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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
01:09 Meditate Together
16:14 I feel kind of selfish when I practice meditation, and I think about all of the suffering people in the world, what can I do to change this view of mine?
25:02 What is jealousy and do you have any advice of how to let go of jealousy?
27:17 Whenever I think of a certain person who is still alive, I feel angry and afraid, even though I haven't talked to him in several years. How can I learn to let go of these feelings?
29:58 I have noticed consistently that I am more meditative during a new moon, and I feel like meditating for much longer then. Should I take advantage of this or simply stick to the normal practice?
32:33 I've had trouble seeing where meditation goes from being practical to spiritual. Should I be acknowledging any Buddhist elements when meditating or is it just OK to focus on it separately?
34:17 My sister has lost her daughter this year and is still sad 6 months later. What is the best thing to say?
36:50 After the at home course I got off track. I intend to meditate, but it almost never happens. At least not so frequent. Do you have any tips?
38:13 Often I cannot sense a rising and or falling movement. Even when laying down. Is it OK just to say: feeling, feeling, or pressure building/releasing
39:43 Given that the breath is a neutral meditation object, are there drawbacks to conceiving of it as metta during meditation? Can putting such a conceptualization on the breath ever be helpful?
43:14 My family owns a farm and sometimes they expect me to kill chickens to consume it. This puts me in a difficult situation as someone serious about the practice... but I still need to eat. How can I proceed?
44:41 How do we let go of our idea of a self?
46:24 I am doubting if meditation is about concentration, like concentrating or fixing on momentary experience. Maybe "concentration" is a wrong translation... am I wrong?
48:55 Lately, noting is feeling pretty effortless to me. Is this of any meaning and relevance?
50:04 I have a hard time letting go of unpleasant feelings and it perpetuates them, makes them worse and I cling. How can I stop/help this so I can let go?
54:51 How to observe the breath as it is repetitive and monotonous?
57:31 As a layperson, would daily morning and/or evening chanting be beneficial to my practice?
1:00:06 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
01:09 Meditate Together
16:14 I feel kind of selfish when I practice meditation, and I think about all of the suffering people in the world, what can I do to change this view of mine?
25:02 What is jealousy and do you have any advice of how to let go of jealousy?
27:17 Whenever I think of a certain person who is still alive, I feel angry and afraid, even though I haven't talked to him in several years. How can I learn to let go of these feelings?
29:58 I have noticed consistently that I am more meditative during a new moon, and I feel like meditating for much longer then. Should I take advantage of this or simply stick to the normal practice?
32:33 I've had trouble seeing where meditation goes from being practical to spiritual. Should I be acknowledging any Buddhist elements when meditating or is it just OK to focus on it separately?
34:17 My sister has lost her daughter this year and is still sad 6 months later. What is the best thing to say?
36:50 After the at home course I got off track. I intend to meditate, but it almost never happens. At least not so frequent. Do you have any tips?
38:13 Often I cannot sense a rising and or falling movement. Even when laying down. Is it OK just to say: feeling, feeling, or pressure building/releasing
39:43 Given that the breath is a neutral meditation object, are there drawbacks to conceiving of it as metta during meditation? Can putting such a conceptualization on the breath ever be helpful?
43:14 My family owns a farm and sometimes they expect me to kill chickens to consume it. This puts me in a difficult situation as someone serious about the practice... but I still need to eat. How can I proceed?
44:41 How do we let go of our idea of a self?
46:24 I am doubting if meditation is about concentration, like concentrating or fixing on momentary experience. Maybe "concentration" is a wrong translation... am I wrong?
48:55 Lately, noting is feeling pretty effortless to me. Is this of any meaning and relevance?
50:04 I have a hard time letting go of unpleasant feelings and it perpetuates them, makes them worse and I cling. How can I stop/help this so I can let go?
54:51 How to observe the breath as it is repetitive and monotonous?
57:31 As a layperson, would daily morning and/or evening chanting be beneficial to my practice?
1:00:06 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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