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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
00:22 Meditation Q&A
15:09 I sometimes struggle to discern between noting the disliking of an object and the wanting it to go away. How should I handle this? Might I be overthinking it?
16:21 When I do sitting meditation, I try to go to the sitting, but I seem to be stuck on the rising and falling. Any advice?
16:57 I've struggled with keeping the 5th precept. Is it worth meditating at all, or do I need to get a hold of that first?
18:50 When I am in a dark place, I feel like it's never going to end. Is it normal to feel that way? Although I am aware that it's temporary.
21:12 I am stuck in the realm of hungry ghosts... is there a quick way out of here?
22:31 For beginners, how much would you recommend the time duration for meditation?
23:58 When I sleep less, my thoughts go all over the place and become negative. How do I maintain my thoughts and meditate in this state?
25:50 How should I approach boredom? I find myself bored, even with the things I enjoy or the things I do which I think have the most meaning; alcohol helps with that, but is not good for me, as I know.
28:02 When I meditate, I feel as if I get distracted by throat-clearing and swallowing, and find that it removes me from the mediation itself. How do I fix this?
30:05 How do I meditate properly when I'm sleep-deprived and tired?
31:18 I got diagnosed with heart problems. I see death getting closer, I note worry, but how can I know all work was not vain? Will I be able to practice after death? What does death "cancel" and what doesn't it?
35:22 While doing meditation, when will I know that I am enlightened?
36:17 Today, I sat for meditation, and when I came in, my brother began to play loud music and I found myself listening to it, I noted the pleasure and the experience. ts this still meditating?
37:08 I’ve been depressed and emotionally drained for a long time. I feel like nothing helps me. I even became resentful towards my practice. What can I do to break this cycle. How to ease this suffering?
40:51 Should I focus on the stomach or breath at the nostril during Vipassana meditation? Please advise.
41:45 When I do vipassana meditation, I start breathing fast and it stays so the whole hour. Should I try to breathe more normal, longer breaths?
42:30 I have been following the precepts, trying to live a life of simply being. I however feel this is making me alone, which I am trying to accept but it feels backwards. Where am I going wrong?
44:30 All I know is suffering. Will meditation help me if I dedicate myself to it, and what will I be without suffering? Less myself?
46:30 When a bodily itch arises during meditation, should I relieve it by scratching or just be with it?
47:03 I see aversion quite often! As an example: thinking to practice and working in general. I note the aversion but then I lack the energy to keep going; the discipline. I give up quickly. How to push myself?
49:59 What should one note while waiting for the ‘feeling’ of the touching point to arise? Is it okay to note ‘waiting’ without having to go back to the breath?
50:42 I want things I can't or shouldn't have, I feel I haven't had enough time free to do many things. Do I need to be in Samsara for longer before I am ready to be enlightened?
52:57 The Buddha said that the most important supports for meditation practice is good company and good friends. I have trouble discerning what that means. Do you have any advice for finding good friends?
56:48 When I go to sleep, I feel myself falling asleep, then I see images before falling into lucid dream. Tibetan monks speak on sleep mindfulness, and I was wondering if that's a type of meditation.
57:32 Is vipassana the only way to cultivate Right Speech and Right Action, or is there something else that you recommend, such as particular Suttas or recitation?
1:01:20 How can we prepare for the death of a loved one through vipassana meditation?
1:04:58 Can we stand up in the sitting meditation when drowsy or when we are really restless and do standing meditation?
1:05:26 I have been having trouble cultivating my vital energy. Any tips on conquering the urges of the body?
1:06:04 How can one deal with depression and lots of aversion to meditation? I feel sometimes like meditation will lead me to annihilation, Nibbana. This prevents me from fully applying myself. Any advice?
1:07:07 I get agitated and impatient during meditation. I’ve tried noting it but it only made me more fixated on it. What am I doing wrong?
1:08:03 How to not be obsessive about mindfulness?
