This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
04:11 On the topic of Purification
31:00 I have problems staying mindful when I am trying to settle down naughty children at my job, and I'm thinking of quitting because of this. Is it expected that practice is hard in a lay life like this?
36:51 How does someone cease hatred, greed, and delusion?
37:28 I have a lack of dreaming while sleeping at night after long and regular meditation. Is it a good signal that I am on the right path?
39:34 Outside of formal meditation, would you recommend noting the four body positions over specific phenomena like touching/lifting/pulling/placing?
40:48 I may pursue actions against harassment at work. How do I do this without causing harm? How do I know if I should give up or proceed? The process is hard on me.
48:33 What is your opinion on wordly affairs and romantic relationships being an obstacle to practice?
49:31 Can living a lay life propel one's practice because of the challenges, as opposed to living a secluded ordained life?
50:43 When I focus on a bodily sensation, a lot of times my mind starts to expect, or sometimes even fear the sensation will get more intense. So is that expectation just a thought?
51:48 Sometimes meditation puts me into a bad mood. Why do you think I experience that?
54:46 How do we deal with catastrophic thinking during an episode of a panic attack?
1:00:17 How do you break the habit of mental proliferation (overthinking)?
1:01:11 I attain states of realization, but then lose them. Why is that?
1:02:09 How do you deal with physical pain getting worse over time with meditation, like back pain getting worse over weeks of meditation?
1:03:05 How do we move forward from the crippling inaction when dealing with remorse and regret for bad deeds, and how do we strengthen resolve to not repeat bad habits in meditation practice?
1:04:47 Sadhu...
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