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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 Welcome
01:44 Meditate Together
15:37 Why it is generally asked to meditate with one's back straight?
17:45 I just lost a 16-years-old friend who died from prostate cancer. What is the appropriate response from our practice?
24:30 I discovered that prefixing notations with the word "it" helps point my attention, for example: it thinks, it feels pain, it enjoys, it is rising/falling. Could this be doing disservice to my practice?
28:05 Is it possible to accidentally hypnotize oneself while meditating? Sometimes I wonder this and become concerned that I might be harming my mind during unfamiliar and intense states of mind.
31:23 How can relics help our practice? Do relics of the Lord Buddha and other saintly persons have power or Is this to be regarded as just superstition?
34:04 I see a lot of motion and color change happening when I am meditating- also, free association with thoughts. Is this normal?
36:56 When I hear something I note hearing, but I also notice that I have some perception of the sound being something. Should I note ‘knowing’ to acknowledge the perception?
38:15 I have heard people say that because animals must have suffered at the time of death, that negative energy will be transmitted to the person who eats it. Is this valid? I am scared to eat meat now.
41:13 I have the opportunity to be an actor pretending to be a patient for medical students. I would be pretending to have illnesses so the students can practice their interpersonal skills. Is this wrong speech?
43:56 Are there any activities we should avoid right after the formal meditation which might be harmful, like watching videos, eating, etc.?
46:06 Recently, after each meditation session, I have been wanting to use the acquired calmness and focus to contemplate the different body parts, impermanence, etc. Is this good practice or should I stop?
50:28 Is there such a thing as doing too much meditation in any given day?
53:40 In the way of mindfulness, I fail to discern whether thinking is appropriate or not. An Arahant has full control of his mental pathways, thinking, knowing we are thinking, and stopping anything excessive. Is this appropriate? Your only instructions are to note "thinking", but this doesn't account for when we actually need to think. What is the instructions for voluntary intentional thinking when thinking is appropriate?
55:45 Is getting absorbed in the images that appear in meditation a sign of low sati or a sign of clinging? Is the reason why I get so immersed important, or should I just keep noting when I remember to?
57:58 What is Nirvana? Is it possible to experience some sort of Nirvana during meditation, for example when one's undivided attention is on the rising falling of the abdomen?
1:00:57 Is delusion always present when the other defilements arise?
1:02:26 Sadhu...
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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
01:44 Meditate Together
15:37 Why it is generally asked to meditate with one's back straight?
17:45 I just lost a 16-years-old friend who died from prostate cancer. What is the appropriate response from our practice?
24:30 I discovered that prefixing notations with the word "it" helps point my attention, for example: it thinks, it feels pain, it enjoys, it is rising/falling. Could this be doing disservice to my practice?
28:05 Is it possible to accidentally hypnotize oneself while meditating? Sometimes I wonder this and become concerned that I might be harming my mind during unfamiliar and intense states of mind.
31:23 How can relics help our practice? Do relics of the Lord Buddha and other saintly persons have power or Is this to be regarded as just superstition?
34:04 I see a lot of motion and color change happening when I am meditating- also, free association with thoughts. Is this normal?
36:56 When I hear something I note hearing, but I also notice that I have some perception of the sound being something. Should I note ‘knowing’ to acknowledge the perception?
38:15 I have heard people say that because animals must have suffered at the time of death, that negative energy will be transmitted to the person who eats it. Is this valid? I am scared to eat meat now.
41:13 I have the opportunity to be an actor pretending to be a patient for medical students. I would be pretending to have illnesses so the students can practice their interpersonal skills. Is this wrong speech?
43:56 Are there any activities we should avoid right after the formal meditation which might be harmful, like watching videos, eating, etc.?
46:06 Recently, after each meditation session, I have been wanting to use the acquired calmness and focus to contemplate the different body parts, impermanence, etc. Is this good practice or should I stop?
50:28 Is there such a thing as doing too much meditation in any given day?
53:40 In the way of mindfulness, I fail to discern whether thinking is appropriate or not. An Arahant has full control of his mental pathways, thinking, knowing we are thinking, and stopping anything excessive. Is this appropriate? Your only instructions are to note "thinking", but this doesn't account for when we actually need to think. What is the instructions for voluntary intentional thinking when thinking is appropriate?
55:45 Is getting absorbed in the images that appear in meditation a sign of low sati or a sign of clinging? Is the reason why I get so immersed important, or should I just keep noting when I remember to?
57:58 What is Nirvana? Is it possible to experience some sort of Nirvana during meditation, for example when one's undivided attention is on the rising falling of the abdomen?
1:00:57 Is delusion always present when the other defilements arise?
1:02:26 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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