50 Is it better to meditate out in nature or indoors?
35:29 When eating, what feelings arise that complement the knowledge that we are full? How does one know when one is full, yet craving more food?
37:18 How many hours are needed per day to get real benefit from breath meditation?
39:26 How would you explain the Jataka texts mentioning animals and trees talking?
39:53 Is it bad to have materialistic desires?
40:16 What is the difference between a nihilistic belief and the nonexistence of self?
41:14 I’m really drawn to all the spiritual practises and so on and have been thinking about becoming a monk, but I don't know if it's just me trying to run away from society. Do you have any advice?
42:32 Why did the Buddha say one finally should let go of the Dhamma?
44:44 Should I ignore books of buddhist authors who do not live by what they teach?
46:06 Would you explain the Paticcasamuppada?
46:42 Will one experience ego death through meditation?
47:36 As a committed layman practicing insight for some time, I read in the Discourse of Satipatthana Sutta Commentary that ultimate liberation is achieved within seven years. Why is there a time limit in the text?
49:01 I just see Buddha statues as items, and praying and giving offers as useless. Is this a hindrance to my path, or will being more religiously ceremonious help?
50:23 Where are the origins of meditation? Is it true that meditation is thousands of years old and practitioners received mantras from it?
51:04 Must you first practice vinaya, then develop concentration, then develop wisdom and peace?
52:08 How can someone reconcile living in the modern world whilst realising that every pursuit they have is based on craving dopamine release without becoming a monk or a blind consumer?
53:37 I feel depressed after not seeing expected tranquility or any progress. Any advice?
55:23 If we note thoughts, isn't it a distraction to have to choose words to note with? Is the solution to repeat the same word, such as "thought" "thought," or "noted "noted," etc?
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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