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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
15:46 Should lay meditators completely abstain from all sexual activity, or is this something that only applies to monastics?
19:27 Is mental vedana a general sense of "feeling good" or "feeling bad"? Sometimes maybe concerning pride, I feel and note "suffering", like a wound of which I feel only the pain. Would it be a valid note?
21:23 Does being drunk disrupt the usage of meditation?
26:38 From "rising, falling", one can notice the heartbeat. What to do, since the heartbeat will hopefully not disappear? I note it until the mind says: "OK, that's enough". Same issue with continuous sounds.
28:11 Are the points of "touching" at the surface of the body or inside? What size and form are they?
28:30 How to make your mind stay in the present moment?
30:39 Is playing music an unmindful activity, since you have to constantly be thinking of the beats/notes before & after the one you're playing? What would one note to be mindful while playing music?
33:48 I find that the longer I practice noting, the more subtle the words I note will become. Can you explain how noting should be properly developed?
34:36 How do I note music stuck in my head? I've been using "visualizing" for daydreams, but I don't know what to note for audio.
35:15 In the “lifting, placing” walking exercise, how should we approach weight shift? When we place the right foot, we place shifting half of the weight, and then at the beginning of lifting, the other half?
36:08 While meditating, thoughts arise in my mind, but I say to myself “thinking, thinking”. But later, somehow I start dreaming. Is my concentration weak?
37:44 How does one meditate on death?
39:50 I have heard you speak of how we have limited control over our actions, thoughts, etc. Where does our control come from? And does mindfulness enable more control?
41:25 Is this the process of meditation: we note the phenomena in order to see “they are not me” in the sense: “because I can see it, it can't be me”. By doing that, we stop identifying with the sankaras?
43:02 How may I cultivate loving-kindness in meditation for family who have been identified as abusive towards myself/others? How do I move past guilt from abuse and into self compassion?
49:27 How does meditation affect sleep time?
50:04 Sometimes my attention is taken from the rising and falling of my stomach by complex feelings that I can't note with a single word. Should I simply note the feeling itself until it goes away?
51:36 Is it OK to note a different object every second like this: “rising, falling, feeling, distracted,” etc? Or is there a minimum amount of seconds for each object?
52:34 When I note certain objects like "thinking", it immediately disappears and I'm left with “aware, aware". Does it mean it's impossible to note “thinking?”
53:32 I'm having difficulties coming to terms with the concept of rebirth. I can already see that the way I live my life will become completely different if I am fully convinced of rebirth. What do I do?
59:33 I experience back/neck pain if I meditate for too long. What's the best way to meditate without these drawbacks?
1:00:53 I'm a college freshman and my grades have been dropping, I'm finding it hard to return to doing my homework? Will noting help me get rid of my procrastination?
1:01:46 My practice is always going back and forth in terms of quality throughout the years. What can I do to make it more steady?
1:02:54 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
15:46 Should lay meditators completely abstain from all sexual activity, or is this something that only applies to monastics?
19:27 Is mental vedana a general sense of "feeling good" or "feeling bad"? Sometimes maybe concerning pride, I feel and note "suffering", like a wound of which I feel only the pain. Would it be a valid note?
21:23 Does being drunk disrupt the usage of meditation?
26:38 From "rising, falling", one can notice the heartbeat. What to do, since the heartbeat will hopefully not disappear? I note it until the mind says: "OK, that's enough". Same issue with continuous sounds.
28:11 Are the points of "touching" at the surface of the body or inside? What size and form are they?
28:30 How to make your mind stay in the present moment?
30:39 Is playing music an unmindful activity, since you have to constantly be thinking of the beats/notes before & after the one you're playing? What would one note to be mindful while playing music?
33:48 I find that the longer I practice noting, the more subtle the words I note will become. Can you explain how noting should be properly developed?
34:36 How do I note music stuck in my head? I've been using "visualizing" for daydreams, but I don't know what to note for audio.
35:15 In the “lifting, placing” walking exercise, how should we approach weight shift? When we place the right foot, we place shifting half of the weight, and then at the beginning of lifting, the other half?
36:08 While meditating, thoughts arise in my mind, but I say to myself “thinking, thinking”. But later, somehow I start dreaming. Is my concentration weak?
37:44 How does one meditate on death?
39:50 I have heard you speak of how we have limited control over our actions, thoughts, etc. Where does our control come from? And does mindfulness enable more control?
41:25 Is this the process of meditation: we note the phenomena in order to see “they are not me” in the sense: “because I can see it, it can't be me”. By doing that, we stop identifying with the sankaras?
43:02 How may I cultivate loving-kindness in meditation for family who have been identified as abusive towards myself/others? How do I move past guilt from abuse and into self compassion?
49:27 How does meditation affect sleep time?
50:04 Sometimes my attention is taken from the rising and falling of my stomach by complex feelings that I can't note with a single word. Should I simply note the feeling itself until it goes away?
51:36 Is it OK to note a different object every second like this: “rising, falling, feeling, distracted,” etc? Or is there a minimum amount of seconds for each object?
52:34 When I note certain objects like "thinking", it immediately disappears and I'm left with “aware, aware". Does it mean it's impossible to note “thinking?”
53:32 I'm having difficulties coming to terms with the concept of rebirth. I can already see that the way I live my life will become completely different if I am fully convinced of rebirth. What do I do?
59:33 I experience back/neck pain if I meditate for too long. What's the best way to meditate without these drawbacks?
1:00:53 I'm a college freshman and my grades have been dropping, I'm finding it hard to return to doing my homework? Will noting help me get rid of my procrastination?
1:01:46 My practice is always going back and forth in terms of quality throughout the years. What can I do to make it more steady?
1:02:54 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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