1:09:28 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
00:22 Meditation Q&A
15:09 I sometimes struggle to discern between noting the disliking of an object and the wanting it to go away. How should I handle this? Might I be overthinking it?
16:21 When I do sitting meditation, I try to go to the sitting, but I seem to be stuck on the rising and falling. Any advice?
16:57 I've struggled with keeping the 5th precept. Is it worth meditating at all, or do I need to get a hold of that first?
18:50 When I am in a dark place, I feel like it's never going to end. Is it normal to feel that way? Although I am aware that it's temporary.
21:12 I am stuck in the realm of hungry ghosts... is there a quick way out of here?
22:31 For beginners, how much would you recommend the time duration for meditation?
23:58 When I sleep less, my thoughts go all over the place and become negative. How do I maintain my thoughts and meditate in this state?
25:50 How should I approach boredom? I find myself bored, even with the things I enjoy or the things I do which I think have the most meaning; alcohol helps with that, but is not good for me, as I know.
28:02 When I meditate, I feel as if I get distracted by throat-clearing and swallowing, and find that it removes me from the mediation itself. How do I fix this?
30:05 How do I meditate properly when I'm sleep-deprived and tired?
31:18 I got diagnosed with heart problems. I see death getting closer, I note worry, but how can I know all work was not vain? Will I be able to practice after death? What does death "cancel" and what doesn't it?
35:22 While doing meditation, when will I know that I am enlightened?
36:17 Today, I sat for meditation, and when I came in, my brother began to play loud music and I found myself listening to it, I noted the pleasure and the experience. ts this still meditating?
37:08 I’ve been depressed and emotionally drained for a long time. I feel like nothing helps me. I even became resentful towards my practice. What can I do to break this cycle. How to ease this suffering?
40:51 Should I focus on the stomach or breath at the nostril during Vipassana meditation? Please advise.
41:45 When I do vipassana meditation, I start breathing fast and it stays so the whole hour. Should I try to breathe more normal, longer breaths?
42:30 I have been following the precepts, trying to live a life of simply being. I however feel this is making me alone, which I am trying to accept but it feels backwards. Where am I going wrong?
44:30 All I know is suffering. Will meditation help me if I dedicate myself to it, and what will I be without suffering? Less myself?
46:30 When a bodily itch arises during meditation, should I relieve it by scratching or just be with it?
47:03 I see aversion quite often! As an example: thinking to practice and working in general. I note the aversion but then I lack the energy to keep going; the discipline. I give up quickly. How to push myself?
49:59 What should one note while waiting for the ‘feeling’ of the touching point to arise? Is it okay to note ‘waiting’ without having to go back to the breath?
50:42 I want things I can't or shouldn't have, I feel I haven't had enough time free to do many things. Do I need to be in Samsara for longer before I am ready to be enlightened?
52:57 The Buddha said that the most important supports for meditation practice is good company and good friends. I have trouble discerning what that means. Do you have any advice for finding good friends?
56:48 When I go to sleep, I feel myself falling asleep, then I see images before falling into lucid dream. Tibetan monks speak on sleep mindfulness, and I was wondering if that's a type of meditation.
57:32 Is vipassana the only way to cultivate Right Speech and Right Action, or is there something else that you recommend, such as particular Suttas or recitation?
1:01:20 How can we prepare for the death of a loved one through vipassana meditation?
1:04:58 Can we stand up in the sitting meditation when drowsy or when we are really restless and do standing meditation?
1:05:26 I have been having trouble cultivating my vital energy. Any tips on conquering the urges of the body?
1:06:04 How can one deal with depression and lots of aversion to meditation? I feel sometimes like meditation will lead me to annihilation, Nibbana. This prevents me from fully applying myself. Any advice?
1:07:07 I get agitated and impatient during meditation. I’ve tried noting it but it only made me more fixated on it. What am I doing wrong?
1:08:03 How to not be obsessive about mindfulness?
1:09:28 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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