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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
02:07 Meditate Together
15:37 I'm thinking of stopping the use of supplements that decrease my depression and improve my mood and focus. I want to do it as a way to give up a need to control my mood. Can this help with gaining a right view?
17:38 Is just ten minutes of meditation a day better than nothing?
19:32 To what extent can (or should not) a novice meditator use guided meditation to retain alertness, awareness, and concentration? If so, is there value in having someone or something remind one "often"? Is it part of the practice to recognize loss of awareness and return to it without external intervention?
23:58 Is meditation in public recommended - as in a park, for instance?
24:48 The 5th precept seems kind of vague. Should we refuse opiate pain medication? When we seperate bodily pain from suffering, is it even necessary to not avoid physical pain?
27:36 I suffer most from distractions during meditation, either walking or sitting. What can help to maintain focus?
30:57 What do I do if, while practicing your meditation technique, I get vivid sensations of a flow or energy in the body, or if I get vivid visions? These make it hard to feel touching points in the body.
32:11 If one took the at home meditation course and practiced a long time afterwards with the touch points, would it be beneficial to keep adding more touch points to continue to strengthen meditation?
32:57 Why is thinking so much more difficult to note than most other things? Any tips for this?
34:41 I want to stop my bad habits, but every time I try, my mind becomes too engulfed with craving. I try to be mindful, but after a few moments the craving builds and I eventually indulge. Do you have advice for this?
38:01 While noting sensations as pleasant during meditation, how to become 100% sure that I am not generating even a small quantity of craving or clinging for them?
39:47 As I’ve researched on globalism, I came to the understanding very dark times are coming. Is it a duty to spend more time researching to try to warn people? Or is my sole duty to get free from suffering?
44:59 When practicing mindfulness, I get hesitant when referring to the Visuddhimagga for guidance since it is only a commentary and not as authoritative as the Suttas. To what extent can I trust it?
49:03 Is it safe to say that liking is more dangerous than disliking? Is liking the want to go towards and keep an idea, thought, or feeling, and is disliking the want to get away or get rid of it?
50:28 Meditation is making me lose interest in things. Sometimes I feel like just sitting without doing anything and being in the moment, observing without needing anything. Am I being lazy due to mindfulness?
53:22 How should I take if someone says they dropped the Buddhist texts that we accept (Visudhimagga, Abhidhamma, Suttas etc.) thinking these are "poisonous" to mindfulness practice? Should I not get involved or should I say something? How can something like this happen to people who were very into Buddhism for years?
57:54 Can the mind be tired or is only the body tired?
58:46 What are the benefits from meditating?
1:00:17 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 Meditation Q&A
02:07 Meditate Together
15:37 I'm thinking of stopping the use of supplements that decrease my depression and improve my mood and focus. I want to do it as a way to give up a need to control my mood. Can this help with gaining a right view?
17:38 Is just ten minutes of meditation a day better than nothing?
19:32 To what extent can (or should not) a novice meditator use guided meditation to retain alertness, awareness, and concentration? If so, is there value in having someone or something remind one "often"? Is it part of the practice to recognize loss of awareness and return to it without external intervention?
23:58 Is meditation in public recommended - as in a park, for instance?
24:48 The 5th precept seems kind of vague. Should we refuse opiate pain medication? When we seperate bodily pain from suffering, is it even necessary to not avoid physical pain?
27:36 I suffer most from distractions during meditation, either walking or sitting. What can help to maintain focus?
30:57 What do I do if, while practicing your meditation technique, I get vivid sensations of a flow or energy in the body, or if I get vivid visions? These make it hard to feel touching points in the body.
32:11 If one took the at home meditation course and practiced a long time afterwards with the touch points, would it be beneficial to keep adding more touch points to continue to strengthen meditation?
32:57 Why is thinking so much more difficult to note than most other things? Any tips for this?
34:41 I want to stop my bad habits, but every time I try, my mind becomes too engulfed with craving. I try to be mindful, but after a few moments the craving builds and I eventually indulge. Do you have advice for this?
38:01 While noting sensations as pleasant during meditation, how to become 100% sure that I am not generating even a small quantity of craving or clinging for them?
39:47 As I’ve researched on globalism, I came to the understanding very dark times are coming. Is it a duty to spend more time researching to try to warn people? Or is my sole duty to get free from suffering?
44:59 When practicing mindfulness, I get hesitant when referring to the Visuddhimagga for guidance since it is only a commentary and not as authoritative as the Suttas. To what extent can I trust it?
49:03 Is it safe to say that liking is more dangerous than disliking? Is liking the want to go towards and keep an idea, thought, or feeling, and is disliking the want to get away or get rid of it?
50:28 Meditation is making me lose interest in things. Sometimes I feel like just sitting without doing anything and being in the moment, observing without needing anything. Am I being lazy due to mindfulness?
53:22 How should I take if someone says they dropped the Buddhist texts that we accept (Visudhimagga, Abhidhamma, Suttas etc.) thinking these are "poisonous" to mindfulness practice? Should I not get involved or should I say something? How can something like this happen to people who were very into Buddhism for years?
57:54 Can the mind be tired or is only the body tired?
58:46 What are the benefits from meditating?
1:00:17 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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