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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
16:17 I do a combination of risings fallings, counting the breaths, watching the mind, listening to the silent sound, aware of the body or body scanning. Is that OK?
19:34 How do I make the effort to stay mindful and note throughout the day with judging myself and causing emotional pain?
21:22 I am dealing with very strong laziness paired with anxiety lately, and this makes me skip practice. Then I feel very bad and depressed and so next morning is worse. How can I break that spiraling?
24:31 How do you meditate to accept death?
26:30 In daily walking in the street, I have trouble noting three movements (lifting-moving-putting). Is it just impossible or can this three-fold noting come with practice? I feel this kind of noting can be beneficial.
28:00 Does one know for sure when one gets Sotapanna?
29:01 What is your view on music in general on the path? I listen to it a lot but sometimes wonder if it's a problem or indulgence. Is it okay?
30:46 How to deal with intrusive anxious thoughts according to the Buddhist perspective? Noting such thoughths in meditation makes them weaker. But it's impossible to note them all the time in daily life.
32:44 I need to go to a meditation center to do an intensive practice. The center does not teach the noting technique, but I will go ahead and practise it. Do you have any advice? At the end of the course, may I report to you?
34:11 How often should one use guided meditations?
35:51 I know it's not your tradition, but can loving-kindness meditation be beneficial?
37:00 I have some non-attachment for someone I care about and the difficult situation they are going through. It seems the non-attachment is from aversion to the feelings but also I realize the feelings are unskillful. Am I doing something wrong or is there something I should focus on or look for?
40:22 In Brazilian Portuguese, "mindfulness" is translated as "atencao plena", which means "full attention", is that a bad translation of the term?
44:33 What should I do when noting hindrances gets too fast? Noticing becomes faster than pronouncing labels. It's like labeling with words slows down the process.
45:26 After about two hours of vipassana meditation a day, I get tired and my mind is tense. Should I increase the time of meditation slowly?
46:55 Is it skillful to sometimes selectively be mindful of whatever is pleasant in the present moment, as a way of encouraging presence, or could that lead to unskillful attachment?
49:31 How are hindrances different from fetters? Can we use fetters as objects of meditation in Dhammanupassana?
50:58 If sensual lust is possible only in material realm, how is Ruparaga different from Kamaraga?
52:59 Been noting sexual urges, have been trying to restrain myself from musturbating but I still fail. Granted I've had some success differentiating the feeling from the female, but it still overtakes me. Do you have any advice?
54:59 I live and sleep next to a busy street where traffic noise is constant. I do not dare to move because I do not have enough money to. Any advice on how to reduce the stress the traffic noise causes me?
57:42 When I am about to engage in a pleasurable activity, I don’t want to note, because it reduces the pleasure I experience. How do I deal with this?
1:01:16 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
16:17 I do a combination of risings fallings, counting the breaths, watching the mind, listening to the silent sound, aware of the body or body scanning. Is that OK?
19:34 How do I make the effort to stay mindful and note throughout the day with judging myself and causing emotional pain?
21:22 I am dealing with very strong laziness paired with anxiety lately, and this makes me skip practice. Then I feel very bad and depressed and so next morning is worse. How can I break that spiraling?
24:31 How do you meditate to accept death?
26:30 In daily walking in the street, I have trouble noting three movements (lifting-moving-putting). Is it just impossible or can this three-fold noting come with practice? I feel this kind of noting can be beneficial.
28:00 Does one know for sure when one gets Sotapanna?
29:01 What is your view on music in general on the path? I listen to it a lot but sometimes wonder if it's a problem or indulgence. Is it okay?
30:46 How to deal with intrusive anxious thoughts according to the Buddhist perspective? Noting such thoughths in meditation makes them weaker. But it's impossible to note them all the time in daily life.
32:44 I need to go to a meditation center to do an intensive practice. The center does not teach the noting technique, but I will go ahead and practise it. Do you have any advice? At the end of the course, may I report to you?
34:11 How often should one use guided meditations?
35:51 I know it's not your tradition, but can loving-kindness meditation be beneficial?
37:00 I have some non-attachment for someone I care about and the difficult situation they are going through. It seems the non-attachment is from aversion to the feelings but also I realize the feelings are unskillful. Am I doing something wrong or is there something I should focus on or look for?
40:22 In Brazilian Portuguese, "mindfulness" is translated as "atencao plena", which means "full attention", is that a bad translation of the term?
44:33 What should I do when noting hindrances gets too fast? Noticing becomes faster than pronouncing labels. It's like labeling with words slows down the process.
45:26 After about two hours of vipassana meditation a day, I get tired and my mind is tense. Should I increase the time of meditation slowly?
46:55 Is it skillful to sometimes selectively be mindful of whatever is pleasant in the present moment, as a way of encouraging presence, or could that lead to unskillful attachment?
49:31 How are hindrances different from fetters? Can we use fetters as objects of meditation in Dhammanupassana?
50:58 If sensual lust is possible only in material realm, how is Ruparaga different from Kamaraga?
52:59 Been noting sexual urges, have been trying to restrain myself from musturbating but I still fail. Granted I've had some success differentiating the feeling from the female, but it still overtakes me. Do you have any advice?
54:59 I live and sleep next to a busy street where traffic noise is constant. I do not dare to move because I do not have enough money to. Any advice on how to reduce the stress the traffic noise causes me?
57:42 When I am about to engage in a pleasurable activity, I don’t want to note, because it reduces the pleasure I experience. How do I deal with this?
1:01:16 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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