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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 Meditation Q&A
02:18 Meditate Together
17:41 When can someone see with direct knowledge sensuality as painful? I can grasp somehow that sensuality is also painful intellectually but still perceive it as pleasent. I find very difficult in a practical way to detached from it and see for what really is. When I note liking, I know that I crave it and it is dangerous, but still when pleasant feelings arise I perceive them as "good".
22:05 While practicing the meditation taught, we say ‘thinking, thinking" when thoughts arise, but the process of us saying "thinking" inside our heads actually creates more thinking: saying the word in our heads. So, while thinking, shouldn't be just stay silent and watch the process while it takes place?
28:15 When meditating, is it OK to shift posture if your leg falls asleep or you find yourself slumping a bit and is it normal to have these things happen?
30:52 I often experience fear of missing out. For example, many people I know went to an event I didn’t go to this weekend. I’m trying to be mindful but I’m still emotionally triggered. Any advice?
32:26 I am able to see and hear spirits and other beings for a long time. I try to acknowledge this, too, but it is not as easy as acknowledging normal things in life and I cannot tell this to other people. Do you have any advice?
35:02 How can we progress in our meditation practice as fast as possible? And what should we do if we feel like our progress has stagnated, except noting It?
38:42 Meditating for 10 years now (pure Vipassana in Ajahn Tong Tradition). Life has changed totally, it is easy and harmonious. Time goes by fast, but seems as everything is a flow and hard to remember noting because not much objects, but seems as if I am stuck there or is that normal development?
40:40 In my sitting practice, there seems to only be either restlessness or a dream-like calmness. Is this a sign that I am cultivating bad habits in meditation, or is it just the way my mind works?
43:41 I have a history of lying. It reached a stage where I lied even without being fully conscious about it. After hearing the Dhamma, I am trying to change this habit. But I worry it will take time. Do you have advice?
44:32 Often times when I'm highly calm in meditation, my body will sporadically jerk. Is it OK to just note the disliking afterwards? I don't really know a good word to note the physical experience.
45:43 When noting your thoughts during meditation, how crucial is it to research the issues that trouble you, and what sources do you typically rely on for researching these issues?
47:41 Recently, when I meditate at night I have experienced unbearable fear. After my mind got calm, I felt like I dragged myself into a black space. I never experienced that type of fear in my life. Any advice?
51:37 I’ve heard you say that intoxicating substances hinder progress, can you please explain why that is? Does noting in an intoxicated state not produce mindfulness?
53:57 Is there a transition from Samatha meditation to Vipassana? I feel drawn in the following towards Vipassana. Or am I confused?
56:20 Can jhanas be experienced from mindfulness?
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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 Meditation Q&A
02:18 Meditate Together
17:41 When can someone see with direct knowledge sensuality as painful? I can grasp somehow that sensuality is also painful intellectually but still perceive it as pleasent. I find very difficult in a practical way to detached from it and see for what really is. When I note liking, I know that I crave it and it is dangerous, but still when pleasant feelings arise I perceive them as "good".
22:05 While practicing the meditation taught, we say ‘thinking, thinking" when thoughts arise, but the process of us saying "thinking" inside our heads actually creates more thinking: saying the word in our heads. So, while thinking, shouldn't be just stay silent and watch the process while it takes place?
28:15 When meditating, is it OK to shift posture if your leg falls asleep or you find yourself slumping a bit and is it normal to have these things happen?
30:52 I often experience fear of missing out. For example, many people I know went to an event I didn’t go to this weekend. I’m trying to be mindful but I’m still emotionally triggered. Any advice?
32:26 I am able to see and hear spirits and other beings for a long time. I try to acknowledge this, too, but it is not as easy as acknowledging normal things in life and I cannot tell this to other people. Do you have any advice?
35:02 How can we progress in our meditation practice as fast as possible? And what should we do if we feel like our progress has stagnated, except noting It?
38:42 Meditating for 10 years now (pure Vipassana in Ajahn Tong Tradition). Life has changed totally, it is easy and harmonious. Time goes by fast, but seems as everything is a flow and hard to remember noting because not much objects, but seems as if I am stuck there or is that normal development?
40:40 In my sitting practice, there seems to only be either restlessness or a dream-like calmness. Is this a sign that I am cultivating bad habits in meditation, or is it just the way my mind works?
43:41 I have a history of lying. It reached a stage where I lied even without being fully conscious about it. After hearing the Dhamma, I am trying to change this habit. But I worry it will take time. Do you have advice?
44:32 Often times when I'm highly calm in meditation, my body will sporadically jerk. Is it OK to just note the disliking afterwards? I don't really know a good word to note the physical experience.
45:43 When noting your thoughts during meditation, how crucial is it to research the issues that trouble you, and what sources do you typically rely on for researching these issues?
47:41 Recently, when I meditate at night I have experienced unbearable fear. After my mind got calm, I felt like I dragged myself into a black space. I never experienced that type of fear in my life. Any advice?
51:37 I’ve heard you say that intoxicating substances hinder progress, can you please explain why that is? Does noting in an intoxicated state not produce mindfulness?
53:57 Is there a transition from Samatha meditation to Vipassana? I feel drawn in the following towards Vipassana. Or am I confused?
56:20 Can jhanas be experienced from mindfulness?
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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